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Meet the Adopt a Composer pairings
Posted on 12 September 2016
Each year our Adopt a Composer scheme sets amateur choirs, orchestras and ensembles up with composers for a year to produce a new piece together....
Singing for Music Day in London, Cardiff and Edinburgh!
Posted on 23 June 2016
Tuesday 21 June marked the 4th UK Music Day, part of a worldwide tradition of celebrating music making in all its forms. Across the country,...
Why take your ensemble abroad?
Posted on 25 May 2016
Once a week rehearsal, once a term concert, once a year Christmas ‘special’... Do you ever feel that you need something exciting to liven...
Discovering the Ukulele – back to basics.
Posted on 12 April 2016
This blog post has been a long time coming as it was put on pause while I have been finishing my PhD. Thankfully that is all handed in now and I feel...
Sunday afternoon, Chesham Bois near Amersham (Bucks) I met...
Posted on 13 September 2015
Sunday afternoon, Chesham Bois near Amersham (Bucks) I met CYCO for the first time... As I approached the school where they rehearse I could hear a...
How to promote your concert in the local media
Posted on 17 July 2014
The first thing to remember is that journalists need stories, and by approaching them with details of your upcoming concert, you are not...
History lessons?
Posted on 14 April 2014
Jo Churchill OBE was on the Executive (equivalent of today's Board of Directors) and subsequently became Chairman of the National Federation of...

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