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Post date: Thursday, 4 July 2019 - 5:07pm

Composer Laura Snowden has some final thoughts before the premiere of her Adopt a Composer collaboration with the Chandos Chamber Choir 

Post date: Thursday, 4 July 2019 - 1:28pm

Making Music is delighted to announce that volunteer Holly McEleny has been awarded the 2018 President’s Award for her exceptional service to the organisation.

Post date: Monday, 1 July 2019 - 12:12pm

Making Music member group the Irish Video Game Orchestra (IVGO) is being recognised for its innovative work in the community

Post date: Monday, 1 July 2019 - 10:00am

Composer James Banner details the ins and outs of collaborative process as part of the Adopt a Composer project with the Two Rivers Concert Band.

Post date: Friday, 28 June 2019 - 5:00pm

Composer Chloe Knibbs shines a spotlight on the multifaceted collaboration that's come from the Adopt a Composer project with choir, Ex Urbe. 

After a workshop looking at a sketch for the choral piece Clara, I collected some feedback from the choir to see their responses to the work and the process of our collaboration. On one post-it note were the words, “modesty and self-deprecation like a cloud – split apart by direct rays of sunshine”, which was a beautiful response and came from Di, who in addition to singing with Ex Urbe is also a poet.

Post date: Thursday, 27 June 2019 - 4:45pm

Premium Corporate Member, nkoda discuss how digital is reinventing access to sheet music, and offer an exclusive discount to Making Music members. 

Post date: Wednesday, 26 June 2019 - 10:58am

Composer Robert Laidlow looks back at the Adopt a Composer project, and the depth of learning he's taking away with him.

The final stage of creating a film is post-production. Given the cinematic tint to my Adopt a Composer collaboration with Southampton Concert Wind Band (SCWB) that we have both written about previously, it seems right to refer to the period following the concert as such.

Post date: Wednesday, 19 June 2019 - 2:17pm

Making Music Chief Executive, Barbara Eifler travelled to Novi Sad in Serbia to attend the Amateo awards ceremony and brought back more than just pretty pictures.

Post date: Tuesday, 18 June 2019 - 5:09pm

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Post date: Tuesday, 11 June 2019 - 4:59pm

Chris James, Chairman of Southampton Concert Wind Band (SCWB), offers a delightful post-performance reflection on the group's involvement on the Adopt a Composer project with composer Robert Laidlow.