The financial thresholds for charities in England and Wales are under review — share your insights to ensure the sector's voice is heard.
The UK Government is currently reviewing the financial thresholds that determine the reporting and accounting requirements for charities in England and Wales. There are 21 thresholds in total, the ones most relevant to members relate to:
The Wycombe Sinfonia Orchestra are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year with a series of live concerts performed at High Wycombe Parish Church.
Ahead of Pride Month in June, we are showcasing and celebrating a few of our wonderful LGBTQ+ member groups.
Pride Month, which takes place in June in the UK, is about acceptance, equality and celebrating the work and lives of the LGBTQ+ community, as well as the diversity of the human experience when it comes to sexuality, gender identity and gender expression. And what better way to celebrate this than to come together and make music as a community?
Making Music's Marketing Manager and jazz guitarist, Barry Holloway, writes about how jazz is blossoming in communities across the UK, far from its urban roots. Meet the Making Music member groups bringing this rich, expressive genre to new audiences.
From rural Aberdeenshire to suburban St Albans and the leafy lanes of Leicestershire, jazz is thriving in unexpected places. Through a combination of passion, persistence, and community spirit, musicians and organisers are expanding access to this vibrant art form far beyond traditional urban strongholds.
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus brings Britten’s War Requiem to Hiroshima for a landmark 2025 performance.
What happens when an innovative chorus, a chorus director with a dream and a generous sponsor get together?
The government intends to invite communities later this year to include valued traditions in the UK living heritage listing – Making Music encourages members to put their own musical traditions forward.
Singer and brass player Di tells us about her global musical community, and their upcoming choral course in Cadogan Hall.
Back in 2021, I joined a wonderful online community, a group of amateur singers from around the world who recorded music together online. What began as a lockdown experience of singing together soon became the Stay at Home Choir, with nearly 30,000 singers: the world’s largest virtual choir.
Chris Hutchings, music creator and founder of Choirs for Climate, talks to us about all the different paths music groups can take towards being more 'green' with their activities.
In April, Making Music staff and member groups attended a reception at Windsor Castle, given and attended by His Majesty The King.
The celebration was to recognise the supporters of community music across the UK – the groups and organisations, but also the volunteer organisers, the leaders and the musicians themselves. Our Chair Rhiannon Harrison, Finance Director Helen Evans and Manager in Scotland Alison Reeves attended; all musicians in the leisure time music community as well as representatives of the association.
The Arts Council England review – your chance to have your say.
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