Joshua Brown, a composer from Rossendale in Lancashire, shares his reflections on developing new work for the Glasgow Orchestral Society (GOS) as part of their Adopt a Music Creator 2022 collaboration.
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Post date: Thursday, 8 September 2022 - 12:57pm
Post date: Tuesday, 6 September 2022 - 4:19pm
The Group Hero Award is back for another year to recognise individuals or groups who have gone above and beyond for their music group.
Not all heroes wear capes! The Group Hero award, only introduced last year, celebrates those individuals, groups or committees who have gone the extra mile for their music groups and supported them throughout 2021 to make sure they thrive especially during the difficult transition to a post-pandemic life.
Now the time has come to vote for your favourite music Group Hero.
Post date: Thursday, 25 August 2022 - 4:20pm
Making Music joins advisory group of the Commission on Culture and Local Government (England) and responds to budget consultation on funding for culture in Scotland
Post date: Thursday, 25 August 2022 - 2:25pm
Gabriel Isserlis, CEO and founder of Tutti, updates us on the startup’s exciting plans for growth.
Tutti is a one-stop shop for finding, comparing and booking rehearsal, audition, recording, and performance space in London.
Post date: Friday, 19 August 2022 - 11:42am
Southend Vox, a contemporary choir well-versed in many genres of music, describes the joy and thrill in bringing an entire community together while commemorating Make Music Day and The Queen's Jubilee at their Platinum in the Park concert.
Tell us a bit about your group and what kind of music you play or sing?
Southend Vox is a community choir based in Southend on Sea in Essex. We’re a mixed voice choir singing a wide breadth of contemporary music including pop, rock, gospel, soul, musicals, and anything in between.
Post date: Tuesday, 16 August 2022 - 3:52pm
Printed Music Licensing Ltd. (PMLL) explain how their new license allows choirs to copy music legally
PMLL represents the rights of music publishers and, on their behalf, issues licenses to allow the photocopying and arranging of sheet music as part of education and beyond.
Post date: Monday, 15 August 2022 - 10:24am
Making Music was delighted to be a part of the advisory group of the Commission on Culture and Local Government in England, chaired by Baroness Lola Young
Its purpose is to bring national, regional and local actors in the publicly funded cultural realm together to explore and communicate the role of council supported culture, including its contribution to economic growth, levelling up and addressing regional inequalities, and articulating a future vision in the context of place.
Post date: Tuesday, 9 August 2022 - 5:46pm
Making Music, in partnership with Classic FM, is delighted to announce the seven winners of Britain’s Big Platinum Performance – a nationwide search to showcase some of the country’s best leisure-time music groups.
As part of Classic FM’s 30th birthday celebrations and to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Making Music teamed up with the UK’s most popular classical music station to champion hobby musicians and celebrate everyday music making across the UK.
Post date: Tuesday, 9 August 2022 - 4:11pm
First-time participants to Make Music Day and contemporary gospel group based in Preston, One Voice Community Choir, reminisce on their contribution to this year’s festivities
Post date: Sunday, 7 August 2022 - 4:02pm
Rebecca Demott of the Bedfordshire Woodwind Academy Flute Ensemble (BWAFE) describes their group's latest workshop with Edgar Divver, as part of their collaboration for Adopt a Music Creator 2022.
Last week we held a Saturday workshop so that Edgar could introduce us to each of the five movements of the Brushstrokes suite. This is the moment we'd had all been waiting for!
