In a new blog for Adopt a Music Creator 2020/21, Hepton Singers MD Richard Bunzl recounts an inspiring visit from Fergus Hall as their collaboration gathers momentum.
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Post date: Friday, 19 November 2021 - 8:00am
Post date: Wednesday, 17 November 2021 - 4:22pm
Founder and director Graham Suggett explores the services offered by our new corporate member Creative Tax Reliefs.
Creative Tax Reliefs offers expert accountancy and tax advice for orchestras and instrumental ensembles. It was founded in 2017 by Graham Suggett, a former Lead Tax specialist with HMRC’s Creative Industries Unit.
The Orchestra Tax Relief (OTR) scheme was introduced in April 2016 to encourage and support the creation of orchestral concerts. However, despite its name, it can also apply to other instrumental groups.
Post date: Tuesday, 16 November 2021 - 5:01pm
Communications and Marketing Manager Fi Simpson presents Music Mark's first ever hybrid annual conference - Fast Forward: Technology and Music Education - happening in person and online from 2-3 December, with on-demand sessions available before and after the event.
Post date: Tuesday, 16 November 2021 - 3:31pm
As many leisure-time music groups are back in the swing of in-person activity, we want you to tell us about your plans and how things are going — from booking your venue right up to that special Christmas performance!
In 250-450 words, please include:
Post date: Friday, 12 November 2021 - 6:49pm
Neil Whyte, treasurer of Cadenza, fills us in on an exciting return to in-person activity as he prepares for a Christmas performance with his group.
Post date: Thursday, 11 November 2021 - 5:04pm
Making Music is delighted to announce that Derek Harrison, Musical Director of Hertford Choral Society, has been awarded the Lady Hilary Groves Prize. Making Music vice chair Clare Birks presented Derek with his award at a ceremony on Tuesday 9 November.
The prestigious prize is presented annually to an individual from a Making Music member group who has had a significant impact on their group’s success or made an outstanding contribution to community music.
Post date: Wednesday, 10 November 2021 - 11:20am
MusicGurus, a Making Music premium corporate member, have a simple aim: to be the number one place to learn music online.
They create interactive online music lessons for over 50,000 adult learners around the world, led by the world’s top professional musicians. Whether you want to learn an instrument from scratch, improve your singing, build skills or master new styles, you can trust MusicGurus to deliver fun lessons taught by top musicians and vocalists that will keep your learning on track.
Post date: Wednesday, 3 November 2021 - 2:20pm
Making Music is delighted to announce that member group Bristol Choral Society and its Musical Director Hilary Campbell have been named winners of the Inspiration Award at the 2021 Royal Philharmonic Society Awards.
Also shortlisted in the same category were Making Music members Aberdeenshire and Phoenix Saxophone Orchestras, Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra, South Wales Gay Men’s Chorus, and Themba Mvula and Lichfield Gospel Choir.
Post date: Tuesday, 2 November 2021 - 12:41pm
Since lockdown measures have eased, identifying poorly ventilated areas has become a priority area of risk assessment, and monitoring CO2 levels is a vital part of this. Our newest corporate member, test-meter, are experts in the field and are offering our member groups advice and a discount on a CO2 monitor to help.
As society opens up after lockdown, the government has recommended that anyone organising activities should identify poorly ventilated spaces when risk assessing a space, to try and prevent further outbreaks of Covid.
Post date: Friday, 29 October 2021 - 10:13am
It’s not often that the government budget and spending review creates headlines for leisure-time music groups, but this time it does: the Chancellor has just doubled Orchestra Tax Relief (OTR) to 50%.
