The Winkleigh Singers commission Alison Willis via Composers Edition commissioning service for their anniversary Christmas concert.
Started in May 1984, The Winkleigh Singers had their very first concert of Christmas music on 8 December 1984. Forty years on, the choir is still hard at work making music in rural north and mid-Devon, under the leadership of their Music Director Roland Smith.
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Alison Reeves, our Deputy Chief Executive, talks about our response to the Government’s consultation on national planning policy and considers whether engaging with planning could help address some of the challenges to the infrastructure members use for music making and concerts.
Samir Savant explores the many benefits of singing, from enhancing cognitive development in children and aiding memory in older adults, to improving lung function, regulating hormones, and fostering a strong sense of community.
I’m Samir Savant, CEO of St George’s Bristol, but more importantly for this readership, a singer! I’ve sung since I was a boy, in various guises – as a soloist, in various choirs, even as a singing waiter…
Making Music is proud to announce announce the winners of the 2024 Making Music Awards.
The Making Music annual awards ceremony celebrates the achievements of the leisure-time music community in the UK. It is an opportunity to recognise the creativity, dedication, and achievements of individuals and groups within this vibrant community who often go unrecognised. The winners were announced at an online ceremony on Wednesday 18 September.
Debbie Wiseman OBE, Making Music President and an award-winning composer, presented the awards and said:
Andrea Lee and her fellow players of Barnes Concert Band talk to us about the creation of a new music group to commemorate their mothers.
Music creator Charlotte Botterill talks to us about the start of their creative journey with music group Harpenden Barbershop Harmony as part of Adopt a Music Creator 2024.
I am a firm believer in the idea that musicians will give a better performance if they enjoy and connect with the music which they are performing.
Rachel Wolffsohn, General Manager of music disability charity The OHMI Trust, tells us why connecting disabled musicians with adapted instruments is so important.
When we set up OHMI Connect, our online resource designed to help disabled musicians find the adapted instruments/enabling equipment best suited to their needs, it was with musicians like Esther Mannouch in mind.
We are thrilled to announce the shortlisted nominees for the 2024 Making Music Awards, followed by a celebratory evening on Wednesday 18 September where we announce the winners and honour the creativity and efforts of the leisure-time music community.
The awards celebrate Making Music's nearly 4,000 member groups and their activity, and the often unrecognised talent which helps the sector to flourish across the UK.
Public voting for the Making Music President's Award is now open - help us celebrate the amazing volunteers of Making Music member groups.
The President's Award, an integral part of the Making Music awards, recognises volunteers who have given exceptional service to any Making Music member group. This could be for a short-term exceptional effort, or a longer-term achievement, and it could recognise an individual or a group of volunteers (e.g. a committee).
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