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Making Music responds to Levelling Up consultation
Post date: Thursday, 24 February 2022 - 6:09pm

Making Music has responded to the Government’s Levelling Up consultation with key contributions from our members. 

The Levelling Up agenda, one of this Government’s flagship commitments, is now taking shape. The autumn budget committed some cash and in February the White Paper was published. Following this, most department’s parliamentary committees undertook consultations with their sectors about how they can contribute to this agenda, and what actions from the Government it would take to facilitate their contribution. 

Blog: Charities and tax returns
Post date: Thursday, 24 February 2022 - 12:59pm

We have heard from a few member groups recently who have been contacted by HMRC and asked to submit a Company Tax Return (CTR). This is the tax return for paying Corporation Tax.

They are all registered charities and have not previously had to submit CTRs or pay any tax, and so contacted us to ask why they were being asked to do so now – and how to do it.  

Why might we have to submit a CTR?

Our members registered as charities don’t generally have to pay tax or file a CTR.  

Adopt a Music Creator blog: Sounding colours
Post date: Wednesday, 23 February 2022 - 4:34pm

Rebecca Demott of the Bedfordshire Woodwind Academy Flute Ensemble (BWAFE) relates her group's first workshop with music creator Edgar Divver, as part of their collaboration for Adopt a Music Creator 2022.

Today, members of BWAFE met Edgar, our adoptive music creator, face-to-face for the first time. Storm Eunice had tried her best but fallen fences and trees along the way didn't manage to disrupt our plans.

Celebrate the 150th anniversary of Ralph Vaughan Williams
Post date: Friday, 18 February 2022 - 5:03pm

2022 marks 150 years since the birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams, one of the most influential composers of the 20th century.

Here is a list of celebrations leisure-time music groups can get involved in across the UK.

Be part of the Three Choirs Festival
Post date: Friday, 18 February 2022 - 3:57pm

Celebrating its 307th anniversary in 2022, the Three Choirs Festival is the longest running non-competitive classical music festival in the world.

Rotating between the English cathedral cities of Hereford, Gloucester and Worcester, the festival hosts an annual, week-long, summer programme packed with concerts, services, recitals, masterclasses, talks, theatre, exhibitions and lots more - with plenty of scope for leisure-time music groups to join in the fun!

Make the most of Musica International choir music
Post date: Thursday, 17 February 2022 - 6:18pm

Making Music is a member of Musica, an international project to create the world’s largest database of choral music. Through this arrangement, all our members have access to the database of over 200,000 pieces of choral music and biographies of over 33,000 composers.

Free social prescribing resources from the Singing for Health Network
Post date: Wednesday, 16 February 2022 - 12:57pm

The Singing for Health Network (SFHN) has published free downloadable guides for leaders of choirs and singing groups across the UK, and for social prescribers (also known as link workers), and can also be used by instrumental groups.

Created in consultation with partners and professionals across the arts and health sectors, including Making Music, the resources are designed to support successful referrals to music groups and a happier, healthier music-making nation.

Member blog: 'Lark Ascending: A History of Leicestershire Chorale'
Post date: Monday, 14 February 2022 - 8:00am

Vivian Anthony of Leicestershire Chorale talks about the group’s history and legacy in his new book. 

I suppose there are others who can claim to be in their 75th year as a chorister, but how many are still singing with a choir as good as Leicestershire Chorale? 

Corporate member blog: Opera Anywhere
Post date: Friday, 11 February 2022 - 8:00am

Mike Woodward, director of Opera Anywhere, talks us through what his company can do for leisure-time music groups.  

Opera Anywhere is a professional opera company touring the UK with the aim of promoting and performing collaborative, accessible, staged productions. 

Adopt a Music Creator blog: Coming up with the words
Post date: Tuesday, 1 February 2022 - 2:11pm

Martin Raymond discusses writing the words to ‘Breathing Place’, the collaboration between Helensburgh Oratorio Choir and Aileen Sweeney for Adopt a Composer 2019/20. 

Writing is a solitary activity - a desk, a screen and your own thoughts. So, what a thrill to sit as part of the audience in Helensburgh Parish Church and listen to the premiere of ‘Breathing Place’. And then to hear it again on BBC Radio 3. Lovely to hear your words sung with such precision and passion. But even more exciting to be part of something so big and so communal.  

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