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Classic FM announces winners of Christmas carols broadcast
Post date: Tuesday, 20 December 2022 - 4:39pm

Our annual partnership with Classic FM has brought some incredible Christmas carols from our member groups.

It's a joy that our members are keeping this tradition alive. It's been a truly diverse mix of performances, from vocal to instrumental, from traditional to modern. 

Classic FM have selected five entries to broadcast in the lead-up to Christmas. With around 5.7m listeners, making it the biggest classical music radio station in the world, this is a fantastic opportunity for the world to hear our member groups at their best.

Public vote for RPS Inspiration Award opens
Post date: Monday, 19 December 2022 - 12:11pm

Royal Philharmonic Society invites the public to vote for a winner of its 2023 Inspiration Award from a shortlist that includes Making Music members. 

The annual Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Awards ‘celebrate the treasured role that classical music plays in our lives’ and recognises the finest musicians and creatives of our time.  

Adopt a Music Creator blog: A retrospective
Post date: Monday, 12 December 2022 - 11:35am

Emily Peasgood reflects on her journey collaborating with the Oxted Band for their Adopt a Music Creator 2022 project.

Making Music expands activity with grant from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Post date: Monday, 5 December 2022 - 4:35pm

Funding will enable thousands of UK lesiure-time music groups to benefit from increased support and advocacy.

Making Music is thrilled to have been awarded a grant from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. The award of £199,980 over three years will enable Making Music to offer even more services to its 4,000 member groups and empower them to advocate for their activity and the benefits of music making.

Celebrating reaching 4,000 members!
Post date: Thursday, 1 December 2022 - 10:54am

Making Music is delighted to announce that it now represents 4,000 members, an all-time high.

Despite unprecedented disruption in recent years, leisure-time music performing and promoter groups continue to thrive in communities across the UK, and they come to Making Music for the support and guidance they need to run their activity. More members also mean Making Music has a strong collective voice for advocating on key issues that affect the leisure-time community.

Adopt a Music Creator blog: A great first night
Post date: Wednesday, 30 November 2022 - 9:35am

Hayley Hodges, member of Voices of Exmoor, talks about her group's premiere night as the finale of their collaboration with music creator Hannah Fredsgaard-Jones.

The big day had finally arrived! Not just our first concert in two and a half years, but the world premiere of our original song written as part of Making Music’s Adopt A Music Creator 2022.

Let’s ACE it
Post date: Friday, 25 November 2022 - 9:30am

We are delighted to be receiving ACE funding from 2023, which will enable us to step up the work we do on behalf of our members.

ACE stands for Arts Council England, and after many years of not being regularly funded by ACE, Making Music decided this year to apply for three-year funding as an Investment Principles Support Organisation (IPSO). Bear with me, the rest of the words in this blog are not all abbreviations, promise! 

Corporate member blog: Composers Edition
Post date: Tuesday, 22 November 2022 - 4:26pm

Dan Goren, founding director of Composers Edition, on how to overcome the barriers to programming contemporary music.

Who’s afraid of contemporary music? 

There is a common refrain to be heard about contemporary music - it is difficult to learn and to understand. But let us unpack this. 

New My Charity Commission Account to launch in 2023!
Post date: Tuesday, 22 November 2022 - 12:52pm

The Charity Commission for England and Wales are making some changes to the online account charity trustees use to access services. They are launching a new system called My Charity Commission Account.

How does the new system work?

Currently, each charity has an online account with one main contact and one password only. This means either only one trustee is able to login – or that the login is shared by multiple people – neither of which is ideal.

Coronation Celebration with the Royal Choral Society!
Post date: Monday, 14 November 2022 - 5:03pm

Making Music member group, The Royal Choral Society, is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a concert on Sunday 7 May 2023, and a sing-along with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a mass celebration of choral music.

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