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Excellence Awards for Music Libraries 2019

Every three years IAML (UK & Irl) invites nominations for its two Excellence Awards – the Excellence Award for Music Librarie

Making Music celebrates young musical talent with prestigious award

Making Music, the UK’s largest membership organisation for leisure-time music groups, is delighted to announce the 2019 winners o

Sir Charles Groves Prize

The Sir Charles Groves Prize, established in 1990, recognises the outstanding contribution that an individual or organisation has made to the musical life of the UK. The prize honours the remarkable contribution of Sir Charles to both amateur music, as a former president of Making Music, and to British musicianship and composition. It was launched to mark the renowned conductor's 75th birthday.

Clare Edwards awarded 2017 Lady Hilary Groves Prize

Dorothy Wilson, Chair of Making Music, presented Clare Edwards with the Lady Hilary Groves Prize for 2017 at a concert this Satur

Meet the 2016 AYCA winners

The winners can be engaged by Making Music's 3000+ members - music clubs, amateur choirs and orchestras - at fixed fees and s

New Year Honours to celebrate

The New Year’s Honours list, as usual, includes a number of musicians, the most prominent of which – David Joseph, Chair and CEO of Universal Music; pianist Radu Lupu; conductor Steuart Bedford; violinist Alina Ibragimova; composer Damon Albarn – have received much press coverage already. So let us turn to the less well-known.

Make your nomination for the 2016 Music Libraries Award

Want to sing the praises of YOUR music library or music library staff, but don’t quite know how?  Well, IAML (UK & Irland), t

President's Award and Green Award

These awards celebrate the individuals from all walks of life volunteer for their music groups, giving up their time and energy to help the leisure-time music sector.

We celebrate their incredible contributions with either exceptional service to a Making Music member group or an outstanding effort to improve their environmental sustainability.

Nominations are now open, and will close 17 June! 

Submit your nomination