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Jonathan Dove’s new piece for amateur choirs premières

A commission takes time to come to fruition, and so it was that despite having been at Making Music now for four years, I had not

Farewell to Guy Woolfenden, composer and patron of Birmingham Symphonic Winds

British composer Guy Woolfenden, patron of Making Music member Birmingham Symphonic Winds, has passed away.

Help put 'A Choir in Every Care Home'

'A Choir in Every Care Home' is an initiative to explore how music and singing can feature regularly in care homes across the cou

Discovering the Ukulele – back to basics.

This blog post has been a long time coming as it was put on pause while I have been finishing my PhD.

My first time on the cello

Andy Jackson, the inspirational leader of Cobweb Orchestras, thought the best way for me to get an idea of how they work would be to join in one of their groups, and he organised a cello for me to play. But what Andy didn’t know until I met him in the Sage Gateshead café that day that I have never held a cello before in my life.

Yorkshire Music Library saved (once again!)

After the creation of the Yorkshire Music Library (under social enterprise Fresh Horizons) in 2012, the vast collection of over 300,000 musical sco

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

A baby elephant finds its feet

Last week I met with the orchestra again! My mentor David Horne was able to come to this rehearsal, which was very useful.

Music libraries campaigns update and Yorkshire Music Library news

Local authorities are implementing cuts of unprecendented scale for the financial years 2016/7 and music libraries continue to be targets. Find out how we're fighting back.

Gareth Malone is looking for 'Britain's best amateur choir'

Could you be the UK’s best, undiscovered singing group? Whether you’re a gospel group with gusto, a band of beatbox bravados or a pitch perfect pop troupe, Gareth Malone wants to hear from you.