Our newest corporate member, Chameleon Arts Orchestra, talk to us about how they can support music-making.
Chameleon Arts Orchestra… an interesting name. Why?
The most commonly known fact about chameleons is that they camouflage themselves to match their surroundings. While we can’t promise colour-changing musicians, we do pride ourselves on fitting in to whatever musical situation we are in.
Ruth Barker, the Music Director of Gaudeamus Chamber Choir, tells us about how they teamed up with a visual artist for an innovative, multi-media concert.
Welcome to our new premium corporate member, CHORALLY, a dedicated online community platform that connects the world of choral and vocal music.
Founder Ian Clethero, whose musical journey began as a chorister at Ripon Cathedral at the age of eight (and continues on Sundays at the organ console at a church in Bromley), launched the project as he saw a need for a ‘go-to place’ online to make it easy for choir leaders, performing groups, singing enthusiasts, and organizations around the world to find information and network with each other.
Three vacancies to the Making Music Board were this year contested by nine nominees. The successful candidates – voted for by Making Music members – were announced at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 26 June. In addition, the Board used its powers to co-opt a member from Northern Ireland to the Board.
TryBooking makes online ticketing for any size or type of concert simple and easy. They are free-to-use for all free concerts, and have simple, low fees for paid concerts. Their bespoke Seating Plan and new Seat Holds feature are just the ticket to give your concert the five-star treatment.
No matter the shape or size of your venue, from churches to town halls to Westminster Abbey, with TryBooking you can create bespoke seating plans and enable guests to easily choose their own seats.
Our CEO Barbara Eifler reminds us what legacies have done for Making Music, and what significant impact they can have.
Talking about wills can be hard. We don’t like being confronted with our mortality and the combination with finances makes it doubly unpalatable to many. But forward planning can have many benefits, not least for your favourite charities.
Fenella Andrews, Publicity Officer for the Ipswich Choral Society, tells us of her group's major milestone and their archival findings on the history of the choir.
Our CEO, Barbara Eifler, explains how, two years ago, Making Music started re-imagining its staff recruitment processes to be as fair, unbiased, inclusive and accessible as possible.
Making Music employs 18 staff; 14 hybrid based around a London office, the other four remote. Changing how we recruit that team is an ongoing story, but perhaps the chapters so far may be of interest to others.
Helen Woodall, member of Wimborne Choral Society, talks to us about the career of their Musical Director.
Christopher Dowie came to Dorset in 1977 as Organist and Master of the Choristers at Wimborne Minster; then, in 1978, he founded a no-audition choir, with the only requirement being a love of choral music and a desire to sing. Since then, Wimborne Choral Society has gone from strength to strength, singing most of the classic choral repertoire and works by modern composers, including by Chris himself.
Tricia Zipfel, member of the Vox Holloway choir, talks to us about the most emotionally-challenging project her group has taken on.
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