After working with choirs for many years, one thing stands out to us at Club Europe Music Tours - choir members love spending that extra time together, getting to know each other better through relaxation and performance and forming memories they can share for years to come. So we’ve come up with a wonderful way to combine all these elements by creating our Choral Retreats in Italy.
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Post date: Wednesday, 17 January 2018 - 5:17pm
Post date: Wednesday, 17 January 2018 - 10:00am
We're delighted to announce that the 2016/17 Adopt a Composer premières will be broadcast each night this week on BBC Radio 3.
What time are they on?
The pieces will be broadcast each night after Radio 3 in Concert. They will be available for 30 days on the Radio 3 website, BBC iPlayer Radio app and are available as individual clips on the Radio 3 website.
Post date: Tuesday, 16 January 2018 - 4:03pm
Professional musicians deal with tough physical, emotional and psychological challenges. As well as being vulnerable to accident or injury, they often have to cope with low pay and pressure from management or self-employment while trying to keep working at all costs.
The British Association for Performing Arts Medicine’s (BAPAM) expert support is essential in helping people beat or, even better, prevent arts career-related health problems.
Post date: Monday, 15 January 2018 - 5:28pm
A new project sets out to challenge the idea that ‘singing is just about confidence’ and asks how we can reach adult 'non-singers'
Post date: Friday, 12 January 2018 - 3:51pm
The moment of truth arrives as composer Peter Yarde Martin tests out his new composition with the Bellfolk Handbell Ringers for the Adopt a Composer project.
One of the most exciting – and nerve-wracking – parts of writing a piece is hearing the ensemble play sections of it for the first time. After all those hours spent kicking ideas around, shaping and re-shaping sketches and doodles into something recognisable, readable and playable, comes the moment of truth: how is it actually going to sound?
Post date: Friday, 12 January 2018 - 11:03am
A number of individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to music have been recognised in the 2018 New Year Honours List and we're delighted to once again see several familiar names from Making Music member groups and partner organisations - many congratulations to you all!
Post date: Thursday, 11 January 2018 - 5:46pm
I’ve been ‘adopted’! A strange concept for me to get my head around both personally and professionally, however, the guys at Edinburgh Concert Band (ECB) have been so welcoming that I feel like I do have a new musical family.
Post date: Thursday, 4 January 2018 - 4:11pm
Thursday 4 January 2018 at 7:45pm, Bellfolk Handbell Ringers met at Honingham Village Hall in Norfolk. Peter Yarde Martin (composer) and Jenni Pinnock (mentor) joined us to introduce the first draft of the music composed by Peter.
Post date: Tuesday, 2 January 2018 - 1:25pm
Since meeting our composer Esmeralda at the Adopt a Composer launch in September, I've found it to be a complete joy getting to know her. We are so lucky to be paired with such an exciting and creative person! She also happens to be funny, fun and vivacious.
Post date: Monday, 1 January 2018 - 11:58am
Commissioned from Danyal Dhondy, with funding from the Nicholas Berwin Charitable Trust, the new piece will be available free to Making Music members until July 2020
Following the success of Jonathan Dove’s new piece Arion and the Dolphin (designed to be paired with Carmina Burana), the Nicholas Berwin Charitable Trust has funded the commission of a companion piece to Fauré’s Requiem, with forces matching the popular Oxford University Press edition by John Rutter.
