This month the UK government announced that the Orchestra Tax Relief claim rate will continue to stay at 50% for another two years.
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Post date: Thursday, 30 March 2023 - 3:03pm
Writer Graham Palmer, and composer and Adopt a Music Creator mentor Jenni Pinnock, call on East of England singing groups to take part in producing secular winter songs.
Spring may finally be upon us, but many music directors and committees will already be thinking ahead about what to programme for winter. Curating a diverse range of repertoire during the festive season can be a challenge, a challenge which the Yule Songs project hopes to make a little less trying.
Post date: Tuesday, 28 March 2023 - 12:53pm
This free network, chaired by Making Music, brings together organisations with an interest in singing in the UK. Chief Executive Barbara Eifler reports from its recent meeting.
Post date: Tuesday, 14 March 2023 - 3:59pm
We sit down with Richard Gonski, music director of Torbay Symphony Orchestra, to discuss their Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Inspiration Award 2023, decided by public vote.
Could you tell us a bit about your history working with Torbay Symphony Orchestra?
I moved to Devon from London in 1996 and a few years later was asked to become conductor of what was then the Torbay Light Orchestra. At the first rehearsal, I asked that the orchestra change its name to Torbay Symphony Orchestra (TSO), which they very graciously agreed to.
Post date: Friday, 10 March 2023 - 1:36pm
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) invites the public to recognise and celebrate the accomplishments of extraordinary individuals and those that have made a significant contribution to the UK.
Do you know someone in your group who has devoted their time to organising charity events, someone that’s gone above and beyond to help your group shine in the last year or is dedicated to creating accessible music events for your local community? Champion the heroes in your life that enrich the leisure-time music scene.
Post date: Wednesday, 8 March 2023 - 2:41pm
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Making Music spotlights six iconic female composers of colour, a demographic that very often gets underrepresented in the music industry.
Post date: Monday, 6 March 2023 - 12:24pm
Pippa Moore, member of the Reading Youth Orchestra (RYO), reflects on her group's Adopt a Music Creator 2022 collaboration with the Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra (APO) and Caitlin Harrison.
The 29 October 2022 saw the world premiere of Caitlin Harrison’s From Dawn To Dreams, a piece she had developed during the year and which we had been learning for several months.
Post date: Wednesday, 1 March 2023 - 3:26pm
Ellah Kandi, choir leader of Making Music member group Emmanu’-EL Apostolic Gospel Academy (EAGA), takes us through her group's journey to winning the BBC Gospel Choir of the Year 2023 award.
Post date: Sunday, 19 February 2023 - 11:17am
Caitlin Harrison takes us through her journey working with not one, but two music groups as part of the Adopt a Music Creator 2022 project.
Post date: Friday, 17 February 2023 - 10:13am
Making Music is delighted to be partnering with the Royal Over-Seas League for the newly expanded PDGYA scheme to support the career development of promising young musicians.
The Philip and Dorothy Green Young Artists scheme (PDGYA) recognises some of the UK’s top young musical talents and provides Making Music groups with an affordable way of booking artists.
