Wolverhampton Symphony Orchestra (WSO) celebrated their golden anniversary this past summer with a memorable concert recalling their beautiful past.
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Post date: Thursday, 29 August 2024 - 4:33pm
Post date: Friday, 23 August 2024 - 4:02pm
Making Music’s Census Comparison Survey: what it is, how to use it, and why you should give it a go.
How well do you know the demographic make-up of your group’s membership or audience? What about the population of your local community?
Post date: Monday, 19 August 2024 - 12:59pm
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.
Post date: Wednesday, 7 August 2024 - 2:01pm
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.
Post date: Friday, 26 July 2024 - 12:50pm
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.
Post date: Thursday, 27 June 2024 - 3:27pm
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.
Post date: Wednesday, 26 June 2024 - 1:47pm
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.
Bespoke Seating Plan
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.
Post date: Tuesday, 25 June 2024 - 2:32pm
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.
Post date: Monday, 17 June 2024 - 3:01pm
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.
Post date: Friday, 14 June 2024 - 10:24am
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.
