Barbara Eifler experiences the London Gay Men’s Chorus 'Christmas Bop' winter show at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Making Music member groups come in all shapes and sizes, and this is one of the largest and best-resourced ones. I already knew they had over 200 in the chorus (and 400+ on the waiting list!), but nonetheless experiencing those massed voices live is something else.
Sue Benson, Managing Trustee of the Great Bowden Recital Trust, gives us an update on their group's involvement with Making Music's INCLUDE programme.
Marian Pearson, Chair of Scunthorpe and North Lincolnshire Concert Society (SNLCS), tells us how her group acted as a catalyst for bringing music groups in North Lincolnshire together to share their learning.
Jayne Rollason, Partnership Coordinator for the National Concert Band Festival, talked to us about their exciting new initiative geared towards young composers for the 2024-25 academic year.
How social prescribing and tools like the Joy app can help your music group reach new members and support community wellbeing.
The 50th International Conductors Guild Conference is set to take place in London from 2-5 January 2025. Connect with leading conductors from around the world for four days of networking, presentations, discussions and more.
Mike Cocke, Secretary of the Luton Choral Society, provides us with an update on his group's involvement with Making Music's INCLUDE programme.
Luton Choral Society were delighted to be selected by Making Music in their INCLUDE programme in September 2023 to work with them on access and inclusion in leisure-time music-making, and to find ways for our group to be more diverse and more inclusive and hence to grow our membership.
Jan Sheward, founder of Cancer United and OutSingCancer choir, gives us an update on her group's involvement with Making Music's INCLUDE programme.
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Nigel Tooze, treasurer of Chelsea Opera Group, talks to us about their music group's 75th anniversary.
Corporate member Biiah tell us how they can help your music group by supporting their health through singing.
As singers and musicians involved in leisure-time music-making, we already know how beneficial group music-making is for our mind, body and community. Group singing, in particular, has been found to contribute to lower stress, reduce a sense of loneliness, and strengthen our breathing and lung health, positively enhancing physical, mental, and social wellbeing.
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