Want to try out LYC before you sign up for an audition? We're running a free session for ages 6-11 to experience LYC, prepare for auditions and build confidence in your singing! 📅Fri 30 May 🕰️2-6pm 📍Walworth Town Hall, Elephant & Castle Info & sign up: www.londonyouthchoirs.com/experience-l...

🎶 Singing and music-making have an incredible ability to bring people together 🎶 Check out our #research on impact of singing and music making with young displaced children and young people with recommendations for future work 💛 bit.ly/48VHv7R #refugees #charity #musiceducation #mentalhealth

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Women in Jazz History: 8 Pioneering Artists Shaping the Genre -

Discover the remarkable women in jazz history who revolutionized the genre. From Diana Krall to Esperanza Spalding, explore how these pioneering artists transformed jazz through innovation and artisti...

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📣Opportunity: We’re #recruiting for an inspiring Chair to lead CoMA’s Board of Trustees and play a key role in planning and guiding CoMA’s future. If you have leadership, board or #trustee experience and a passion for the power of the arts, we’d love to hear from you by 14 Mar!

Opportunity: Chair of CoMA Board of Trustees

Contemporary Music for All

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Clara Schumann's legacy continues to inspire musicians and music lovers alike, and she's very much a friend of the City of Oxford Choir. Get your tickets now to hear us sing her beautiful music. www.oxfordchoir.org/event-detail...

Our Discover Choir of the Earth taster week of completely free open rehearsals continued yesterday with our bass rehearsal, where @benenglandbem.bsky.social taught the bass line of the Sanctus from Haydn's Harmoniemesse. Our courses cover every note but also improve your musicality! 🎶 Check it out 👇

Discover Choir of the Earth Open Week - Bass Rehearsal - Learn Sanctus from Haydn's Harmoniemesse

YouTube video by Choir of the Earth

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@creativelivescl.bsky.social want to know how creative groups across the UK and Ireland are faring. Those who respond stand a chance to win a £250/€300 grant! @barbaraeifler27.bsky.social

The government’s Spending Review has concluded, with results due by June. Contact your MP as the Treasury considers future spending. Advocating for choirs is key! Contact MPs across the UK, as this is a nationwide issue. How to contact your MP:

Tax relief for choirs

Making Music and other music sector organisations are calling for the eligibility criteria for Orchestra Tax Relief to be changed so choirs can also benefit. Making Music members can support this…

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💻 Find out more about our work, including our funding opportunities, via our website.

Experience the breathtaking sound of >180 voices, orchestra, stunning soloists, tabla and sitar in Bradford’s St George's Hall. The angelic voices of Bradford Catholic Youth Choir will be coming from the grand tier, making the acoustics of this area even more special! @visitbradford.bsky.social

What types of approaches work when using singing & vocal work to support children & young people's mental health & wellbeing? Explore our collection of case studies to see how other practitioners are working with young people in different contexts: https://buff.ly/3XeZW2Q #musictherapy #musiced

Could you play a valued role helping to steer and support the Royal Philharmonic Society? There are two weeks left to apply for a position on our RPS Board of Trustees, by Wed 12 March. Thank you for helping us to spread the word. royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/rps_today/ne...

Appointing new RPS Trustees

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Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.

"We trebled the amount of money to the arts." Despite a challenging economic backdrop, Jennie Lee transformed public funding and access over her 6 years as Minister for the Arts. Read more about her trailblazing white paper on this, its 60th anniversary: www.campaignforthearts.org/news/jennie-...

Crowdfunder opens for Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/newsree...

Crowdfunder opens for Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club - Arts Professional

A crowdfunding campaign aiming to secure the future of Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club (BGWMC) has opened. The Grade-II listed east London building, a famous part of London's LGBTQ+ nightlife that re...

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It's the last week for *EARLY BIRD PRICES* for our Missa Solemnis at #AlexandraPalace Grab your tickets before you lose the February discount! No codes or anything, the discount is already built into the price. Tickets: www.alexandrapalace.com/whats-on/mis...

Live music is nothing without its fans, and right now music lovers have the chance to shape its future. The Music Fans’ Voice survey is giving live music fans across the board a real say in how it is supported in the UK.

Music Fans' Voice Survey

15 minutes to shape the future of UK live music! Music fans across the nations play a significant part in sustaining a vital industry. They buy the tickets, they stream the songs, and they create glob...

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We're pleased to say some last tickets to the #RPSAwards @royalbirmcons.bsky.social on Thursday 6 March next week have just been released, priced £15-30. Join us, and so many music-makers and music-lovers, for what promises to be a very special night. royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/awards/rps_m...

RPS Awards Event

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It's time to announce the soloists for our performance of the St Matthew Passion on 5th April. Tickets available at www.minack.com/three-spires... 🧵1/7

That sounds like a great opportunity, shame I'm a bit far away from Bradford...

Bradford Festival Choral Society@bfcs1856.bsky.social · 2y ago

🎶 Exciting news! 🎶 Sohini Kaur joins our Come and Sing Workshopfor a practical intro to Indian classical singing! Don’t miss this unique chance to learn from a versatile soprano blending Eastern & Western music. Book now! 🎟️👉 www.ticketsource.co.uk/bfcs

I've had some very positive responses about this post. If you'd be interested in coming along to such a group, please complete this very short survey (just 4 questions), so I can gather info on what would be the best option for people. Shares appreciated! www.surveymonkey.com/r/VSPB3ZM

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A vague idea I had today, any thoughts from London concert-goers are appreciated...

The young musicians in our programmes motivate us every day ❤️🎶 Meet the London NOYO Ensemble #NationalOpenYouthOrchestra #NOYO #Clarion in partnership with @guildhallschool.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/vi...

Meet the kids playing in an inclusive orchestra

The National Open Youth Orchestra has groups all over the country. Emma-Louise met the London Ensemble to see what it's all about.

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🚨Applications for Regional NOYO Ensembles are live🚨 11-25-year old disabled, neurodivergent and non-disabled musicians looking to develop their ensemble and instrumental skills in an inclusive setting can apply to join NOYO now 👉 noyo.org.uk/apply/ #InclusiveMusic #Apply

Tickets now on sale for Bushey Symphony Orchestra's 'Springtime Classics' Concert Sunday 16 March at 3pm Clarendon Muse, Watford WD18 7JA Music by Debussy, Haydn, Frank Bridge, Järnefelt and Christopher Gunning's Flute Concertino with soloist Sarah Bennington Book online here shorturl.at/Ekoc6

In memory of Chris Green

Trianon Music Group@trianonmusicgroup.bsky.social · 2y ago

If you wish to support one or both of two causes that were important to Chris - Music In Our Bones (Ipswich Musical Memories) and St Peter’s Parish Church in Bocking - you are invited to make a donation via this link. drobinson.co.uk/donate-in-me... [4/5]

We’re joining forces with @rncmlive.bsky.social Community Chorus to celebrate the lasting influence of folk music! Featuring works by Vaughan Williams, Britten & a blend of traditional + contemporary folk. A night of stories told through song! Get your tickets 👉 www.rncm.ac.uk/production/r...

RNCM Community Chorus and The Sunday Boys - Royal Northern College of Music

The RNCM Community Chorus and The Sunday Boys come together to showcase the lasting influence of folk music on composers.

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Coming up this week: debate in the House of Lords (Thursday 6th) and deadline for submissions to Treasury for Spending Review (9th). In our briefings @weaadulted.bsky.social has shown the positive impact of adult learning despite years of underfunding. Keep an eye on our socials for more detail.

If you are thinking about coming along to our forthcoming open rehearsal with a view to joining us, here are just some of the things we're looking forward to this year... All tickets links, dates and venues can be found on our Linktree... linktr.ee/crouchendfes...

Thank you to #TheArchers supporters who donated to our charity after hearing Barry discuss your work (yes, our CEO is also Ed Grundy 😉). www.openupmusic.org/donate ❤️

Donate | Open Up Music

Young disabled musicians are still widely excluded from ensemble music making. We need your support to change the picture.

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All About The Archers podcast@allaboutthearchers.bsky.social · 2y ago

In our new INTERVIEW with Barry Farrimond, who plays ED GRUNDY in #TheArchers, he talks about the charity he cofounded called Open Up Music. You can find out information & please donate to the charity here: www.openupmusic.org @openupmusic.bsky.social