We’re delighted to see our Board member Shirley Thompson in a recent BBC Four documentary presented by Suzy Klein and Sir Lenny Henry. The 90-minute special celebrates Black classical composers and … Read More
Today we are delighted to announce that the Ligeti Quartet, London Symphony Orchestra and English Folk Dance & Song Society have joined our launch partners in signing up to our Fair Access Principles. Designed … Read More
Climate Emergency Open Call – British Music Collection Today on the British Music Collection, we’re announcing Climate. Sound. Change.: 3 x £500 grants for artists working with sound and music … Read More
We’re thrilled that our Interpreting Isolation commissions featured on BBC Radio 4 this week. In this three-part series called A Short History of Solitude, host Thomas Dixon explores the surprising … Read More
Minute of Listening is Sound and Music’s digital listening resource for primary school children. In order to support parents and teachers through this challenging time, we’ve made a substantial portion … Read More
The COVID-19 lockdown presents an unprecedented challenge for educators, and we want to do everything we can to support you through it. In light of the ongoing and uncertain situation, … Read More
We caught up with Lillie Harris – one of our Summer School alumni – to find out how the course impacted her life and hear about what she’s gone on to do since. … Read More
Here, we speak to Composer-Curators Meesha Fones, Anna Palmer and Kaila Whyte, three long-time friends and musical collaborators from Birmingham who together created QUE.E.F: QUEER EXPERIMENTAL FUTURISM. To celebrate the … Read More
Here, we speak to Composer-Curator Marco Sebastiano Alessi, founder of new music label and community Naviar Records, which explores the connection between experimental electronic music and traditional Japanese poetry. To celebrate … Read More
Here, we speak to Composer-Curator Rob Herrisone-Kelly of First Light Records, a Manchester-based label that fuses ideals of nature and heritage with the future-facing elements of electronic music and contemporary … Read More
