Faber Music has extended its significant annual support to Sound and Music’s young artist development programme In the Making for another three years, ensuring that talented young music creators from low-income families can access the unique year-long programme.
Since 2020, Faber Music has supported Sound and Music’s work with young composers and music creators, funding dozens of young musicians who would otherwise face barriers to participate in Sound and Music’s education programmes.
CEO of Faber Music, Richard King added:
“Our motivation for supporting Sound and Music in this project is to influence real change in the 14-18 age group, by providing access to In The Making for candidates who are disadvantaged socially, financially, ethnically or in other ways. The bursaries should therefore go to applicants in greatest need of financial assistance, enabling access for those who would otherwise face a barrier to taking part.”
CEO of Sound and Music, Dr Will Dutta, said:
“We are enormously grateful to Faber Music and Manners McDade for supporting In the Making over the next three years. Our longstanding partnership is rooted in the shared belief that any young person who wants to make music and sound should have the opportunity regardless of background. In the Making is a unique, fun and life-changing experience. At a time when young people have limited, patchy and unequal access to progress their creativity, the Faber Music Bursaries will enable us to support those who face the greatest barriers.”
In the Making
In the Making is the UK’s only year-long young artist development programme for talented 14 – 18 year olds to grow their confidence, skills, portfolio and creative ambitions. As well as creating and professionally recording new compositions, participants access an extensive programme of support, learning and bespoke opportunities to inform their future creativity and progression pathways.
Applications for the second year of In the Making will go live in January 2025. Faber Music will play an active role in promoting the programme through its extensive network of composers, teachers and professionals, ensuring talented young music creators from across the UK are aware of the opportunity and encouraged to put themselves forward.
As Billie, one of Sound and Music’s young alumni put it:
“In the Making gives young musicians the chance to let their creativity blossom. Working with incredible tutors and musicians is an unmatched opportunity and one of the most incredible musical experiences I’ve had. In the Making is essential to the future of new music!”
Thank you to Faber Music for continuing to support the next generation of composers and music creators and the future of new music in the UK.
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About the Faber Music
Faber Music was founded in 1965 as a sister company to the distinguished book publisher Faber and Faber. Over fifty years later, the company is now one of the leading independent British publishers of classical, contemporary, Film & TV, pop and printed music, enjoying a reputation as one of the most influential publishers of serious contemporary classical music in the world.
Built upon repertory works by Arnold, Britten, Holst and Vaughan Williams, Faber Music’s performance catalogue comprises a distinguished list of composers that includes Thomas Adès, George Benjamin, Jonathan Harvey, Anders Hillborg and Oliver Knussen. Several generations of internationally recognised composers are featured: from Peter Sculthorpe and Nicholas Maw to Colin Matthews and David Matthews; from Julian Anderson and Tansy Davies to Francisco Coll, Tom Coult and Martin Suckling.
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