Adopt a Music Creator 2022 pairings announced

Today Sound and Music, and Making Music (the UK’s membership organisation for leisure-time music) are excited to announce the pairings selected for Adopt a Music Creator 2022. The year-long project … Read More

Spotlight on Rufus Isabel Elliot

Rufus in a leather jacket, smiling and looking downwards at the floor

Rufus Isabel Elliot (it/its) is a trans musician originally from Tower Hamlets, now based in the North West Highlands, who has written everything from funerary music for doomed spaceships, to … Read More

In conversation with: David Horne

Professor David Horne is a Scottish composer, pianist and teacher and was composer in residence with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. He is Professor of Music and Head of the Graduate … Read More

Meet our new Head of Education!

We’re delighted to announce today that our new Head of Education will be Beatrice Hubble! Beatrice has been been working in music education since graduating from the Royal Northern College … Read More

Recruitment: Education Co-ordinator role

This is an exciting opportunity for an organised, creative individual who is passionate about nurturing young people’s creativity. Sound and Music’s Education Coordinator reports to the Head of Education, and … Read More

We’re calling on the government to support young composers

Today, Sound and Music welcomes the 2021 publication of Birmingham City University’s (BCU) independent evaluation of Go Compose, a 2-year long project led by Sound and Music and supported by Youth Music.   Since 2019, the Go Compose programme has supported over 160 young people facing barriers to participation to … Read More