Here at Sound and Music, and particularly on the British Music Collection, we feel that it’s essential to capture moments in our collective history; to create a space to reflect, to … Read More
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 2023. The year-long project … Read More
We’re very pleased to share Rubicon, a new multimedia work by artist Elijah Maja, created as part of the New Voices 2020 programme. Rubicon will be available to watch exclusively on the … Read More
Applications for Summer School 2023 are now open until 23:59 on the 27th March 2023! To apply for this year’s Summer School you’ll need to complete our online application … Read More
Susanna Eastburn MBE, Chief Executive of Sound and Music, has announced that she will step down from leading the UK’s national organisation for new music in May 2023, after 10 … Read More
The Seed Award is an annual award, given to all shortlisted applicants for our New Voices programme. All applicants to New Voices are shortlisted by both an internal and external panel, and all … Read More
In April 2020, as a response to the Covid-19 crisis, we repurposed the Francis Chagrin Awards and turned it into the Covid-19 Composer Awards, as a means of supporting composers … Read More
We’re thrilled to be reprising The Guestlist, our mini-series anchored in the issues of sustaining a creative career while facing and fighting barriers. Hosted by Naila Barrett, the series aims … Read More
In September, we relaunched our Francis Chagrin Awards,* beginning with Round 1 and with an eligibility focus on women and minority gender composers. We received many strong applications, and are … Read More
Sound and Music are grateful to be continuing as an Arts Council England (ACE) National Portfolio Organisation into 2023-2026. Our ongoing funding will enable us to continue to provide support … Read More
