Projects

Adopt a Music Creator Making Music is expanding the landmark Adopt a Composer project for 2020/21 under a new name

This year we’re delighted to offer this unique project to more music creators and music groups, in celebration of the range and breadth of music being made by music makers and creators.

As before, the project pairs Making Music members with a music creator for up to a year. Music creators have the opportunity to get to know performing groups and write a piece especially for them to premiere, while groups have the chance to contribute to the creation of a new work by some of the UK’s most promising music creators. Each pairing is assigned an experienced mentor to support and guide the music creator and group, and help the creative process run smoothly.

In 2020/21 for the first time, alongside the usual pairings of one group and one creator, places will be available for up to two groups to apply to work together with a matched music creator. In future, we are also looking to offer groups the opportunity to select their own music creator. What’s in it for groups? • A new piece of music tailored xxxxto your group • A working relationship with xxxxa skilled and committed music xxxxcreator • Exciting new experience for the xxxxgroup • A development day for your xxxxMD • An opportunity to be recorded xxxxand a possible radio broadcast • An understanding of the xxxxcollaborative process of xxxxcreating new music, and the xxxxknowledge and confidence to xxxxdo it again independently Find out more and apply at makingmusic.org.uk/adoptmusic-creator. Even if you’re not ready to apply yet, email us with questions: sally@makingmusic.org.uk

Photo: The Fretful Federation Mandolin Orchestra perform Esmeralda Conde Ruiz’s The Other Ocean

Adopt a Composer has been running for 20 years, with over 127 collaborations. Some of the pieces created are available for free for members to download and perform. Visit: makingmusic. org.uk/aacscores

NEW MAKING MUSIC AWARDS ADDED!

Making Music is proud to celebrate outstanding music makers by regularly awarding prizes to both leisure-time and professional musicians, groups and organisations.

Our member groups can nominate music makers in their midst who have made lifelong contributions to local musical life, or to leisure-time music for communities in the UK with The Lady Hilary Groves and Sir Charles Groves Prizes. The yearly Philip & Dorothy Green Young Artists Awards are presented to young musicians at the beginning of their careers in recognition of their outstanding talent, while the President’s Award celebrates the hard work and dedication of Making Music volunteers.

However we know that there is a whole lot more talent to be recognised and championed, in the spotlight and behindthe-scenes, so this year we are excited to introduce four brand new awards: Best Music Creator for a Leisure-Time Music Group, Best Arranger for a Leisure-Time Music Group, Best New Music Project (‘new’ defined as 21st century music), and Best Photo of a Leisure-time Music Group.

Prizes will range from publicity across Making Music’s sectorwide networks to bursaries towards commissions or other musical activities and projects.

All awards are being launched in May – visit the website to find out how to nominate or apply:

A new and revised edition of Eric Fenby’s famous book, the inspiration for Ken Russell’s film Song of Summer, is now available in hardback from Raincliffe Books.

DELIUS AS I KNEW HIM “ An amazing story and an amazing human and musical feat! Percy Grainger “

Sing for Pleasure Summer School 8-16 August 2020 Keele University, Staffordshire

NOW BOOKING

For Choral Directors and Vocal Leaders: • Conductor training courses: highly acclaimed training for beginners upwards

For Singers: • Musicianship for Singers course: music sight reading and theory from a singer’s viewpoint • NEW Songs from the Shows course:

Broadway favourites and more • Part-week choral courses: for varying levels of singing experience • Consort Course, suitable for experienced singers and led by Sarah Tenant-Flowers • Opera Choruses, with Themba Mvula • Jenkins:The Armed Man,a modern choral classic

Find out more, and book online, at: www.singforpleasure.org.uk/events Enquiries to: events@singforpleasure.org.uk

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