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London Youth Choirs @londonyouthchoirs.bsky.social · May 11

Want to try out LYC before you sign up for an audition?

We're running a free session for ages 6-11 to experience LYC, prepare for auditions and build confidence in your singing!

📅Fri 30 May
🕰️2-6pm
📍Walworth Town Hall, Elephant & Castle

Info & sign up: www.londonyouthchoirs.com/experience-l...

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Sing Up Foundation @singupfoundation.bsky.social · Jan 22

🎶 Singing and music-making have an incredible ability to bring people together 🎶

Check out our #research on impact of singing and music making with young displaced children and young people with recommendations for future work 💛

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#refugees #charity #musiceducation #mentalhealth

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Thomas - Jazz-Lives.com @tradingfours.bsky.social · Mar 4

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@wearewijo.bsky.social #jazz #music #trading-fours #jazz-lives.com

Women in Jazz History: 8 Pioneering Artists Shaping the Genre -

Discover the remarkable women in jazz history who revolutionized the genre. From Diana Krall to Esperanza Spalding, explore how these pioneering artists transformed jazz through innovation and artisti...

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Contemporary Music for All @comanewmusic.bsky.social · Mar 5

📣Opportunity: We’re #recruiting for an inspiring Chair to lead CoMA’s Board of Trustees and play a key role in planning and guiding CoMA’s future.
If you have leadership, board or #trustee experience and a passion for the power of the arts, we’d love to hear from you by 14 Mar!

Opportunity: Chair of CoMA Board of Trustees

Contemporary Music for All

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The City of Oxford Choir @oxfordchoir.org · Mar 5

Clara Schumann's legacy continues to inspire musicians and music lovers alike, and she's very much a friend of the City of Oxford Choir. Get your tickets now to hear us sing her beautiful music.

www.oxfordchoir.org/event-detail...

Image: Stone museum building with dinosaur in front.
Text reads: The City of Oxford Choir and Oxford University Museum of natural History.
Unearthed, a choral celebration of 200 years of paleontology in Oxford.
Friday 28 March 2025, 7:00 pm.

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · Mar 5

Our Discover Choir of the Earth taster week of completely free open rehearsals continued yesterday with our bass rehearsal, where @benenglandbem.bsky.social taught the bass line of the Sanctus from Haydn's Harmoniemesse. Our courses cover every note but also improve your musicality! 🎶 Check it out 👇

Discover Choir of the Earth Open Week - Bass Rehearsal - Learn Sanctus from Haydn's Harmoniemesse

YouTube video by Choir of the Earth

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Making Music UK @makingmusicuk.bsky.social · Mar 5

@creativelivescl.bsky.social want to know how creative groups across the UK and Ireland are faring. Those who respond stand a chance to win a £250/€300 grant! @barbaraeifler27.bsky.social

Creative Lives @creativelivescl.bsky.social · Mar 4

Fancy winning a £250/€300 grant for your creative group? Please take a moment to fill out Creative Lives' sector survey. We speak to local/national governments, policy-makers, and funders on behalf of groups, so ensure your concerns are noted and impact valued! www.creative-lives.org/creative-liv...

Creative Lives Monitor 2025

Tell us about your creative group - and you could win a £250/€300 grant!

www.creative-lives.org

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Making Music UK @makingmusicuk.bsky.social · Feb 26

The government’s Spending Review has concluded, with results due by June. Contact your MP as the Treasury considers future spending. Advocating for choirs is key! Contact MPs across the UK, as this is a nationwide issue. How to contact your MP:

Tax relief for choirs

Making Music and other music sector organisations are calling for the eligibility criteria for Orchestra Tax Relief to be changed so choirs can also benefit. Making Music members can support this…

www.makingmusic.org.uk

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Vaughan Williams Foundation @vwfndn.bsky.social · Feb 26

💻 Find out more about our work, including our funding opportunities, via our website.

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Bradford Festival Choral Society @bfcs1856.bsky.social · Feb 25

Experience the breathtaking sound of >180 voices, orchestra, stunning soloists, tabla and sitar in Bradford’s St George's Hall.

The angelic voices of Bradford Catholic Youth Choir will be coming from the grand tier, making the acoustics of this area even more special! @visitbradford.bsky.social

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Sing Up Foundation @singupfoundation.bsky.social · Feb 26

What types of approaches work when using singing & vocal work to support children & young people's mental health & wellbeing? Explore our collection of case studies to see how other practitioners are working with young people in different contexts: https://buff.ly/3XeZW2Q

#musictherapy #musiced

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Royal Philharmonic Society @royalphilsoc.bsky.social · Feb 26

Could you play a valued role helping to steer and support the Royal Philharmonic Society? There are two weeks left to apply for a position on our RPS Board of Trustees, by Wed 12 March. Thank you for helping us to spread the word. royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/rps_today/ne...

Appointing new RPS Trustees

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Susie Dent @susiedent.com · Feb 26

Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.

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Campaign for the Arts @campaignforthearts.org · Feb 26

"We trebled the amount of money to the arts."

Despite a challenging economic backdrop, Jennie Lee transformed public funding and access over her 6 years as Minister for the Arts.

Read more about her trailblazing white paper on this, its 60th anniversary: www.campaignforthearts.org/news/jennie-...

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Barbara Eifler @barbaraeifler27.bsky.social · Feb 26

Crowdfunder opens for Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/newsree...

Crowdfunder opens for Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club - Arts Professional

A crowdfunding campaign aiming to secure the future of Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club (BGWMC) has opened. The Grade-II listed east London building, a famous part of London's LGBTQ+ nightlife that re...

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Crouch End Festival Chorus @thechoircefc.bsky.social · Feb 24

It's the last week for *EARLY BIRD PRICES* for our Missa Solemnis at #AlexandraPalace Grab your tickets before you lose the February discount! No codes or anything, the discount is already built into the price.

Tickets: www.alexandrapalace.com/whats-on/mis...

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Music Venue Trust @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social · Feb 24

Live music is nothing without its fans, and right now music lovers have the chance to shape its future.

The Music Fans’ Voice survey is giving live music fans across the board a real say in how it is supported in the UK.

Music Fans' Voice Survey

15 minutes to shape the future of UK live music! Music fans across the nations play a significant part in sustaining a vital industry. They buy the tickets, they stream the songs, and they create glob...

MusicFansVoice.uk

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Royal Philharmonic Society @royalphilsoc.bsky.social · Feb 24

We're pleased to say some last tickets to the #RPSAwards @royalbirmcons.bsky.social on Thursday 6 March next week have just been released, priced £15-30. Join us, and so many music-makers and music-lovers, for what promises to be a very special night. royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/awards/rps_m...

RPS Awards Event

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Three Spires Singers @threespiressing.bsky.social · Feb 23

It's time to announce the soloists for our performance of the St Matthew Passion on 5th April. Tickets available at www.minack.com/three-spires... 🧵1/7

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Jenny Jackson @jjacksoncomposer.bsky.social · Feb 23

Any adult beginner string players fancy this Intro to String Quartet workshop in Sheffield? @hallamsinfonia.bsky.social @sheffviolaensemble.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social @visitsheffield.bsky.social

First Position Strings @1stposstrings.bsky.social · Feb 23

Teachers of adult beginner string players: please share this event with your pupils. Everyone will experience the joy of playing in a quartet at a level in which they feel comfortable. Spaces limited. www.jennyjacksoncomposer.com/teaching/int... #adultbeginnerstrings @classicalsheffield.bsky.social

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Barbara Eifler @barbaraeifler27.bsky.social · Feb 23

That sounds like a great opportunity, shame I'm a bit far away from Bradford...

Bradford Festival Choral Society @bfcs1856.bsky.social · Feb 23

🎶 Exciting news! 🎶 Sohini Kaur joins our Come and Sing Workshopfor a practical intro to Indian classical singing! Don’t miss this unique chance to learn from a versatile soprano blending Eastern & Western music. Book now! 🎟️👉 www.ticketsource.co.uk/bfcs

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Simon Brackenborough @sbrackenborough.bsky.social · Feb 23

I've had some very positive responses about this post.

If you'd be interested in coming along to such a group, please complete this very short survey (just 4 questions), so I can gather info on what would be the best option for people.

Shares appreciated!

www.surveymonkey.com/r/VSPB3ZM

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Open Up Music 🎵 @openupmusic.bsky.social · Feb 20

The young musicians in our programmes motivate us every day ❤️🎶 Meet the London NOYO Ensemble #NationalOpenYouthOrchestra #NOYO #Clarion in partnership with @guildhallschool.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/vi...

Meet the kids playing in an inclusive orchestra

The National Open Youth Orchestra has groups all over the country. Emma-Louise met the London Ensemble to see what it's all about.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Open Up Music 🎵 @openupmusic.bsky.social · Feb 14

🚨Applications for Regional NOYO Ensembles are live🚨

11-25-year old disabled, neurodivergent and non-disabled musicians looking to develop their ensemble and instrumental skills in an inclusive setting can apply to join NOYO now 👉 noyo.org.uk/apply/

#InclusiveMusic #Apply

A group of young disabled and non-disabled musicians rehearse together on acoustic, electronic and accessible instruments.

A group of young disabled and non-disabled musicians rehearse together.

A group of young disabled and non-disabled musicians rehearse together on acoustic and electronic instruments.

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Bushey Symphony Orchestra @busheysymphony.bsky.social · Feb 6

Tickets now on sale for Bushey Symphony Orchestra's 'Springtime Classics' Concert
Sunday 16 March at 3pm
Clarendon Muse, Watford WD18 7JA
Music by Debussy, Haydn, Frank Bridge, Järnefelt and Christopher Gunning's Flute Concertino with soloist Sarah Bennington
Book online here shorturl.at/Ekoc6

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