Making Music

At the end of March, both the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Arts Council England (ACE) themselves published responses to Baroness Hodge’s independent review of ACE. The review process was instigated by UK Government and the panel worked through 2025, meeting with over 600 individuals and organisations and considering the views of ...

Barry Holloway, Marketing Director for Making Music, interviews the East London Late Starters Orchestra (ELLSO) on their origins, philosophy and music-making.

For many people, the idea of learning a musical instrument as an adult feels impossible – perhaps the chance came and went in childhood, perhaps life simply got in the way...

Making Music is delighted to announce the 2026 cohort for Adopt a Music Creator (AaMC), our flagship project that brings together music creators and leisure-time music groups to collaborate and create inspiring new music. 

We are excited to be able to support even more groups to commission new music from emerging music crea...

Corporate member Rayburn Tours tells us how they supported a music group during a concert tour that took an unexpected turn.

For many choirs, touring is one of the most rewarding parts of making music together. But when you’re travelling with a large group, performing in multiple venues, and relying on tight schedules, things ma...