Music hubs losing pupils and schools over rising costs
Research finds music hubs and services are being forced to increase prices amid rising costs and funding gaps, but parents and sch…
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MPs to scrutinise grassroots music venues ‘crisis’
More than 120 grassroots music venues closed in the eight months between February and September this year.
ENO cuts: plans to reduce size of chorus emerge
Planned cuts to English National Opera's chorus come in addition to proposals to axe 19 jobs from its orchestra in an att…
Redevelopment of Aberdeen music venue ‘under review’
Plans to redevelop performing arts venue The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen are being placed “under review” over funding conce…
Refugee music programme needs further funding to continue
A music academy supporting Ukrainian refugees has said it requires further funding to continue its programme. Last week, the Londo…
ENO Director resigns over planned orchestral cuts
Music Director Martyn Brabbins cites “a plan of managed decline” as reason for resignation, but the company says it is…
Agency for female and gender-minority composers launches
A new agency representing gender minority composers has launched in London. Operated by Register, a music agency specialising in l…
Northern Ballet orchestra cuts highlighted at Labour conference
The Musicians Union (MU) has used the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool to draw attention to proposals to cut Northern Ballet&r…
Ticketmaster agrees fundraising drive for Music Venues Trust
Ticketing giant Ticketmaster is launching a charity upsell option to support Music Venues Trust (MVT). For one month starting 17 O…
Campaign to keep Northern Ballet’s music live
Musicians from the Northern Ballet Sinfonia have begun campaigning against a proposal to replace them with recordings for some tou…
Manchester to host international music convention
Manchester has successfully bid to host the global music scene’s biggest conference, WOMEX, next October. The music conventi…
First venue purchased under community ownership scheme
An initiative dubbed the 'National Trust of Music Venues’ confirms purchase of the freehold of its first grassroots musi…
Northern Ballet ‘in serious financial trouble’
Ballet company confirms it is considering touring without an orchestra as part of efforts to save money in the face of rising cost…
Ofsted finds inequalities in music education persist
An Ofsted report examining music in schools has found inequalities in opportunities to learn an instrument continue to impact pupi…
Grassroots music sector in ‘full-blown crisis’
Research conducted by Music Venues Trust finds 125 grassroots music venues across the UK have been lost in the last eight months.
Secondary school jointly run with orchestra opens
A new state school run in partnership with a professional orchestra has opened in the West Midlands, offering enhanced music educa…
Music festival suffers ‘crucial’ funding cut
Organisers of a prominent festival in the UK’s classical music calendar have said they are “appalled and saddened&rdqu…
Brixton Academy to reopen once it meets safety conditions
The safety measures, proposed by the venue operator and agreed on by Lambeth Council, include stronger doors, new crowd management…
Music education body assembles youth advisory board
The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) has convened its first youth advisory board. The board is made up of 30…
DJ warns of ‘boys’ club’ music industry where freelance women feel ‘unsafe’
The DJ and author Annie Macmanus has told MPs that the music industry is "a boys' club" with a system “r…
South Yorkshire bids to become music education hub
South Yorkshire has thrown its hat in the ring to become the home of a new music education hub. The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combin…
Sage Gateshead renamed The Glasshouse
Decision to change name of venue taken after announcement last year that an arena and conference centre to be built next door woul…
Brixton Academy: £1.2m spent on safety improvements
Operator promises improved safety measures if venue is permitted to reopen and rejects concerns a new risk assessment process woul…
Proms attendance up on pre-pandemic levels
Average attendance figures for the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall this year were significantly up on 2019. According to figure…
