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COVID-19 Response Our London offices are closed and the Sound and Music Team is now working remotely; find out how we can support you and your work here.

Interpreting Isolation – Call for creative responses to COVID-19 Here at Sound and Music and particularly on the British Music Collection, we feel it is important to capture this moment in our history and to create a space to reflect on COVID-19 and individual responses in a creative way.

Two young people looking at a score - one is playing the viola

Sound and Music Summer School Do you know a budding young composer? Applications are open until May 1st for the Sound and Music Summer School 2020, a golden opportunity to work with professionals on their composing!

Sound and Music International Women's Day

International Women's Day 2020 #IWD2020 #EachforEqual Join Sound and Music as we mark International Women's Day Across our work

Our #CanCompose Commitments Our chief executive, Susanna Eastburn gave the keynote at Music Mark 2019, outlining the next steps in our #CanCompose campaign.

Can Compose: National Music Educators' Survey Our new report finds a crisis of creativity in music education, risking the future of composing in the UK.

We Are Recruiting Two New Roles *Due to COVID-19 interviews will take place remotely for both of these roles*

Sound and Music's Fair Access Principles

February 28th 2020

We're excited to announce our Fair Access Principles, a code of best practice for running artist development programmes, competitions and awards for composers.

The Sound and Music Team waving via Zoom

COVID-19: Free Zoom Tutorials and Chat Sessions for Composers

Fridays (weekly and online)

Sign up here for our weekly Zoom sessions, a digital space to discuss best practice for working in isolation as an artist and guidance on the software itself.

Interpreting Isolation – Call for creative responses to COVID-19

Deadline: Friday 3rd April

Here at Sound and Music and particularly on the British Music Collection, we feel it is important to capture this moment in our history and to create a space to reflect on COVID-19 and individual responses in a creative way.

We Are Recruiting Two New Roles

Deadline: Noon, Friday 10th April

*Due to COVID-19 interviews will take place remotely for both of these roles*

Sound and Music Summer School

2 – 8 August 2020

Do you know a budding young composer? Applications are open until May 1st for the Sound and Music Summer School 2020, a golden opportunity to work with professionals on their composing!