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Reflections: online concert

On 9th October at 13:15, nine of the new recordings/videos from our Coronavirus Fund for Freelance Musicians project will launch the Bristol University online concert series. Composers John Pickard, Geoff Poole and Michael Ellison, as well as SoundWorld director Julian Leeks, have close ties to the university so we are delighted to be involved in this.

With new music by:
Sally Beamish
Gavin Bryars
Graham Fitkin
Dame Evelyn Glennie
Sadie Harrison
John Pickard
Geoff Poole
Howard Skempton
&
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Performed by members of the Bristol Ensemble

BBC article on our coronavirus project

We are grateful to Steve Mather and the BBC for posting an article about Sound World’s Coronavirus Fund for Freelance Musicians. You can read this here.

Dame Evelyn Glennie, “…felt compelled to be part of it.” Photo by Caroline Purday

Crowdfunding Campaign

The crowdfunding campaign for our Coronavirus Fund for Freelance Musicians has now finished. The final total was just shy of £5000 so a huge thank you to everyone who donated.

We are still accepting contributions via our own project page here.

Podcast now available

The Sound World Noods Radio show/podcast is now available at https://mixcloud.com/NoodsRadio/sound-world-30th-june-20/
Sound World director Julian Leeks talks to Nico Muhly, Roger Huckle, Harriet Riley and Andy Keenan about our Coronavirus Fund for Freelance Musicians.With new music by Nico Muhly, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Sally Beamish, Graham Fitkin, Mark-Anthony Turnage and Geoff Poole.

Sound World podcast

A Sound World podcast will be airing at 3pm today on Noods Radio (https://www.noodsradio.com) With SW director Julian Leeks interviewing members of Bristol Ensemble, Nico Muhly and Andy Keenan and talking about our Fund for Freelance Musicians. With specially composed new music by Sadie Harrison, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Graham Fitkin and more…

Fundraising update

‪A big thank you to the many generous supporters who have helped us break the £3000 barrier. The campaign is still live with some great rewards including exclusive pre-release downloads of new music by Nico Muhly, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Gavin Bryars and others.‬

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/musicians-coronavirus-fund

Coronavirus Response

We’re seeking to raise £7000 to employ freelance musicians, whose livelihoods have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

This isn’t about charity hand outs. Rather, it focuses on creating something genuinely positive and valuable out of a terrible situation. It solves an immediate financial crisis through a wonderful, collaborative, artistic endeavour. It will make a real difference to the participants, not just in material terms, but to their wellbeing and mental health.

Leading composers from around the world are supporting this project. To find out more here or, to donate to our crowd funding campaign click here.

March #SoundWorldSounds

Sorry we’ve missed a couple of months but we’re back with a fantastic recommendation from composer and Sound World trustee Sadie Harrison – Birtwistle’s Fields of Sorrow. Click here for more.

Call for Scores 2020

As part of our Beethoven250! celebrations we are inviting young composers (25 and under) to submit works written in response to pieces by Beethoven.

The best will be selected for performance at our annual St. George’s concert in September.

For full details please visit our Opportunities page.

Dec. #SoundWorld Sounds

Brilliant, internationally renowned percussionist and Sound World patron Dame Evelyn Glennie joins Sir James MacMillan, Roxanna Panufnik, Howard Skempton and Anna Meredith as a contributor to our Sound World Sounds recommendations page. To find out what she picked, please click here.