Maggie Hamilton

The Brook Street Band will perform the shortlisted compositions and premiere the winning works

NCEM launches Young Composer Award 2025

Competitions
The big band at Stafford Grammar School is working with composer Kamea Nemeth

Young composers partner school big bands

Composition
Sheku Kanneh-Mason has, with his sister Isata, launched a music education initiative

New music education initiative is launched

Instrumental & Vocal
Andy Grappy at the Notting Hill Carnival

Q&A: Andy Grappy

Sector Insights
Specialist Teaching Assistants will work alongside music colleagues in schools, colleges and hubs

New music education training is launched

Sector Insights
Pupils and a teacher at Hatton Park Primary School, Longstanton, with a piano donated through the Piano Equals programme

New donation scheme will reallocate pianos

Instrumental & Vocal
Warwick School is one of Britain's oldest private schools, having been founded c.914

Independent schools fight VAT on fees

Sector Insights
The RCO Summer Course includes the strand Teaching the Fundamentals of Playing the Organ, led by Anne Marsden Thomas

Organ courses for young pianists

Instrumental & Vocal

Q&A: Pam Wedgwood

Sector Insights
Big Noise musicians are presented to King Charles at the Scottish Parliament

Big Noise musicians perform for the King

Instrumental & Vocal
Ryan Wang wins BBC Young Musician 2024

Ryan Wang wins BBC Young Musician 2024

Awards
Nicholas Chalmers conducts the National Youth Voices and BBC Singers at the launch of the new partnership

BBC Singers and National Youth Choir announce new partnership

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