For 60 years the charity Sing for Pleasure has been fostering singing in schools and choirs, providing training for vocal leaders from all walks. By most accounts, the largely volunteer-run organisation is now the largest provider of choral conductor training in the UK.
Since 2023 SfP has been led by CEO Paul Cutts. It has a new mission statement, is busy brokering new partnerships with music education hubs, and has new core funding from The Foyle Foundation – at a time when many choral organisations are stuggling on the back of a pandemic, music's de-prioritisation in schools and competition, among the young, in the form of creativity using music tech, for example.
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