Composer and landscape painter Marc Yeats's new book Music, Painting, Landscape and Me is out now, published by Vision Editions.

We are delighted to present you go, once before by Sara Rahman, a composition for cello and voice, accompanied by a visual essay and commissioned as part of Beyond the Edge, an open call delivered in partnership with Heritage Quay.
Composer Sara Rahman crouches just inside the gate of a wind farm in Yorkshire. The wind turbines are visible in the image and span a lush green pasture bordered by a jagged stone wall.

Join us for the online premiere of you go, once before by Sara Rahman, winner of the British Music Collection Beyond the Edge open call.

In celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month, we invited writers, researchers and thinkers to pitch us editorial on queer music, sounds and the people who make it. This article by writer Seth Pereira asks why the UK rap scene hasn't yet seen an openly queer rapper go mainstream.

Digital Bridge artists XEXA and Sarmen catch up with Ray Morrison about building linguistic trust, telepathic WhatsApp messages and recording their environments through binaural sound.

Listen to Pensive Panic, the new single from new EP From Distance by Usher Lavelle, created as a result of the 2020 Black Composers Open Call. Plus, Usher chats to the British Music Collection about his creative journey over the past four years.

Digital Bridge artists Cutzi Hamid and Freya Edmondes talk to Ray Morrison about the art of digital collaboration, finding a common creative goal, and taking field recordings of motorbikes.

In celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month, we invited writers, researchers and thinkers to pitch us editorial on queer music, sounds and the people who make it. This article exploring the role of community in electronic music is by writer and photographer Mallory Bea.

Digital World is an audiovisual piece by Cutzi Hamid & Freya Edmondes, created as part of Digital Bridge, an international collaborative project between UK and Mexico, from Sound and Music, CMMAS and Supersonic, funded by the British Council.

Grain of Sand is an audiovisual piece by XEXA and Sarmen Almond, created as part of Digital Bridge, an international collaborative project between UK and Mexico, from Sound and Music, CMMAS and Supersonic, funded by the British Council.

Listen to A Way Home, a new track from FAUZIA, created as part of the British Music Collection's 2022 Black Composers Open Call.

Watch the music video for I Still, the new work created by music artist Joy Nkoyo as part of the British Music Collection's 2022 Black Composers Open Call.

Explore Mixed Feelings, a multimedia project created by Sound artist Thomas Harris as part of the British Music Collection's 2022 Black Composers Open Call.

In this new instalment of the 'Sounds of...' series on the British Music Collection, professional fiddler, composer, recording and touring artist and part of Sound and Music's New Voices 2021 programme, Jennifer Wrigley shares with us the aural traditions of her native Orkney, an archipelago off of the northeastern coast of Scotland.

In celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month, we're inviting UK-based writers, researchers and thinkers to pitch us editorial on queer music, sounds and the people who make it. 

We're thrilled to announce the winners of our Black Composers Open Call, which we ran as part of Black History Month 2022.

We are pleased to share Rubicon, a new audio visual work by New Voices artist Elijah Maja. 

Listen to the sounds of the 2022 Summer School as we share an eclectic selection of music created by students at the week-long residential.

We are seeking to support UK-based Black composers, artists and collectives from the African and Caribbean diaspora in a new Open Call opportunity for 3 x £750 grants for new sonic works.

Listen to a new work by Jamie Elless, created as part of the LGBTQ+ Composers Open Call 

Listen to a new work by Finn Patrick McLean, created as part of the LGBTQ+ Composers Open Call 

In this new monthly video series, Marc Yeats explores his relationship to composing, painting and landscape.

Sound and Music and the Mexican Centre for Music and Sonic Arts (CMMAS) in partnership with Supersonic Festival are pleased to announce the artists selected for Digital Bridge – a new collaborative project supported by the British Council.  
Composers or sound artists based in or born in the UK are invited to join the British Music Collection. Scroll down to find out more...
Photo: Na'ama Zisser, London-based composer featured in the British Music Collection.

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Drake Music - The Emergent Commissions

Drake Music, in partnership with Sound and Music, have announced 3 exciting opportunities for Deaf and/or Disabled musicians to create a new piece of music and collaborate with...

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The British Music Collection - Three Composer Highlights

Following a second placement with Sound and Music, intern Aaron Harrex shines a light on three of his favourite composers from the British Music Collection.

 

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Janet Beat
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Janet Beat - Uncovering a pioneer of UK electronic music

Composer Caro C interviews electronic music pioneer Janet Beat, discussing her fascinating history - alongside an exclusive online premiere of Janet's work.

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Margo Fagan - Maintaining a Musical Legacy

Jack Robinson reflects on the legacy of lesser-known composer, music educator and teacher Margo Fagan.

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African Composers – “Removing Today’s Eclipse"

Edewede Oriwoh on the lack of accurate representation of African composers, and the history of African composition, across the internet.  

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Celtic Connections: Aidan O'Rourke Interview

We've partnered with Celtic Connections to bring you a series of interviews with artists from the 2019 festival line-up, exploring newness and experimentation in traditional...

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50 Things: 'Partita for Unattended Glass Harp'

For our 50 Things series, musician and Sound and Music team member Sam Corcoran delves into Andie Brown's world of self-made instruments.

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The British Music Collection – Should we make more use of it?

Jolyon Laycock, of the Severnside Composers' Alliance, on the history and importance of the British Music Collection.

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Ashley John Long - Contemporary Double Bassist

Sound and Music Intern Aaron Harrex on the composer and researcher Ashley John Long.

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