Milly March
@millymarch.bsky.social
Arts marketer & photographer. Working w/ orchestras, venues, choirs, opera companies and promoters. Not smiling enough on Zoom since 2020. Views nicked from people I respect.
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📍Cambridge
Find me elsewhere: https://linktr.ee/millymarch
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Milly March
@millymarch.bsky.social
· Nov 20
In case anyone is remotely interested, there's the bare bones of an arts marketing/PR/comms/box office/audience development starter pack here - comment or DM me to get added.
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go.bsky.app/MrLNVj1 #arts #artsandculture #artsmarketing
I recently looked at a season brochure for an orchestra and of the 46 individual pieces of music listed across various dates (yes, I actually counted them), 6 were by women. By the way, 3 were in one concert.
Tempted to do this for all orchestras, and make a league table.
Tempted to do this for all orchestras, and make a league table.
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I recently looked at a season brochure for an orchestra and of the 46 individual pieces of music listed across various dates (yes, I actually counted them), 6 were by women. By the way, 3 were in one concert.
Tempted to do this for all orchestras, and make a league table.
Tempted to do this for all orchestras, and make a league table.
In Cambridge, you get an insight into how not everyone has a marketing brain. The concert posters tied to railings are often a lesson in what not to do. Text too small, colours not contrasting enough, QR codes in places difficult to reach, artist names no one’s heard of and no other information…
September 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
In Cambridge, you get an insight into how not everyone has a marketing brain. The concert posters tied to railings are often a lesson in what not to do. Text too small, colours not contrasting enough, QR codes in places difficult to reach, artist names no one’s heard of and no other information…
Diary of a freelancer:
Monday: how am I going to pay the rent next month?
Tuesday: how am I going to do all this work next month?
There is no in between.
Monday: how am I going to pay the rent next month?
Tuesday: how am I going to do all this work next month?
There is no in between.
September 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Diary of a freelancer:
Monday: how am I going to pay the rent next month?
Tuesday: how am I going to do all this work next month?
There is no in between.
Monday: how am I going to pay the rent next month?
Tuesday: how am I going to do all this work next month?
There is no in between.
Got an email from an orchestra describing an upcoming concert as having a “wide-ranging” programme. On the programme is music by four white men.
August 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Got an email from an orchestra describing an upcoming concert as having a “wide-ranging” programme. On the programme is music by four white men.
I’ve raised over £15,000 for clients this year… am I begrudgingly turning into an arts fundraiser?
July 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I’ve raised over £15,000 for clients this year… am I begrudgingly turning into an arts fundraiser?
I went to a conference of people who work in arts marketing.
The speaker at the final keynote clearly hadn’t done his research.
We know we can be creative, it’s pretty much a prerequisite of working in the sector.
The speaker at the final keynote clearly hadn’t done his research.
We know we can be creative, it’s pretty much a prerequisite of working in the sector.
July 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I went to a conference of people who work in arts marketing.
The speaker at the final keynote clearly hadn’t done his research.
We know we can be creative, it’s pretty much a prerequisite of working in the sector.
The speaker at the final keynote clearly hadn’t done his research.
We know we can be creative, it’s pretty much a prerequisite of working in the sector.
#London: there's a really awesome concert on Sunday 29 June at @sinfoniasmithsq.bsky.social with Sinfonia Cymru, Misha Mullov Abado and Bridget O'Donnell. It's such a cool concept and programme, with lots of different cultural influences.
See you there?
www.sinfoniasmithsq.org.uk/event/songs-...
See you there?
www.sinfoniasmithsq.org.uk/event/songs-...
Songs for the Earth - Sinfonia Smith Square
www.sinfoniasmithsq.org.uk
June 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
#London: there's a really awesome concert on Sunday 29 June at @sinfoniasmithsq.bsky.social with Sinfonia Cymru, Misha Mullov Abado and Bridget O'Donnell. It's such a cool concept and programme, with lots of different cultural influences.
See you there?
www.sinfoniasmithsq.org.uk/event/songs-...
See you there?
www.sinfoniasmithsq.org.uk/event/songs-...
I've now got some photos that I'm really proud of and I'd like to physically display some of them. I'm hoping to soon move to a house or flat where I'll have more wall space and more control over said wall space. I'd love some ideas on how to do this... #photography
June 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I've now got some photos that I'm really proud of and I'd like to physically display some of them. I'm hoping to soon move to a house or flat where I'll have more wall space and more control over said wall space. I'd love some ideas on how to do this... #photography
We're opening applications to City Music Foundation’s Artist Programme at ✨10am on Friday 13th June✨.
We support selected, exceptional musicians at the start of their professional careers with our CMF Artist Programme.
Full details are available from our website
citymusicfoundation.org/apply-now/
We support selected, exceptional musicians at the start of their professional careers with our CMF Artist Programme.
Full details are available from our website
citymusicfoundation.org/apply-now/
June 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We're opening applications to City Music Foundation’s Artist Programme at ✨10am on Friday 13th June✨.
We support selected, exceptional musicians at the start of their professional careers with our CMF Artist Programme.
Full details are available from our website
citymusicfoundation.org/apply-now/
We support selected, exceptional musicians at the start of their professional careers with our CMF Artist Programme.
Full details are available from our website
citymusicfoundation.org/apply-now/
LinkedIn-core. The internet is insane.
May 29, 2025 at 8:53 AM
LinkedIn-core. The internet is insane.
Booked accommodation for Arts Marketing Association conference.
In Edinburgh.
In the summer.
May have to sell both kidneys.
In Edinburgh.
In the summer.
May have to sell both kidneys.
May 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Booked accommodation for Arts Marketing Association conference.
In Edinburgh.
In the summer.
May have to sell both kidneys.
In Edinburgh.
In the summer.
May have to sell both kidneys.
Getting to see amazing concerts and take photos after months of marketing them really is the cherry on the cake. Newbury Spring Festival off to a flying start with English Chamber Orchestra under Roberto Forés Veses, and pianist Emanuil Ivanov playing to a packed St Nicolas Church.
May 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Getting to see amazing concerts and take photos after months of marketing them really is the cherry on the cake. Newbury Spring Festival off to a flying start with English Chamber Orchestra under Roberto Forés Veses, and pianist Emanuil Ivanov playing to a packed St Nicolas Church.
A fantastic opening to Newbury Spring Festival on Saturday. The parade, organised with the Corn Exchange and 101 Outdoor Arts saw local musicians, dancers and a huge puppet take to the streets, culminating in a party in the Market Square with Ladbroke Grove’s own Metronomes Steel Orchestra.
May 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
A fantastic opening to Newbury Spring Festival on Saturday. The parade, organised with the Corn Exchange and 101 Outdoor Arts saw local musicians, dancers and a huge puppet take to the streets, culminating in a party in the Market Square with Ladbroke Grove’s own Metronomes Steel Orchestra.
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📢 We are hiring 📢 for a Digital Content Manager to join our team from September.
Deadline is Monday 2 June.
Read more here including a link to the full recruitment pack: opera-rara.com/careers
Deadline is Monday 2 June.
Read more here including a link to the full recruitment pack: opera-rara.com/careers
Careers - Opera Rara
Work at Opera Rara and join an award-winning opera company whose mission is to restore, record, perform and promote lost and forgotten operas
opera-rara.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
📢 We are hiring 📢 for a Digital Content Manager to join our team from September.
Deadline is Monday 2 June.
Read more here including a link to the full recruitment pack: opera-rara.com/careers
Deadline is Monday 2 June.
Read more here including a link to the full recruitment pack: opera-rara.com/careers
🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...
Petition: Make the arts part of UK National Renewal | Campaign for the Arts
The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. The arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them.
www.campaignforthearts.org
May 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🚨🌱 The Chancellor is reviewing all public spending from scratch. Please join me in signing the @campaignforthearts.org petition to remind the UK Govt: the arts make our lives happier & our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them. www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...
Getting ready for two weeks 'down south' as Newbury Spring Festival kicks off on Saturday. Lots to do before then, but I'm excited for some great music.
www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk/events/photo/
www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk/events/photo/
Events Archive - Newbury Spring Festival
www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk
May 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Getting ready for two weeks 'down south' as Newbury Spring Festival kicks off on Saturday. Lots to do before then, but I'm excited for some great music.
www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk/events/photo/
www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk/events/photo/
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Have you spotted this article by our Artistic Director Carlo Rizzi for Gramophone magazine ⁉️
He takes you through 10 rare operas that we've recorded that you may or may not have heard of... with links to where you can hear them on @prestomusic.bsky.social 🎧
www.gramophone.co.uk/features/art...
He takes you through 10 rare operas that we've recorded that you may or may not have heard of... with links to where you can hear them on @prestomusic.bsky.social 🎧
www.gramophone.co.uk/features/art...
10 operatic hidden gems you've probably never heard of
From biblical floods and medieval sieges to a peasant girl wandering the hills of Northern France with a goat, Opera Rara's Artistic Director Carlo Rizzi shines a spotlight on lesser-known works by 19...
www.gramophone.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Have you spotted this article by our Artistic Director Carlo Rizzi for Gramophone magazine ⁉️
He takes you through 10 rare operas that we've recorded that you may or may not have heard of... with links to where you can hear them on @prestomusic.bsky.social 🎧
www.gramophone.co.uk/features/art...
He takes you through 10 rare operas that we've recorded that you may or may not have heard of... with links to where you can hear them on @prestomusic.bsky.social 🎧
www.gramophone.co.uk/features/art...
Alright #freelancers what’s the craic with this Making Tax Digital malarkey then? My turnover as a sole trader is gong to qualify me in the first wave…
I do my own accounts, so do I now need to buy some stupidly expensive software or pay some stupidly expensive accountant? What is everyone doing?
I do my own accounts, so do I now need to buy some stupidly expensive software or pay some stupidly expensive accountant? What is everyone doing?
April 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Alright #freelancers what’s the craic with this Making Tax Digital malarkey then? My turnover as a sole trader is gong to qualify me in the first wave…
I do my own accounts, so do I now need to buy some stupidly expensive software or pay some stupidly expensive accountant? What is everyone doing?
I do my own accounts, so do I now need to buy some stupidly expensive software or pay some stupidly expensive accountant? What is everyone doing?
Check out @operarara.bsky.social’s 55th season 👀
Finally! We can reveal that our 55th season full-scale opera production is the revival of the final 1921 version of Puccini's La rondine.
Carlo Rizzi conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra with a cast led by Ermonela Jaho at the Barbican on 5 December. Studio recording to follow of course too 🎶
Carlo Rizzi conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra with a cast led by Ermonela Jaho at the Barbican on 5 December. Studio recording to follow of course too 🎶
April 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Check out @operarara.bsky.social’s 55th season 👀
I’ve had one too many unsolicited sales DMs on LinkedIn this week and unfortunately this slime-ball bore the brunt of my sarcasm.
If you’re going to do this on LinkedIn as part of your sales strategy, read your prospects’ profiles first.
If you’re going to do this on LinkedIn as part of your sales strategy, read your prospects’ profiles first.
April 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I’ve had one too many unsolicited sales DMs on LinkedIn this week and unfortunately this slime-ball bore the brunt of my sarcasm.
If you’re going to do this on LinkedIn as part of your sales strategy, read your prospects’ profiles first.
If you’re going to do this on LinkedIn as part of your sales strategy, read your prospects’ profiles first.
My toxic trait is that although I’m a massive atheist, I also love visiting cathedrals) cause I like history), and then I get irritated when something religious happens, like a prayer. But anyway, here’s Chichester cathedral, ft Holst and the Arundel tomb.
April 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
My toxic trait is that although I’m a massive atheist, I also love visiting cathedrals) cause I like history), and then I get irritated when something religious happens, like a prayer. But anyway, here’s Chichester cathedral, ft Holst and the Arundel tomb.
Pleased for my client the National Children's Choir of Great Britain, who hit their fundraising target with the Big Give this week. We're using the money to keep auditions free and to hold auditions in more areas of the country - a very important step towards improving accessibility to our choirs.
March 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Pleased for my client the National Children's Choir of Great Britain, who hit their fundraising target with the Big Give this week. We're using the money to keep auditions free and to hold auditions in more areas of the country - a very important step towards improving accessibility to our choirs.
Reading back on a digital strategy I wrote for a client and had one of those rare moments of “oh yes, I DO know what I’m talking about”.
March 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Reading back on a digital strategy I wrote for a client and had one of those rare moments of “oh yes, I DO know what I’m talking about”.
Nearly 9 years ago, me and this dashing chap started our first “proper jobs” within a week of each other. He in fundraising, me in marketing. We hit it off and became firm friends.
This weekend I was at his wedding in New Zealand. He married the most amazing man, and I’m so pleased for them both.
This weekend I was at his wedding in New Zealand. He married the most amazing man, and I’m so pleased for them both.
February 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Nearly 9 years ago, me and this dashing chap started our first “proper jobs” within a week of each other. He in fundraising, me in marketing. We hit it off and became firm friends.
This weekend I was at his wedding in New Zealand. He married the most amazing man, and I’m so pleased for them both.
This weekend I was at his wedding in New Zealand. He married the most amazing man, and I’m so pleased for them both.
Great to actually be in the studio for Opera Rara’s most recent episode of Lives in Song: Donizetti this evening.
You can catch up on the livestreamed episode here:
www.youtube.com/live/1IchffQ...
You can catch up on the livestreamed episode here:
www.youtube.com/live/1IchffQ...
January 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Great to actually be in the studio for Opera Rara’s most recent episode of Lives in Song: Donizetti this evening.
You can catch up on the livestreamed episode here:
www.youtube.com/live/1IchffQ...
You can catch up on the livestreamed episode here:
www.youtube.com/live/1IchffQ...