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The Irene Taylor Trust - #MusicinPrisons & the community
@irenetaylortrust.bsky.social
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Creating Music. Transforming Futures. We run inspiring creative projects with people in prison, former prisoners and young people experiencing challenging circumstances. https://irenetaylortrust.com/

Registered charity no. 1073105
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We're taking part in this session about Artists' Care in complex settings on November 20th - take a look: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/artists-ca...

@youthmusic.bsky.social @irenetaylortrust.bsky.social @good-vibrations.bsky.social
Artists' Care: Supervision and Care for Artists Working in Complex Settings
How can supervision and care in challenging and complex settings be structured, funded and embedded within organisational structures?
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October 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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#ITT30 📣This Friday our radio show Solidarity Tracks will be broadcast for the first time on Voice Radio bringing together
music made in prisons around the world. Tune in at 11am on the 29th of September to hear songs from prisons worldwide & interviews with those who helped shape them...
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September 23, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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We're very excited to team up with @hearmeoutmusic.bsky.social for a FREE webinar next week, following observation of each other's practice in prisons and immigration detention. Great insights for anyone interested in music in community settings

Monday 22/09/25 - 2.30pm
BOOK: bit.ly/ITTHMO
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September 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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We're celebrating our friends @irenetaylortrust.bsky.social on their 30th anniversary year - check out their wonderful FREE photo exhibition at Rich Mix, on now, and find out about their anniversary show here: irenetaylortrust.com/celebrating-...
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September 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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We're joining forces with @irenetaylortrust.bsky.social for a webinar, following observation of each other's practice in prisons and immigration detention. It's free, with great insights for anyone interested in music in community settings. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/learnings-...
Learnings from prison/detention - a musician's perspective
Irene Taylor Trust and Hear Me Out compare and reflect on our practice at the front line of prisons and asylum detention.
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August 29, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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#ITT30 FREE EXHIBITION at Rich Mix, 2-14 September
Portraits by Lizzie Coombes aka @bettylawless.bsky.social of people connected with ITT

Introducing artist KENGO who we first met on #MakingTracks

Part of 30th anniversary celebrations – find out more:
bit.ly/ITT30
August 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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John tells us #MusicinPrisons was “my connection to the outside world & inner self” and how it “fostered him through those bad times” while serving his sentence, helping him to build confidence and move towards the future beyond prison

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Music in Prisons participants tell their stories
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August 22, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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hearmeoutmusic.bsky.social
We've been doing some work recently with our brilliant friends at @irenetaylortrust.bsky.social - check out the songs from their Lullaby Project with @royalphilorchestra.bsky.social and @cleanbrk.bsky.social
irenetaylortrust.bsky.social The Irene Taylor Trust - #MusicinPrisons & the community @irenetaylortrust.bsky.social · Aug 6
“It means a lot more than I can put in words…”

We recently had the privilege of working with women from @cleanbrk.bsky.social on our #LullabyProject partnership with @royalphilorchestra.bsky.social #Resound

🎧 Listen to the songs 👉 bit.ly/LullabyProje...

📸 by Tracey Anderson
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August 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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“It means a lot more than I can put in words…”

We recently had the privilege of working with women from @cleanbrk.bsky.social on our #LullabyProject partnership with @royalphilorchestra.bsky.social #Resound

🎧 Listen to the songs 👉 bit.ly/LullabyProje...

📸 by Tracey Anderson
A photograph of three women singing together
August 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
irenetaylortrust.bsky.social
We're very excited to be #recruiting for a Projects & Operations Coordinator (part-time) to join our dedicated office team - a dynamic role that plays an important part in our projects and the running of our office. Salary £24-£27k pro rata

👉full job description & how to apply; bit.ly/ITTPOC
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August 6, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Our #LullabyProject with @royalphilorchestra.bsky.social is featured on @itvanglia.bsky.social piece at HMP Norwich about how building skills like reading (supported by @shannontrust.bsky.social charity) & through creating music can help prisoners to change their lives 👇
www.itv.com/news/anglia/...
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June 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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royalphilorchestra.bsky.social
“I found kindness, warmth and meaningful human connections.”

Today is #InternationalRefugeeDay!

Back in February and March we worked with @irenetaylortrust.bsky.social, Resettlement and Care4Calais in the Lullaby Project, helping refugees and asylum seekers write lullabies for their loved ones.
June 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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FREE #LullabyProject performance in London/ via Livestream this week, as part of our collaboration with @royalphilorchestra.bsky.social #Resound supported by
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social

⭐Fri 23 May, 2.30pm at Rich Mix or Livestream
📩 BOOK FREE tickets: bit.ly/BookLullabyP...
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May 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Wonderful project my sister has been involved in organising @irenetaylortrust.bsky.social (free) tickets available for the London performance on Friday 23 May, 2.30pm. richmix.org.uk/book-online/...
May 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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FREE #LullabyProject performance in #Reading next week, as part of our collaboration with @royalphilorchestra.bsky.social #Resound supported by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social

⭐Tuesday 11 March, 4.30pm at St Nicholas Church, Reading
📩 Email: projects@irenetaylortrust.com to reserve tickets
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March 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
irenetaylortrust.bsky.social
#ChairWanted ⭐️ We’re very sad that the wonderful Jane Anderson is coming to the end of her tenure as #Chair; we’re looking for someone equally brilliant and inspiring to join us. Could it be your time to shine?! The Chair plays an important role as a figurehead & leader

👉 bit.ly/ITTChair
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February 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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#MakingTracks 🎤 We’re excited to be at #thekingstrust South London Centre this week helping young people to #GetStarted #makingmusic! By this Friday afternoon they'll have been supported by our amazing musicians to form a band & written a set of #original songs ready to perform - JOIN US! 👇
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February 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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🔊 CALL OUT FOR EARLY-CAREER #COMPOSER ⭐ As part of our #LullabyProject collaboration with the @royalphilorchestra.bsky.social, we have an opportunity for an early-career composer (£500 bursary) - apply by 25th Feb

🎼 Full details here 👉 bit.ly/composerITT
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January 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
irenetaylortrust.bsky.social
Happy New Year! 📢 An exciting opportunity for those with a background in #finance to join our team & help us to change lives through making music: we’re looking for a #FinanceTrustee

No previous #trustee experience is required (we’ll provide an induction & support to settle into the role)...
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January 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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We are recruiting. Details below. Simple online application form and self-tape monologue (can be done on a phone). If invited to audition we can pay reasonable travel costs within the UK. Full-time, salaried position for the right person. All the details: www.tinyurl.com/GeeseJobs #appliedtheatre
November 29, 2024 at 5:12 PM
irenetaylortrust.bsky.social
Hello - how lovely to join you here!

A little taster of who we are and what we do - using the creation of original music to help marginalised people to make positive life changes...
December 4, 2024 at 1:05 PM