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Sing Up Day returns on 25 March, uniting schools, choirs, and community groups worldwide through a specially commissioned song. This event highlights the impact of group singing on musical development, wellbeing, and community connection.

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December 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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🇬🇧 VOCES8 Summer School & Festival
27 Jul – 2 Aug • Milton Abbey, UK

Experience a week of choral training, chamber music, and nightly performances with Voces8

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November 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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🏴 Ceòlas Summer School @Ceòlas
5–12 July • South Uist, UK

A week of Gaelic music, language, dance, and song, with classes for all levels plus nightly concerts and events. Choose your main and secondary class from a range of traditional arts.

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November 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Registration is now open for the 2026 World Choir Festival in Hong Kong, scheduled for 12–16 July and featuring choirs and artists from around the world.

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November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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🎶 Voces8 Scholars Programme 2026–27 – Apply Now! 🎶

A year-long programme for emerging singers, offering ensemble training, mentoring & performances across the UK, US & Europe. @voces8

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November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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🇭🇰 HK International Young Musicians Competition 2026
Open to string players and ensembles (0–23). Pre-selection by 9 Feb 2026; live rounds 6–12 Apr 2026 in Hong Kong.

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November 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Roundhouse and UMG UK partner to expand youth access to music education, mentoring, and digital creative opportunities.

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November 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Join leaders, educators, and musicians at Guildhall for a powerful one-day conference tackling the barriers to inclusion in classical music. Be part of the movement shaping a more accessible future.

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November 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Roundhouse and Universal Music Group UK join forces to empower young creatives! This landmark partnership expands music education, industry access, and digital opportunities, giving youth a safe space to create, connect, and grow their skills.

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November 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Scheduled for 9 December 2025, Class Ceiling at Guildhall School will feature panels and presentations on socio-economic inequality in classical music and explore approaches to improving inclusion.

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November 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Trinity Laban and Shiv Nadar University launch Satyam Kalon, a new arts initiative linking institutions in India, the UK and the US for interdisciplinary and transcultural research.

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November 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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The 2026 Azrieli Music Prizes have named four laureates, each commissioned to create a new choral-orchestral work to be premiered by the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and Chorus. @azrielimusicprizes.bsky.social

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November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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🇬🇧 The UK music industry hit a record £8bn GVA in 2024, but UK Music cautions that growth is slowing and key challenges remain, from rising costs to EU touring barriers. @ukmusic.bsky.social

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November 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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A new British Council report explores opportunities in China’s rapidly expanding music sector — from streaming to live performance and cross-cultural partnerships.

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🎶 #MusicIndustry #China
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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🎵 A new guide to adaptive musical instruments is out now — supporting greater access to music-making for disabled musicians. Explore innovations in inclusive instrument design via the Inclusive Music Consortium.

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#InclusiveMusic #Accessibility
November 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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🎨 The UK government has scrapped the EBacc, bringing arts and music back to the core of school life — a major win for creative education! 🇬🇧✨

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#EducationReform #ArtsEducation #MusicInSchools
November 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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🎵 Lead with purpose through the power of music.

Nordoff and Robbins — the UK’s largest music therapy charity — is seeking a new Chief Executive to guide its next chapter of impact and innovation.

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#MusicJobs #Leadership #Charity #UKMusic
November 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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🎹 Pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason and author Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason join VIMA Education and Winchester College to celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary in her hometown of Winchester.

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#JaneAusten250 #KannehMason #Winchester #ClassicalMusic
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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🇬🇧 The UK Government has launched a new £3.5 million Town of Culture competition to celebrate small and medium-sized towns shaping Britain’s cultural life.

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November 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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🇬🇧 LIFEM 2025 runs 12–15 November in Blackheath, London — a four-day celebration of early music, with performances, exhibitions, and events for everyone.

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November 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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🎶 “Everyone in music education—focus on young people’s lives.”

Youth Music CEO Matt Griffiths joins The Music Education Podcast to talk impact, inspiration, and the future. @youthmusic.bsky.social

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#MusicEducation #YouthMusic
October 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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🎭 Thangam Debbonaire appointed CEO of the new UK Opera Association, uniting 20 founding companies to strengthen and champion. @UK Opera Association

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#Opera #UKOA #ArtsNews
October 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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🇲🇾 Penang’s Vincent Ong makes history as the first Malaysian finalist at the Chopin Competition, winning joint fifth prize in Warsaw. 🎹👏

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#ChopinCompetition #VincentOng #ClassicalMusic
October 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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🎶 Congrats to MusicShare — winner of the Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year Award for Best Music Learning Initiative! 👏

Led by Cathy Lamb, the programme inspires young voices across Staffordshire. 🌟

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#MusicEducation #ClassicFM #MusicShare
October 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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🎶 Call for proposals open! The 2026 European Platform for Artistic Research in Music (EPARM) will take place in Oslo, 9–11 April 2026. Theme: “Alone Together: Exploring Dimensaions of Interdependence and Cooperation.”

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October 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM