Doing music differently

Doing music differently

About this event “As it currently exists, the classical music world is … suffering from a perennial and pervasive diversity crisis” Chi-Chi Nwanoku Music plays a huge role in our modern world and it all starts with people like you. Whether you play or teach an...
Prabandh – Synopsis of interview 1

Prabandh – Synopsis of interview 1

Sham Veda is the earliest surviving evidence of Indian music, arts, and culture, dating backto 2500BC. Furthermore, there is written evidence from great scholars and musicologists ofthe gradual formation of the universal scale; Vedic chants sung in 3, 4 and 5 notes...
Brass Of The Saff

Brass Of The Saff

Brass of the Saff How Drum and Brass worked with the families on the Saffron Lane Estate in Leicester to create a community brass band. “Last Christmas it was lovely, it felt like a real community”  – Porsche Antwi Impact of The Brass of The Saff In 2019...
Do we need changes in music-making?

Do we need changes in music-making?

Written by Julie Hoggarth In the run up to “No Bars_Music” exhibition at Bishop Street Methodist Church, opening Monday June 21st 2021, D+B director Julie Hoggarth explores some of the barriers to music-making and ways to overcome them.  This article will discuss...