Sound and Music is the UK’s leading development agency for new music and a charity.
Our mission is to maximise the opportunities for people to create and enjoy new music.
Our work includes composer and artist development, partnerships with a range of organisations, audience development, touring, information and advice, network building, and education. We champion new music and the work of British composers and artists, and seek to ensure that they are at the heart of cultural life and enjoyed by many.
Do you write or create your own music? Are you over 18? If so, are you a UK national? Are you disabled, or from a background other than White British?
This year, we would like to broaden the range of composers we work with. We have recently published some data about the range of artists that are applying for our opportunities. From this data we have learned that:
- Very few people from backgrounds other than White British apply to take up the opportunities that we create
- Very few disabled people apply take up the opportunities that we create
We have created the Pathways programme so that we can change these things. We would simply like to work with a broader range of people and we’d like to identify up to 6 artists to work with on this new programme.
In a two-step programme, the selected artists will spend the first six months working with us in bespoke coaching and mentoring sessions to help inform the selection of a suitable partner organisation with who you would like to work as an artist in residence for up to 18 months as part of Sound and Music’s existing talent development residency programmes. You will be supported through the residency by mentoring as well as by the Sound and Music team, including participating in a number of peer networking days that bring together composers and music creators who Sound and Music are currently supporting.
Applicants must be 18 or over and identify as disabled or from a background other than White British. It is completely free to apply!
For more information on eligibility requirements and how to apply, visit: http://www.soundandmusic.org/projects/opportunity-join-our-pathways-programme
Deadline: Noon, Tuesday 24th May
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