Asylum Sounds
Life is sweet when we sing together Life is cool when we dance all night We need kind people to make life better We take our energy from the sun In Spring 2023, Live Music Now had a phone call from music leader Ben Sellers, asking whether we would be interested in working with him […]
Sir Ian Stoutzker CBE, 1929-2024
Live Music Now joins the arts, music and business worlds in mourning the passing of its Founder-President Sir Ian Stoutzker. It is with profound sadness that Live Music Now, the national charity delivering social impact through music, joins the arts, music and business worlds in mourning the passing of its Founder-President Sir Ian Stoutzker. Throughout […]
Help us to DOUBLE THE DIFFERENCE with Big Give! 19-26 March 2024
Live Music Now has been selected to take part in the Big Give – Arts for Impact 2024 campaign to raise vital funds to support arts and culture charities working to achieve social impact across the UK. This funding will support new concert series, enabling older people experiencing social isolation and loneliness to forge essential […]
Schools set to swing as city warms up for City of Derry Jazz Festival with Live Music Now
Local schools will be swinging this month, to the sound of all that jazz as the City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival’s Live Music Now programme gets underway. The programme engages thousands of children each year in the build up to Ireland’s biggest jazz celebration with a series of workshops teaching them about […]
Meet the team! Our London Landmarks Half Marathon 2024 runners
This year we have ten amazing runners who are training hard for the London Landmarks Half Marathon on the 7th April 2024. They’ll be joining 17,000 runners at the start on Pall Mall and racing past fabulous views of London’s most iconic landmarks including our Somerset House office, Big Ben, St Paul’s Cathedral, the Tower […]
Mapping Music Provision in Education, Social Care, Health & Wellbeing (MESH) – West Midlands
Are you a musician, music org or service provider promoting social change through music in the West Midlands Combined Authority? Live Music Now is working with a consortium of stakeholders to identify music initiatives promoting social change in education, social care, and health/wellbeing. The project aims to raise awareness of music and social impact provision […]
Recruiting Musicians in East Anglia
‘Live Music Now was a defining and life changing experience for me. Some of the happiest experiences I have ever had.’ Are you a musician who wants to make music even more meaningful? Do you have a passion for sharing your love of music with young and old, including children with additional needs and people […]
Forty talented musicians join Live Music Now South East!
Live Music Now are delighted to welcome 40 new musicians to the South East region, making up eleven ensembles and nine soloists. These are the first musicians to join the region since before the 2020 lockdowns and we are delighted to welcome so many talented performers. Amongst the cohort are a sax quartet, wind trio, […]
BBC Radio visits our musical residency at Ardnashee College in Derry
Mark Patterson of BBC Radio visited our Level 3 Inspire residency led by Live Music Now musician John Leighton at Ardnashee College, Derry / Londonderry in December 2023. Have a listen and read the transcript, below! Mark Patterson, BBC Sounds (00:01): Well, the quiet air is full of lovely twitter and birds. If you calm […]
Live Music Now North West – 2023 Review
Congratulations to our outstanding team of 40 musicians in the North West! They’ve delivered over 700 inclusive music sessions this year in schools, residential care settings, hospitals and community venues across the region. Through tailored concerts, creative music projects and Musician in Residence programmes, they’ve contributed to participants’ health and wellbeing by helping to build […]
Comforted by the Company: Newham Community Songwriting Project Unites Older Residents in a Musical Celebration
In a heartwarming showcase of community spirit, residents of Newham came together for the end-of-project performance of a unique songwriting initiative with Live Music Now. The project, a collaboration between Community Transport Newham and two talented Live Music Now musicians, Ainsley Hamill and Toby Shaer, unfolded over six weeks, culminating in the creation and recording […]
Harmony in the Dunes: Plantlife Cymru and Live Music Now Unveil ‘Musical Dunes’ Project Connecting Students to Nature
In a groundbreaking initiative, Plantlife Cymru and Live Music Now joined forces to introduce ‘musical dunes’ to primary schools in South Wales, creating a harmonious link between education, environmental awareness, and the world of music. The pilot project took place across four primary schools in South Wales, where students embarked on eye-opening visits to local […]
