Live Music Now Honoured by Continued Patronage of King Charles III
His Majesty King Charles III has reaffirmed his commitment as the patron of Live Music Now. Our sister organisation, Live Music Now Scotland, is also honoured to receive the patronage of King Charles III. Sir Vernon Ellis, Chair of Live Music Now, said, “We are delighted that His Majesty King Charles III has retained his […]
Musical Mondays Norfolk and Suffolk – Highlights so far
In partnership with Norfolk and Suffolk Music Hubs, Live Music Now’s Musical Mondays series has been streaming monthly interactive concerts to schools in Norfolk and Suffolk throughout the 2023-24 academic year. Aiming to bring a wide range of musical genres to pupils, the series so far has featured singer songwriters, folk music from around the […]
New musicians join Live Music Now Northern Ireland
Live Music Now Northern Ireland welcomes sixteen new musicians onto its development programme. Spanning musical styles as diverse as jazz, classical, Irish trad and pop, the musicians are drawn from across Northern Ireland, Donegal and Dundalk. Musicians L-R: Karen McLaughlin, Joleen McLaughlin, Lorna McLaughlin, Rohan Armstrong, Anna Nolan, Jared Green, Aideen McGinn, Alice Lewis (NI […]
Sounds at the Junction
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 […]
Musical Mondays reaches over 7,400 pupils for Children’s Mental Health Week!
To mark the beginning of Children’s Mental Health Week, Live Music Now’s Musical Mondays concerts reached over 7,400 pupils in special and mainstream schools across Manchester, Merseyside, and Essex on 5th February! Featuring Folk Duo, Filkins Drift; Harpist, Alis Huws; and Baritone/Piano Duo, Edward Robinson & Rachel Fright, our online concerts provided pupils with the […]
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, […]
