Don’t Underestimate the Power of a Lullaby

By Angharad Jenkins, Live Music Now Cymru musician Countless songwriters have compared song-writing to therapy. Just head to Google and you will be faced with a myriad of varying quotes on the theme. As a musician and a mother to two little children, I too can ascertain the cathartic effects of song-writing. Without sounding too […]
Yoga for Musicians – Yehudi Menuhin & International Yoga Day 2023

“The practice of yoga induces a primary sense of measure and proportion. Reduced to our own body, our first instrument, we learn to play it, drawing from it maximum resonance and harmony.” – Yehudi Menuhin On Wednesday 21 June, Live Music Now celebrates International Yoga Day and Make Music Day with a lunchtime yoga session […]
Vote for Lullaby Cymru for People’s Project 2023!

Live Music Now Cymru’s LULLABY PROJECT has been selected for ‘The People’s Projects’ public vote, with the opportunity to win a £70,000 award to deliver further work across Wales with new and expectant parents and their families. Live Music Now has been delivering Lullaby Projects (based on the model developed by Carnegie Hall, New York) […]
Musical Mondays – Eurovision Special!

On Friday 12th May, pupils across Liverpool and Ukraine joined in song in celebration of Eurovision. In this ‘Musical Mondays Eurovision Special’ in partnership with Resonate – Live Music Now musicians Fernleaf presented a mixture of UK and European modern and folk songs and tunes, including some participatory songs and dances that the audience can […]
The Leap: A song for Limavady

A capacity audience at the The Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre was treated to a world exclusive on Friday 28th April, when trad band Réalta performed a brand new piece written in honour of the area, commissioned by Live Music Now Northern Ireland. ‘The Leap’ is a 15 minute composition incorporating the words of […]
We’re Hiring! Trusts & Foundations Manager

Live Music Now is looking for a Trusts and Foundations Manager to join our central team. Contract type Full time, permanent Pay scale £36,000–£40,0000 pa (dependent on experience) Location Remote, London (Somerset House office) or hybrid Deadline to apply 9am, Wednesday 17th May Reporting directly to the CEO, the Trusts & Foundations Manager will work closely […]
NHS 75: Celebratory Canteen Concerts

Say Thank You through music: a shared, instinctive and universally understood language. Live, participatory concerts for your staff Provided by a range of musicians, from beat boxers to classical harpists! Live Music Now is a charity working and campaigning to create inclusive, measurable social impact through music. As well as working with older people living […]
Live Music Now Partnership with the Baluji Music Foundation’s Inner Vision Orchestra

Live Music Now is delighted to be working in partnership with the Baluji Music Foundation’s Inner Vision Orchestra to include 12 of its musicians as Live Music Now guest musicians in 2023-24. The Inner Vision Orchestra was founded in 2012 and is the world’s only professional ensemble of blind musicians. This pilot project will enable […]
Royal Brompton Hospital Ward Music Series

Live Music Now musicians have been visiting patients and staff at Royal Brompton Hospital, London every week since June 2022. Royal Brompton is a specialist centre for the treatment of heart and lung disease. Commissioned by rb&hArts, musicians work in several wards including the adult intensive care unit, paediatric wards and adult surgical wards. They […]
We’re Hiring! Project Manager with Live Music Now North West (Maternity Cover)

Live Music Now is looking for a Project Manager (maternity cover) to join our team in the North West Branch. The branch delivers over 700 events annually – working with schools, Music Education Hubs, care homes, hospitals and other community settings from Cumbria down to Shropshire. This position is fixed term, 4 days per week, […]
Meet the team! Live Music Now musicians running London Landmarks Half Marathon

A team of eight musicians are representing Live Music Now in this years’ London Landmarks Half Marathon. They’ll be joining 16,000 runners at the start on Pall Mall and racing past fabulous views of London’s most iconic landmarks including Big Ben, St Paul’s Cathedral, Nelson’s Column, the Tower of London and the London Eye before […]
We’re Hiring! Researcher: Music in Education, Social Care, and Health (MESH), West Midlands Pilot Project

Live Music Now, Music of Life and Sounds of Intent charity, are looking for an experienced researcher to undertake a pilot project mapping Music in Education, Social Care and Health (MESH) in the West Midlands. The M•E•S•H (‘Music in Education, Social Care and Health’) Survey is aiming to map supply and demand in the complex and diverse […]