Live Music Now News

LMN is Finalist in RSPH Health and Wellbeing Awards - second year running

Tuesday 23rd October 2018

  For the second year in a row, Live Music Now was a Finalist for the Royal Society for Public Health's Health & Wellbeing Awards 2018. Now in its eleventh year, the Awards bring together a diverse range of organisations and individuals… [read more]

Live Music Now South West Recruiting New Musicians – Application Deadline 14th December 2018

Thursday 18th October 2018

"Through Live Music Now I have learned more about myself as a person and as a musician. My skills as both a workshop leader and a musician have developed to a very high degree. Before LMN I didn't know how music could really… [read more]

Sir Vernon Ellis succeeds Ian Stoutkzer CBE as Chair of Live Music Now

Thursday 4th October 2018

Live Music Now (LMN) was founded in 1977 by Yehudi Menuhin and his great friend Ian Stoutzker. After 41 years in the role of chairman, Ian Stoutzker retired on 4 October 2018. The board has elected Sir Vernon Ellis to succeed him as chair,… [read more]

Live Music Now South East New Musicians - Meet Joe Steele

Tuesday 2nd October 2018

Earlier this year we welcomed some talented and exciting musicians to Live Music Now in the South East. In the third part of our 'Meet the Musician' series percussionist Joe Steele talks in his own words about his work and what brought him to join… [read more]

Live Music Now South East New Musicians - Meet Rosie Bergonzi

Tuesday 2nd October 2018

Earlier this year we welcomed some talented and exciting musicians to Live Music Now in the South East. In the second part of our 'Meet the Musician' series percussionist Rosie Bergonzi talks in her own words about her work and what brought her to join… [read more]

Live Music Now South East New Musicians - Meet Toby Shaer

Monday 24th September 2018

Earlier this year we welcomed some talented and exciting musicians to Live Music Now’s South East branch. To coincide with LMN South East’s auditions in London on the 27th, 28th & 29th November we are launching a series on some of the people who… [read more]

Over 100 care homes respond to the #LiveMusicinCare challenge!

Thursday 13th September 2018

Care homes across England celebrated the last night of the proms in style, with live music, performance and dance. Live Music Now joined forces with with Care Quality Commission to challenge care homes to take part in the Live Music in Care challenge to help… [read more]

Music and medicine at Bristol’s Southmead and Cossham hospitals

Sunday 9th September 2018

  A man with a lifelong ambition to play the guitar finally strumming his first chord; a family singing together in tuneful three-part harmony; a proud Welshman moved to tears by a folk song which reminded him of home: incidents such as these… [read more]

Live Music Now South East Recruiting New Musicians – Application Deadline 16th October 2018

Thursday 6th September 2018

"My LMN experience has been absolutely life-changing. I have met some amazing people who I will never forget and have had the most humbling experiences; it is work like this that makes playing music mean something real."  Rachel Wick, Antara Duo   Live… [read more]

The ‘Live Music in Care’ challenge to care homes for the Last Night of the Proms!

Thursday 23rd August 2018

Live Music Now and the Care Quality Commission are challenging care homes throughout Britain to do something musical and extraordinary to celebrate the Last Night of the Proms. During the first week of September 2018, please share a photograph or video of your home… [read more]