Nominations for the National Orchestra for All (NOFA) 2019-2020 Season are now open. Nominations will close on Friday 15 March 2019.

Grand Union Orchestra bring an 8-piece all-star band that celebrates the musical connections between Africa, Latin-America and the Caribbean. The band will be joined by the young participants of the free instrumental workshops, in collaboration with Spotlight and Poplar Union.

Free workshops for young performers to earn, explore and develop musical techniques from African, Latin American and Caribbean cultures.

Orchestras across the country have been trying out schemes to encourage a younger audience into the concert hall and have experienced varied success. Whilst working at the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra I learnt a lot about audience development and been researching the ways in which it can be improved.

Are you aged 12-21? Interested in learning about world music techniques first-hand from experts? Join our Summer School!

We caught up with Charlotte White, who, since doing her Bronze Arts Award in Music, has performed at the Paralympics Closing Ceremony and become an Arts Award Advisor.

One of the higher profiles on the MIF17 bill, expectations were suitably high for Oscar nominee, Jóhann Jóhannsson's score by the BBC Philharmonic.

Over the Christmas holidays, I got the chance to experience the wonderful work of the Fulham Symphony Orchestra in their performance of the Nutcracker. Here's a few reasons why you should go and check them out!

The BBC filmed ten pieces of classical music for Arts Award's tenth birthday! Well no, they didn't. But Ten Pieces? Tenth birthday? It's meant to be. They made the BBC Music Ten Pieces film in order to inspire young people of secondary school age to embrace classical music and filmmaking.