Here at Sound and Music and particularly on the British Music Collection, we feel it is important to capture this moment in our history and to create a space to reflect on COVID-19 and individual responses in a creative way.

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New Voices 2018

New Voices is an annual composer support scheme raising the profile of some of the most talented and exciting new voices in the UK today.

#BMC50 Things

Introducing a new series of articles mapping the last fifty years of new music in the UK

British Music Collection: 50 Things

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Composers or sound artists based in or born in the UK are invited to join the British Music Collection. Scroll down to find out more...

Photo: Na'ama Zisser, London-based composer featured in the British Music Collection.

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Spotlight: Aaron Holloway-Nahum, Composer, on Patrick Nunn

"The listener is made to wonder just how deep the connection between the sounds and the piano material lies"

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Dave Smith, the new Participation and Engagment Officer for Heritage Quay, explores the Collection

"That feeling of exploring a huge archive and finding a story with a personal connection was thrilling"

A World-Leading Resource

"Help us to develop the British Music Collection into a world-leading resource for new music"

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Composers or sound artists based in or born in the UK are invited to join the British Music Collection. Scroll down to find out more...

Call for Proposals: Curator Google Cultural Institute / British Music Collection CLOSED

"We are looking for a creative approach which is not purely historical"

Welcome to New Voices 2014

Welcome to New Voices 2014, Sound and Music's relaunched composer support scheme.

Angharad Cooper, Sound and Music, on Freetagging: A Crowdsourced Community Project

"One of the most exciting new features of the Collection website is the ability to free-tag composer profiles, scores, and articles"

Martin Scheuregger on his work as Embedded Composer in Residence at the Collection

"As a composer and music analyst the opportunity to explore a collection of thousands of scores and recordings is perfect for me"

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