Music making across the North East and Yorkshire this month received a boost with the award of almost £4000 from the Awards for All lottery fund.
The money, awarded to the umbrella group Making Music, will go towards subsidising training and offering project opportunities to voluntary music groups and community musicians across the region in 2008.
David Crookes, Chairman of Making Music's voluntary committee in the North East, said, "This is great news for voluntary music making in the region. With an already thriving live music scene this award will enable existing music groups to open up their range of work."
Steel pan bands, orchestras, choirs and brass bands are just some of the extremely varied music groups who could benefit from the new funding. With a membership of almost 250 groups in the North East and Yorkshire, representing over 10,000 musicians and tens of thousands of audience members every year, there is no doubt the money will reach a large number of people.
Making Music will hold a series of training events around the North East and Yorkshire in 2008, covering a range of issues helping music groups work with young people. A project, 'Sound', will also be launched later this year to promote interaction between music groups, communities and young people.
More information on Making Music's forthcoming projects and events can be found here on the Making Music North East website, or by contacting the North East Development Officer (
kirsty@makingmusic.org.uk, 07855 642308).
Labels: Making Music, Press Release, Training and Development