Sound and Music

01/07/2026

🌳 Introducing Soundlines: a landscape reshaped by music and sound.

Four newly commissioned audio works composed in response to distinct areas of ’s landscape – the cherry grove, amphitheatre, wildflower meadow and ancient woodland.

With audio works by , , and , visitors are invited to pause, listen and experience the relationship between art, nature and place through a new sensory dimension.

Presented through a new partnership between and .

📆 Launching July 2026
🔗 Learn more via the link in our bio

🎵 – ‘A Secret World’
📷 – Cover

26/06/2026

Join the conversation.

On Friday 3 July, Sound and Music and Sheffield Hallam University present Immersive Symposium at the Igloo 360, launching The Curating Composer: Creative Waste and Dimensioning, the third paper in our research series led by our CEO, Dr Will Dutta.

The event will include 360° presentations by Will Dutta, Vicky Clarke and Melanie Wilson, alongside conversations exploring the question at the heart of the paper: what happens to the ideas, fragments, practices and unrealised possibilities left behind by a system that prioritises constant production and continual novelty?

Through the concept of Dimensioning, we will consider new ways of supporting artistic development, sustainability and creative evolution, asking how the sector can give more space to depth, reuse, transformation and long-term creative practice.

📆 Friday 3 July
�🕚 11:00am – 5:00pm BST�
📍 Igloo 360, Sheffield Creative Industries Institute, Strines Building, Sheffield Hallam University, S1 2LX

Spaces are limited.
RSVP today and read the paper: https://bit.ly/ImmersiveSymposium

13/05/2026

🎶 Introducing the In Motion 2026 cohort.

The third cohort of our flagship artist development programme, In Motion, brings together 10 brilliant creators from across the UK.

Now in its third year, In Motion continues to build on the legacy of our artist development work while responding to the changing needs of today’s creators.

Over the next 18 months, these artists will be supported through funding, mentoring, coaching, peer support and tailored professional development, giving them the space and confidence to explore ambitious ideas, evolve their practice and take their work further.

The In Motion 2026 cohort reflects the richness and originality of new music in the UK today. Their work moves across improvisation, ritual, memory, technology, ecology, diaspora, voice, movement, data, place and performance.

The selected artists are:
�⭐️ Alex Hitchcock Music�
⭐️ Amy Bryce�
⭐️ Belinda Zhawi�
⭐️ Christo Squier�
⭐️ Elischa Kaminer�
⭐️ Hannah Lou Larsen�
⭐️ Roxanna Albayati�
⭐️ SEAYOOL�
⭐️ Simmy Singh - Artist Page�
⭐️ Sofia Grant

At Sound and Music, we believe artists need time, trust and meaningful support to take risks, grow their networks, reach audiences and sustain creative careers. In Motion is a space for reflection, experimentation, connection and growth.

Sound and Music is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Network Partner supported by PPL - Phonographic Performance Ltd.

In Motion 2026 is made possible with the generous support of Arts Council England, PRS Foundation, The Cockayne Foundation and Sound UK.

🔗 Meet the artists and read their Q&As here: https://bit.ly/InMotion2026Creators

23/04/2026

🏃‍♀️ Run the Royal Parks Half Marathon with us!

🎟️ We have two places for our community to run Royal Parks Half Marathon in support of Sound and Music on Sunday 11 October 2026.

🌳 One of the UK’s most iconic races — 16,000 runners, live music along the route and a stunning course past landmarks like Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square.

🎧 Run to support the future of new music — helping us raise £3,000 to support a young creator from a low-income household to attend In the Making 2027.

💸 Each runner will aim to raise £500, joining our CEO Will Dutta and External Advisor Charlotte Gray.

✨ Enter our ballot by completing a short form and telling us why you’d like to run. If you’re not successful, there are plenty of other Active Challenges across the year to support our work.

📅 Ballot closes Thursday 30 April
📩 Entrants notified Monday 11 May

🔗 Find out more and enter here: https://bit.ly/SaMxRoyalParksHalf

22/04/2026

The MUSIC Issue 16 is here 🎵

🤝 We’re pleased to have collaborated with 5Eleven Magazine and Goodwood Art Foundation to feature Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir.

🌱 When 5Eleven approached us to feature a composer whose work moves across disciplines, borders and environments, we immediately thought of Anna. Her music is shaped by landscape, texture and the physical experience of sound — making Goodwood Art Foundation’s striking setting a natural backdrop for the shoot.

💿 This Spring/Summer issue explores the relationship between sound and fashion — tracing how genres from rock, classical and gospel to flamenco, city pop and jazz continue to shape runways and creative direction.

📸 Photographed by Edwin S. Freyer, this collaboration reflects our ongoing commitment to working across art forms and contexts — connecting music with art, fashion, environment and storytelling.

🎼 Anna Thorvaldsdottir is currently working on a new large-scale orchestral commission, alongside regular international performances of her existing work.

🌟 Discover the full editorial feature, written by Caoimhe Clements, in The MUSIC Issue 16 — with special thanks to Richard Grindy, Boram Lee, Sally Lower, Will Dutta and Rick Owens.

📕 Out now via 5ELEVEN Magazine
🔗 Purchase a copy and learn more: https://bit.ly/AnnaThorvaldsdottirInterview

10/03/2026

02/03/2026

🌟 We’re delighted to share that Zhao Jiajing’s work FOMO has been selected to represent Britain at the ISCM World New Music Days Festival 2026 in Bucharest, Romania 🇷🇴

🎶 Selected in the Electronic Works category, FOMO will feature as part of an international programme of new and experimental music exploring the cutting edge of contemporary sound.

🌍 The ISCM (International Society for Contemporary Music) is a global network promoting the creation and performance of new music across nearly 50 countries. Sound and Music proudly represents the British Section, supporting UK-based composers to share their work on this international stage.

🔗 Read more about the ISCM, listen to FOMO, and explore other British Section shortlisted creators and their works here: https://bit.ly/ISCMBritishSection2026

28/02/2026

🎵 Calling all UK-based music creators! Round Four of the Essentials Fund is now open! 🎉

💷 This round offers £250–£450 to support your practice. Use it for equipment, software, training, mentoring, recording your work or other essential costs that will move your creative plans forward.

🔀 New for Round Four: We’re introducing a two phase process starting with a short registration form. A randomly selected group will then be invited to submit a full application, helping reduce bias and make the process fairer and more transparent.

📥 To apply, you must be 18+, UK-based for the past two years, not in education and not currently on any of our artist development programmes. Just tell us what you need and the difference it will make.

📆 Registrations close Monday 9 March 2026 at 23:59 UTC
🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/EssentialsFundRoundFour

27/02/2026

🌟 We’re pleased to welcome Abram Wilson as the latest organisation to sign up to our Fair Access Principles.

🟰 Music shapes lives, communities and culture, but to do so meaningfully it must be representative of all of the UK. Our Fair Access Principles are a sector-leading code of best practice for inclusive and equitable artist development, addressing structural barriers and creating fairer pathways in music.

🎵 Working across the North West of England and London, the Abram Wilson Foundation for Creative Arts works to inspire, connect and open doors to the music industry so that minoritised young talent have an equal chance to realise their creative potential. Inspired by the critically acclaimed musician Abram Wilson, the charity champions young people and emerging professional musicians through its Future Sound music education programme and career development initiatives, working to unleash talent and carve equitable space in the UK music industry.

🌍 With over 35 organisations now signed up, the Fair Access Network is a growing national movement for collective action and shared accountability in equity and inclusion across the sector.

📩 We welcome more partners to join our growing Fair Access Network and commit to the Principles. To find out more about becoming a signatory, contact our Head of Programmes, Laonikos Psimikakis-Chalkokondylis at [email protected].

🔗 Learn more and read the Abram Wilson Foundation’s full statement here: https://bit.ly/AbramWilsonFairAccess

25/02/2026

🎶 Calling all ensembles! We’re looking for an Ensemble in Residence to join our In the Making 2026 summer residential — a week-long programme working with 50 young creators aged 14–18 from across the UK. ✨

As Ensemble in Residence, you will:�
🎼 Collaborate with young artists to develop, workshop and perform new compositions�
🎹 Work across styles and approaches, including electronic and experimental music�
🎻 Perform and record participants’ works at an end-of-week showcase�
📹 Contribute to educational video resources

What we offer:�
✅ £6,000 total fee (incl. VAT)�
✅ Accommodation + catering/per diem�
✅ UK travel expenses covered�
✅ DBS checks covered by us

📆 In the Making 2026 residential takes place from Sunday 26 – Friday 31 July 2026 at the University of Huddersfield. We welcome applications from ensembles of any instrumentation or line-up, particularly musicians at earlier or pivotal stages in their development and we’re open to hearing what you’d like to bring to the programme.

📥 Send us your proposal today! Applications close Wednesday 11 March 2026 at midnight.

🔗 Learn more and apply here: https://bit.ly/EnsembleinResidence2026