Music@Malling are delighted to have been awarded a Grants for the Arts Award by Arts Council England. The funding helps support concerts and outreach this Spring – bringing outstanding musical events to people’s doorsteps.
Arts Council England has been incredibly supportive of our activities over a number of years and in particular, during the pandemic. Their generous funding has enabled the music to thrive and for our organisation to survive and reset!
Music@Malling are delighted to be working with Escape Arts with three events this April in the Fire Station, Tonbridge.
The Immy Churchill Trio perform a set of jazz classics and James Pearson – Artistic Director of Ronnie Scotts – improvises on themes from Bach. There is also a talk by outstanding British composer, Deborah Pritchard about Music and Colour.
On 23rd April 2022, St.Mary’s Abbey will host three performances of the complete Brandenburg Concertos alongside six commissions by a fascinating cross-section of composers working in the UK. The new companion pieces are by Michael Price, Deborah Pritchard, Daniel Kidane, Brian Elias, Jospeh Phibbs and Stevie Wishart. The performances are at 12noon, 2.30pm and 4.30pm and will be an hour in duration. Refreshments will be available in the St.Benedict’s Centre. An all star line-up of performers will make this a day to remember!
Go Compose is back! On 14th November 2021, the workshops will be online. There are places for ten music creators/composers to write a piece in a day mentored by Simon Speare – Faculty Royal College of Music and Purcell School. This workshop is inspired by Messiaen’s iconic Quartet for the End of Time.
A brilliant opportunity to learn new skills, write for leading professional performers and hear your music performed and recorded! To book a place: info@musicatmalling.com
David Nice has written a fantastic review about the BCMG concert featuring contemporary works by Eleanor Alberga, Mark-Anthony Turnage and Rebecca Saunders: “…the gentle melancholy of a Sunday evening in the country poised between late summer and early autumn could not have been in better accord.” Read the full review here: The Artsdesk
Music@Malling returns with 15 concerts in historic venues in and around West Malling. “I am delighted that we can return to in person concerts and we are also delighted to make our events available online to new and existing audiences. We missed having audiences in 2020 and all the musicians are thrilled to perform to the public in person this autumn. It will be a blast.” Artistic Director, Thomas Kemp
Music@Malling are extremely grateful for an award from the Garfield Weston Foundation which will support our ongoing outreach activities which are vital to keeping music alive in schools and provide access to high quality arts provision.
Music@Malling are delighted to have been awarded significant funding from Arts Council England from the Covid Recovery Fund and Grants for the Arts. We are extremely grateful for this ongoing support without which our events would not happen.
Music@Malling in conjunction with the Royal Academy of Music are supporting young ensembles at the start of their careers with performance opportunities, outreach and mentoring. 20 ensembles applied of all genres and sizes and two groups have been chosen: The Hill Quartet and Immy Churchill Trio. Look out for them at Music@Malling in 20221/22.
Music@Malling are delighted to be working in partnership with the Royal Academy of Music. One of the world’s leading conservatoires, Music@Malling will be offering performance opportunities and mentoring to help some of the most talented young musicians at the start of their careers. Full information to follow.
