Community Music Now is a collaborative production between Sound Sense, Leeds Beckett University and AMP, exploring innovative practice in community music. This weekend, in-person event is aimed at both emerging and experienced practitioners and researchers, with opportunities to connect, share, celebrate and learn from each other.
Programme highlights
SATURDAY 1 MARCH
* Keynotes from Rebecca Denniff, Flash Company Arts & Sarah Baumann, Brass Bands England
* Manasamitra's beautiful and immersive Lullaby Sonic Cradle with Supriya Nagarajan and Sound Sense founder member Duncan Chapman
* Joannna Gawthorpe's creative and accessible group work re-imagining film scores through Collaborative Audiovisual Composition
* Community Music Platform
* Sounds Better CIC with inspiration and practical ways of working musically with intergenerational groups and also people with dementia
SUNDAY 2 MARCH
* Keynotes from Dr Tenley Martin, Leeds Beckett University & AMP Young Producers
* MAP Charity, an alternative education provider working with young people in Leeds, exploring their distinctive business and creative model
* ICCM Researchers Panel
* Made with Music, the Leeds-based charity providing accessible live music for families, presenting their new inclusive music ensemble 'OPEN'
Access information
We would like everyone to feel welcome and be fully able to participate in our Community Music Now event. Please contact AMP directly on 07761 525 709 or teah@amp-music.co.uk to discuss any specific needs you have. We are open to providing support for a wide range of access needs, bespoke to attendees’ requirements. Please contact us as soon as possible to discuss your needs to allow for time to put support in place. In the meantime, it may help to know:
* Thanks to generous support from our partner organisations, we are offering a concessionary rate for self-funding individuals and small organisations
* Free places are available for carers and companions, please contact us directly to book these places (email teah@amp-music.co.uk)
* Leeds School of Arts is a modern, accessible venue. You can find venue information at: www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/leeds-school-of-arts/facilities/
* There will be a quiet space available at all times