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Music Manifesto partnerships announced
Andy Barrett Jul 30 2009, 8:55am
Five winning projects split £1 million for music education
The Music Manifesto has announced the five winning ‘partnership’ projects for the 2009/10 season, each benefiting from £200,000 – the share of the £1 million set aside for the scheme each year. The winning bids came from Wiltshire, Northamptonshire (led by Orchestras live), Hertfordshire, Birmingham and East London (led by the Barbican).
The Music Manifesto was established to promote collaboration across formal and informal music sectors and the music industry. Through its signatories, the organisation represents nearly 400,000 people working in music.
The Manifesto was originally set up by the government in 2004 and is now led by a voluntary 13-strong partnership and advocacy group, chaired by Darren Henley, the managing director of Classic FM.
Details of the five winning partnerships can be found here.
The latest project supported by the Music Manifesto is In Harmony, a programme inspired by Venezuela's El Sistema, offering free instrumental tuition to young children in some of the most deprived areas of the country.
The Manifesto has produced two reports on music education in England. The second report, Making Every Child's Music Matter, sets out over 50 recommendations for teaching music.
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