Links

 

The National Foundation for Youth music is a national charity set up in 1999 to provide high quality and diverse music-making for 0-18 year olds. It targets young people living in areas of social and economic need who might otherwise lack opportunity.
www.youthmusic.org.uk

Milapfest – The South Asian Arts Organisation that manages Samyo on behalf of the SAMC; visit the site for performances, activities and opportunities in South Asian arts. Milapfest is the UK’s premier year-round South Asian Arts Festival, with national projects & developmental work all over the UK.
www.milapfest.com

 

The Musicians Benevolent Fund is the music business's own charity - the largest in the UK, funded entirely by donations and bequests from music lovers and musicians. www.mbf.org.uk

 

The PRS Foundation for New Music (PRSF) is the UK's largest independent funder purely for new music of any genre. www.prsf.co.uk

National Youth Choir of Great Britain

Recognised as one of the most outstanding choirs of any kind in the world. www.nycgb.net

Dartington International Summer School

Inspirational courses and concerts, internationally renowned artistes, early music, classical, world, jazz, rock & pop. All intruments, all ages, all abilities. www.dartingtonsummerschool.org.uk

The HALLE

Britain's longest-established symphony orchestra, founded in Manchester by Sir Charles Hallé in 1858. The Hallé's present Music Director is Mark Elder CBE.

Lake District Summer Music

Lake District Summer Music International Festival and Summer School hosts a galaxy of international musicians in a feast of music-making. Alongside established professionals the Festival makes a strong feature of performances by the talented students on its summer schools. www.ldsm.org.uk

Surdhwani, based in the UK, provide events featuring the finest Indian Classical musicians and dancers from around the world.
www.surdhwani.org.uk

 

The National Association of Youth Orchestras was formed in 1961 in order to represent youth orchestras throughout the UK and to foster their development.
www.nayo.org.uk

 

SAA-uk (South Asian Arts UK) is a dynamic, growing, visionary South Asian arts organisation based in Leeds, England. SAA-uk’s main aim is to preserve traditional South Asian art forms (with a focus on music) and to facilitate the creation of contemporary ones.
www.saa-uk.org.uk

Sampad is a South Asian arts organisation based in Birmingham, which plays a significant role in promoting the appreciation and practice of the arts originating from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
www.sampad.org.uk

Arts Council England is the national development agency for the arts in England, distributing public money from Government and the National Lottery
www.artscouncil.org.uk

The Bharatiya VIdya Bhavan is the premier institute for Indian Art and Culture. The Bhavan aims to preserve, encourage and propagate the teaching and understanding of Indian art and culture as an integral part of the culture of the United Kingdom. It commends universal values in performance and studies.
www.bhavan.net