Making Music announces Adopt A Music Creator 2026 participants

Making Music’s continuation of support for leisure time groups to commission new music with the 2026 Adopt a Music Creator subsidy. For 2026 the reach of the project has been expanded – 15 groups will receive a subsidy of £1000 each to put towards commissioning an emerging music creator (in the first seven years of their professional career) of their choosing.

Making Music is delighted to announce the 15 groups taking part, comprising a range of member groups all around the UK, from choral societies and symphony orchestras to recorder orchestras and flute ensembles.

The groups taking part in this year's scheme are:

• All Sing Community Choir 

• Cappella Slavonica 

• Chester Bach Singers

• Clyde Wind Ensemble 

• Dunedin Wind Band

• Flutes & Co

• Halstead Choral

• Newbury Symphony Orchestra

• North Norfolk Sinfonia

• Norwich Harmony

• vocala  

• Wales Recorder Orchestra

• Whittlesey Concert Band

• Wokingham Choral Society

• Women Sing East

Wales Recorder Orchestra commented:

Wales Recorder Orchestra are looking forward to working with composer Harry Rees who studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. We are excited by the prospect of being part of the creative process to bring about a new piece reflecting our Welsh roots.

Collaborating with Welsh harpist Eleri Darkins we hope to draw on our Welsh musical heritage and the unique colour of the recorder orchestra. Our final concert will showcase Harry Rees’ new composition set against other recorder orchestra works and including a local male voice choir.