The second year of Women Make Music comes after a hugely successful pilot programme in 2011 and its launch coincides again with International Women’s Day on 8 March.
Pictured: YolanDa Brown, who was selected for funding for her composition Blue Sky, premiered at the Jazz Cafe, London in December 2011.
Application deadlines are:
First round - 17 May
Second round - 10 October
Financial support of up to £5000 is available, and new music in any genre is welcome, from classical, jazz and experimental, to urban, electronica and pop.
The aims of Women Make Music are:
Find out more about the initiative and apply here.
Pictured: YolanDa Brown, who was selected for funding for her composition Blue Sky, premiered at the Jazz Cafe, London in December 2011.
Application deadlines are:
First round - 17 May
Second round - 10 October
Financial support of up to £5000 is available, and new music in any genre is welcome, from classical, jazz and experimental, to urban, electronica and pop.
The aims of Women Make Music are:
- Break down assumptions and stereotypes within the music industry by encouraging role models for future generations
- Raise awareness of the gender gap and to ensure that women are aware that support for new music is available to them
- Increase the profile of women who are creating new music in the UK
- Stimulate new collaborations between organisations and female music creators
Find out more about the initiative and apply here.
