• Interdisciplinary collaborations between astronomers at the University of Leicester and professional musicians that enable young people from both mainstream and special needs sectors in Leicester to share their musical experiences

• Using music as a catalyst for rural communities in Derbyhire Dales and East Lindsey (Lincolnshire) to explore cultural identity

• Guiding the highly successful Good Vibrations – Gamelan in Prisons project through the process of constituting as an independent organisation

• Setting up creative collaborations between musicians in the East Midlands and world music artists from across the globe

• Experimenting with new approaches to training by facilitating group contexts in which individuals can draw on their own resources to identify and solve professional and personal development issues

These diverse activities are all linked by our concerns for...

innovation in artistic practice

developing and sustaining bespoke relationships between artists and communities of interest

inspiring and empowering people through a creative and dynamic involvement in music making.