ABO Welcomes Prime Minister Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer’s New Government
The ABO welcomes Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer as the UK’s Prime Minister and sets out the hopes and expectations of the UK’s orchestral sector from the new Labour Government.
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New Survey from the Association of British Orchestras Reveals Majority of Britons Turn to Classical Music for Life’s Big Moments
ABO Welcomes Permanent Extension to Higher Rate of Orchestra Tax Relief
The Association of British Orchestras (ABO) has strongly welcomed the permanent extension of the higher 45% rate of Orchestra Tax Relief, announced in today’s Spring Budget statement.
ABO Statement on Birmingham City Council Cuts
The Association of British Orchestras (ABO) has expressed deep concern at the recently announced Birmingham City Council cuts and the impact this will have on the cultural offer and associated, proven benefits of a thriving arts and music sector in Birmingham.
Louise Mitchell CBE, Chief Executive of the Bristol Beacon, Honoured at the Association of British Orchestras Awards 2024
Announced at a live event at the Bristol Beacon on the evening of Wednesday 24 January, the award ceremony also revealed the winners of the refreshed 2024 ABO Classical Music Awards, which celebrated the work of Scottish Ensemble, the Recruiting Classical consortium, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic’s Music & Health team and Manchester Camerata’s Principal Flute and Resident Music Therapist, Amina Hussain.
ABO Opens 2023/24 Round of ‘Sirens’ Grants to Promote Music of Historical Women
Today (14 December 2023), the ABO has opened the 2023/24 round of Sirens grants, awarded to orchestras performing music by historic women composers from around the world.
Creative Solutions: ABO Announces Annual Conference in Bristol 24 – 26 January 2024
The Association of British Orchestras (ABO) Annual Conference, the UK’s leading classical music forum, will come to Bristol on 24 – 26 January 2024. The sector will come together at this unmissable event, tackling the challenges of inclusive recruitment; emerging technologies; sustainability; and how we can shift the dial in the narrative around the impact and value of the work of British orchestras, on and off the concert platform.
Nominations open for 2024 ABO Classical Music Awards
Nominations for the annual ABO Classical Music industry awards are now open until 5pm on Friday 1 December 2023.
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