Sound and Music is the UK's national charitable agency for new music, established on 1 October 2008 from the merger of four existing bodies working in the contemporary music field: the

Society for the Promotion of New Music The Society for the Promotion of New Music (SPNM), originally named The Committee for the Promotion of New Music, was founded in January 1943 in London by the émigré composer Francis Chagrin, to promote the creation and performance of new music i ...

(SPNM), the British Music Information Centre, the Contemporary Music Network and the

Sonic Arts Network Sonic Arts Network was a UK-based organisation, established in 1979, that aimed to enable both audiences and practitioners to engage with the art of sound through a programme of festivals, events, commissions and education projects. Its honorary ...

. *SPNM, originally named The Committee for the Promotion of New Music, was founded in January 1943 in

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by the

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composer

Francis Chagrin Francis Chagrin (born Alexander Paucker, 15 November 1905 – 10 November 1972), was a composer of film scores and popular orchestral music, as well as a conductor. He was also the "organizer and chief moving spirit" who founded the Society for ...

, to promote the creation and performance of new music by young and unestablished composers. *The British Music Information Centre archive was founded in 1967 by the Composers’ Guild of Great Britain and originally housed within the Guild's central London office at 10

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, off

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. *The Contemporary Music Network was set up in the early 1970s by the Arts Council to promote contemporary music performances through extensive regional tours. *The Sonic Arts Network was established in 1979, aiming to enable both audiences and practitioners to engage with the art of sound through a programme of festivals, events, commissions and education projects. Sound and Music champions new music and the work of British composers and artists, promoting and supporting

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and

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in the

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. This is achieved through partnerships with a range of organisations, live events and audience development, touring, information and advice, network building, and education. The scores and recordings of the British Music Information Centre are now owned by Sound and Music, and are held at the

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in the Archives and Special Collections as The British Music Collection. The Collection joined the

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in 2014. Sound and Music is funded as a

National Portfolio Organisation Arts Council England is an arm's length non-departmental public body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. It is also a registered charity. It was formed in 1994 when the Arts Council of Great Britain was divided into three separate b ...

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, but supports projects throughout the

References

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External links

Sound and Music

British Music Collection (BMIC)
Arts organisations based in the United Kingdom Music of the United Kingdom Contemporary music organizations 2008 establishments in the United Kingdom Organizations established in 2008 Music libraries Music archives in the United Kingdom

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