Projects

Brian Eno: 77 Million Paintings in Sarajevo

Brian Eno's 77 Million Paintings will take up home at the History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo, with...

LSO Discovery in Japan

Discovery for 2020 in Japan will bring the community together through a range of music work in partnership with the...

Matthew Sweet: The Sound Of Cinema

Writer and broadcaster, Matthew Sweet, discusses how film continues to provide the perfect home for contemporary music.

Introducing the UK-Russia Year of Music

We’re delighted to share details of an incredible programme celebrating the UK and Russia’s rich musical cultures. Scores of events...

Composing for film with Neil Brand in Ukraine

We speak to Neil Brand about his score for Hitchcock's Blackmail, its live performance as part of Envision Sound in...

Composer in Russia: Bryn Harrison

As part of the UK-Russia Year of Music , we invited British composer Bryn Harrison to lead a workshop in...

Musicians in Residence, Brazil 2019-20

We’re partnering with PRS Foundation once again to bring some of the UK’s most talented up and coming musicians to...

Spaces-in-between with Video Jam in Manchester

We're working with Video Jam in Manchester to bring musicians and filmmakers together to create five new audiovisual works to...

Distant Dialogues

Distant Dialogues is a new creative collaboration between radio platform Worldwide FM, independent record label Merrie Records and the British...

We did it: UK-Russia Year of Music

Our UK-Russia Year of Music celebrates the best contemporary sounds from the UK, allowing the two countries' music industries to...

Steph Singer: New Symmetry

We explore Steph Singer's new immersive work New Symmetry and look at its roots in our UK-Russia Year of Music...

Watch: Unbound Listening with Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival

We've teamed up with Huddersfield Cotemporary Music Festival to bring you Unbound Listening - uniting musicians, producers and programmers from...

Envision Sound 2020-21 - Scoring Commissions

Our Film and Music programme creates opportunities for musicians to learn more and develop their careers in the world of...

Selector PRO 2021

Selector PRO connects music professionals around the world. Our latest online edition brings you panels, workshops and networking opportunities plus...

FAMLAB III: Meet The Participants

This March, we’re taking the third edition of our Film, Archive and Music Lab (FAMLAB) workshop online. FAMLAB is a...

SuperEverything*

SuperEverything* is a cross disciplinary performing arts project, commissioned by the British Council and created by leading audio-visual artists The...

Musicians in Residence, China 2012

Imogen Heap, Gareth Bonello, Jamie Woon and Matthew Bourne were chosen to take part in the first Musicians in Residence,...

Transform Orchestral Leadership in Brazil

Transform was a 4 year project between the UK and Brazil - running between the London Olympics in 2012 and...

World Voice Songbook

The World Voice Songbook is an online resource that allows children from all over the world to learn about other...

UK-Japan Music Education Programme

The British Council, in partnership with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, delivered a series of training sessions for orchestral musicians and...

KuwaitScapes

British Council in collaboration with Sound and Music are proud to present KuwaitScapes; an audio art experience curated by sound...

Musicians in Residence, China 2014

Our Musicians in Residence, China programme, allows musicians to spend time in China, soaking up the music and culture of...

New Music Biennial

New Music Biennial is supporting and promoting 20 brand new commissions by some of the UK’s most exciting composers; to...

EFG London Jazz Festival 2014

The EFG London Jazz Festival returns for it's 22nd year from 14-23 November 2014; taking over some of London's biggest...

Gareth Bonello China Tour

In March 2015, Welsh songwriter, guitarist and performer Gareth Bonello AKA The Gentle Good traveled to Southwest China to complete...

Contemporary Opera & Music Theatre Showcase

During summer 2015, the British Council and the Royal Opera House joined hands and extended a sunny welcome to 18...

UK-JAPAN Education Workshops 2015

Building on the success of last year’s programme, a two day training workshop was held in Japan, between 10 -...

Film, Archive and Music Lab

The British Council presents Film, Archive and Music Lab: a week of screenings, live performance and collaboration between film and...

On Mass at the Roundhouse with Jamie Cullum

The Roundhouse was host to On Mass, an initiative from Call to Create with support from the British Council, featuring...

FAMLAB Highlights

We look back at our Film, Archive and Music Lab week (FAMLAB) with clips from industry experts on their experience...

What is World Voice and how does it work?

We explain how the World Voice programme brings the benefits of singing to classrooms around the world.

Musicians in Residence, China 2015

Kerry Andrew, Mira Calix and Bella Hardy will be visiting Zhengzhou, Nanjing and Kunming as part of the 2015-16 Musicians...

Bella Hardy in Kunming, China

Bella Hardy is a folk musician and composer from Edale, Derbyshire. In December 2015, she took up residency in Kunming,...

Laura Snapes: Musicians in Residence

Writer Laura Snapes discovers more about the Musicians in Residence, China programme run by the British Council and PRS Foundation...

Musicians in Residence, China 2017

We are delighted that David Lyttle, Emmy the Great and Quinta will be the next three musicians to spend up...

Emmy The Great: Musicians in Residence, China

Emmy The Great travels to Xiamen, China as part of the British Council and PRS Foundation's Musicians in Residence programme.

Sarathy Korwar: Musician in Residence, UAE

Sarathy Korwar travels to the United Arab Emirates to work with local musicians as part of the UK-UAE 2017 year...

Quinta: Musicians in Residence, China

London-based musician Quinta travels to Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, China as part of the British Council and PRS...

The Great Escape 2021

The Great Escape is the UK's number one festival for new British music and we're delighted to be bringing another...

Musicians in Residence, Brazil 2017-18

We are delighted to announce that Phantom Chips, Lady Vendredi and Nathaniel Mann are the three artists selected for the...

World Voice In The North of England

Find out more about the World Voice programme as we invited master trainers from around the world to visit teachers...

Cairo Calling

After several years, the Cairo Calling project comes to completion with a week of special events in London, showcasing the...

David Lyttle in China

We catch up with Northern Irish jazz drummer David Lyttle to talk about his music residency in China, supported by...

Podcast: Live Scores

What do you know about the live score? To talk about their experiences and look at how these projects get...

Convergence 2018

Convergence festival kicks off once again in March 2018 – four days of intensely engaging gigs and compelling conversations across...

World Voice Children’s Concert, Greece

A World Voice concert in Greece, in partnership with UNICEF, brought over 30 children together to sing songs from the...

FAMLAB Fund 2018

We’re delighted to announce the opening of a FAMLAB fund (Film, Archive and Music Lab), which will award £100,000 over...

Watch: From Studio To Screen

Our mini-documentary, in collaboration with FACT magazine, uncovers the stories behind the music behind the films. Max Richter, Anna Meredith,...

FAMLAB 2018: Meet The Participants

Our FAMLAB week brings together film, music, composers, archive footage and explores the possibilities for collaboration. We're delighted to be...

Podcast: Musicians in Residence, Brazil 2017-18

From Rio to Recife to the Xingu National Park of Mato Grosso, our inaugural Musicians in Residence Brazil programme with...

Musicians in Residence, China 2018

The Musicians in Residence, China programme is back with Jasmin Kent Rodgman; producer, artist and DJ, FEMME; and, songwriter and...

ASSEMBLY at Somerset House

Somerset House Studios presents ASSEMBLY, a cutting edge season of contemporary music in the heart of London, and we're excited...

Musicians in Residence, Brazil 2018-19

Our Musicians in Residence, Brazil opportunity is back, in collaboration with PRS Foundation, and we're delighted that UK musicians AWATE,...

Envision Sound in Moscow with Michael Price

Michael Price is one of the UK’s most sought after film and TV composers. His music has earned him numerous...

The Great Escape 2019: International Delegates

Meet the overseas music industry insiders we've invited to The Great Escape 2019 festival taking place in Brighton, UK, in May.

UK-Russia Musicians in Residence

UK musicians are heading to Russia, and Russian musicians are heading to UK, all as part of our latest residency...

Watch Sonic Futures: How Technology is Guiding Electronic Music

Sonic Futures: How Technology is Guiding Electronic Music is our new short documentary, made in collaboration with FACT magazine, which...

BAFTA winning Bait with live score from Gwenno Saunders

Gwenno Saunders' new score for Mark Jenkin's BAFTA-nominated film, Bait will be performed live at SXSW with our support.

Watch: Mestizo

Mestizo is a British Council programme connecting some of the most exciting musicians in London and Bogota today. And now...

ABO & the British Council's International Mentoring Programme for Emerging Orchestra Leaders

In March, we partnered with the Association of British Orchestras (ABO) for an online edition of their 2021 Conference: Aftershock...

Call for Partners: Musicans in Residence 2021/22

We are looking for four UK organisations to join us as hosting partners on a new and expanded digital edition...