Black Lives Matter international collaboration
We are proud to present these new pieces created as part of an international collaboration between the Irene Taylor Trust and Civic Orchestra of Chicago to explore themes [...]
Articles by ittsoundingout
Sounding Out: The story so far…
In 2012 we formalised our support for former prisoners on release by developing the Sounding Out programme. To date four bands have emerged from the programme and the [...]
Celebrating 25 years in November
We’re celebrating 25 years of the Irene Taylor Trust throughout November up to 25/11/20, which officially marks our 25th anniversary! Join us as we share memories & [...]
Shortlisted for a Royal Philharmonic Society Award
We are absolutely over the moon to be shortlisted for the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards in the ‘Impact’ category for the Lullaby Project! We’re in good company! [...]
Lullaby Project featured on BBC Proms At Home
We’re delighted to feature on this week’s BBC Proms interactive Proms At Home, which profiles our Lullaby Project. Creative workshop leader Lucy Drever interviews some [...]
Making Tracks with young people online
Since lockdown began we’ve found various ways of moving our Making Tracks programme for young people online, made possible with the support of project funder Youth Music, [...]
Adapting project delivery during lockdown
As for everyone in the UK, the impact of Covid-19 and the resulting lockdown has been significant for us. While our normal methods of project delivery – involving [...]
“This is the best therapy available”: Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Health Awareness Week is a good reason to celebrate the impact the work we do has on supporting people’s mental health and well-being. The people we work with are [...]
A memorial for Gary Sharpe
All of us at the Irene Taylor Trust are sad to have lost a very important person, Gary Sharpe. We all loved Gary and will miss him greatly. He was an amazing advocate for our [...]
London Lullabies with the RPO
We are delighted to share with you the songs from the London leg of our current Lullaby Project collaboration with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, written and recorded with [...]
