Postcards from Chicago – third CSO project
Following two very successful projects with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) in 2013 and 2014, Sara Lee and Nick Hayes were invited back again this year. This time round [...]
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A cup of tea with new trustee Charlotte Bush
We’re delighted to welcome a new addition to our board of trustees: Charlotte Bush brings to the board a wealth of PR experience. We caught up with her over a cup of [...]
A cup of tea with Artistic Director Sara Lee
Sara was approached by the Taylor family to set up the Trust in memory of Irene Taylor in 1995. Irene had been part of the Butler Trust panel which had recognised Sara’s [...]
A cup of tea with Musician in Residence James Dey
James Dey is a talented musician who runs our début prison Musician in Residence programme. We met up with him over a brew to ask him some questions: ITT: How did you [...]
One week to #GivingTuesday: why we’re getting involved
What is #GivingTuesday? #GivingTuesday is a global movement to counterbalance the excessive consumer spending synonymous with the festive season with a celebration of [...]
Track of the Month – ‘So Scared’
A glorious track from a 2006 project at HMPYOI Holloway, with a beautiful lead vocal from Rochelle and lyrics about a moment of honesty with a loved one about fears and [...]
Track of the Month – ‘Mama Dukes’
Simply one of the most emotional tracks ever created on any of our projects, perhaps inevitably as it was written by a group of young men at HMPYOI Swinfen Hall about their [...]
A cup of tea with Ruth Mulvey
Ruth joined the team in August in the new position of Business Development Manager. We caught up with her over a cup of tea to find out a little more about her: ITT: Hello, [...]
Track of the Month – ‘Today’
We’ve had some great original songs emerging on recent projects, but a standout has to be ‘Today’ by Heritier from Making Tracks Cohort 5. “When I sing a song I [...]
Track of the Month – ‘A Picture of Me’
We recently needed to order some new copies of our songbook ‘A Picture of Me’. The fresh books arrived in the office last week, and gave us the excuse to revisit a very [...]
The Irene Taylor Trust 