Music in Prisons – The Irene Taylor Trust

We’re recruiting: Musician in Residence at HMP Gartree, Leicestershire

January 7, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Irene Taylor Trust is excited to announce a new freelance position of Musician in Residence at HMP Gartree as part of our Music in Prisons programme. In addition to [...]

Postcards from Bergen: Music in Prisons visits Norway

October 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

In October 2019 we were delighted to return to Bergen prison, Norway, following a successful practice sharing visit in 2018 funded by Erasmus. Our Creative Programmes [...]

Colourful Radio interview with Artistic Director Sara

September 16, 2019 // 0 Comments

Lullaby Project pilot at Praxis Community Projects, photographer; Micha Theiner

Last week our Artistic Director Sara Lee was a guest on Colourful Radio, interviewed by Jacqueline Malcolm on her Jabber Talk show. In a wonderfully wide-ranging interview, [...]

Re: Lease: Music in Prisons & Sounding Out at Snape Maltings 24.08.19

August 1, 2019 // 0 Comments

We are delighted to be part of Re: Lease, a celebration of the arts in criminal justice at Snape Maltings in Suffolk on Saturday 24 August. Snape Maltings is marking 20 years [...]

“This is the best therapy available”: Mental Health Awareness Week

May 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

Mental Health Awareness Week is a good reason to celebrate the impact the work we do has on improving people’s mental health. The people we work with are some of most [...]

Back in the Windy City working with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

February 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

Artistic Director Sara and experienced Project Leader Rex are back on the other side of the pond for our eighth commission from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Negaunee [...]

Postcards from our 6th & 7th projects with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

May 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

Following five successful projects in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017, we have been invited back to the Windy City for a sixth and seventh project with the Chicago [...]

Celebrating International Women’s Day

March 7, 2018 // 0 Comments

Thursday March 8th 2018 is International Women’s Day, so to celebrate we’re looking back over some of the work we’ve done with women over the years. In Prison Since [...]

Lullaby Project UK pilot research report

January 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

In summer 2017 the Irene Taylor Trust piloted Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute’s Lullaby Project for the first time in the UK. We partnered with the Royal [...]

Annual Report 2016-17 online

December 1, 2017 // 0 Comments

Our annual report for 2016/17 is available to read online now here. During the year, we marked our 21st Anniversary with a series of special projects and events, including [...]