As our colleague Jan Ford retired last year, she handed over a new strand of work she had been developing, Create Space, and our first made-for-digital commission. The result, Breathe, an immersive new orchestral film with Manchester Camerata, premiered this month after a year in development and production. The Producer team reflect on the making of our first event cinema film.

Orchestras Live launches ground-breaking new film, Breathe, as part of a new national screening tour.

Sarah Derbyshire, our CEO, introduces the headlines from her co-authored report, Orchestras in Healthcare, outlining what she believes the sector needs to do next to extend provision and opportunities to more healthcare settings across the UK.

Our first Spitalfields Music Trainee Music Leader, Alice Phelps, has been continuing to gather experience working with a range of orchestras through Orchestras Live projects. Here she reflects on the final stages of her involvement in our Encountering Wordsworth project in Cumbria, and the creative challenges posed by music-making in lockdown...