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4 Apr 2023 Opportunities

A black and white photograph of a white woman with brown hair. She’s wearing a ribbed, high neck jumper. In the background is a studio space with a keyboard and shelves on the wall.

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Drake Music Commission: Florence Anna Maunders – ‘Harbingers of Change: Eight of Cups’

This piece is directly inspired by the imagery and classical interpretations of certain cards in a tarot deck.

13 Dec 2022 Artistic Development, Commissions

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Drake Music Commission: Calum Perrin – ‘Peper Harow: Iain’s Story’

In the early 1970s, Iain, a young man with severe mental health difficulties was sent to Peper Harrow Therapeutic Community.

13 Dec 2022 Artistic Development, Commissions

The artist Rebekah Ubuntu is DJ-ing on a sparkling turquoise audio mixer. They have braided cyan coloured hair and wear a gold sequinned jacket and colourful light-up rings on their fingers. Behind them are paintings on a white gallery wall.

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Drake Music Commission: Rebekah Ubuntu – ‘Ecologies of Reflection: An Embodied Process’

This piece was created by Rebekah Ubuntu as part of their Drake Music residency of 2022.

13 Dec 2022 Artistic Development, Commissions

A white person with long brown hair. It is looking at the camera and standing in front of a dark metal shutter and brick wall.

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Drake Music Commission: Rufus Isabel Elliot – ‘An Consolation’

Around ten miles south-west from here the village of Caradal lies deserted.

13 Dec 2022 Artistic Development, Commissions

A white women who has a quiff and the side of her head is shaved. She is lying back, head tilted up and her eyes are closed.

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Drake Music Commission: Katy Rose Bennett – ‘Dissolution’

‘Dissolution’ is a musical reflection on grief and loss.

13 Dec 2022 Artistic Development, Commissions

Elle is a young Black woman wearing a white long scleeve top. She has one arm folded across her waist and her head is tilted, eyebrow raised.

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Drake Music commission: Elle Chante ‘Safe’

Listen to an accomplished new production from singer and self-expressionist Elle Chant.

17 Feb 2022 Commissions

A double exposure of R.Dyer singing. She has long brown hair and a blunt fringe. Her eyes are closed and she wears a sequin top.

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Drake Music commission: R.Dyer ‘Risk’

Enjoy a beautiful broken folk gem combining lilting melodies and found sounds.

17 Feb 2022 Commissions

Miss Jacqui is a young black woman with glasses. She has spiral curls just reaching her shoulder, a very pale yellow top and a thoughtful and almost dreamy expression.

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Drake Music commission: Miss Jacqui X Signkid ‘See Us’

Listen to a powerful track reflecting on the turbulent times we live in.

17 Feb 2022 Commissions

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Home is where the music is – Tracks

Enjoy tracks created online with young children and their families

17 Feb 2022 Learning & Participation

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Emerging Artists

Drake Music Commission: Florence Anna Maunders – ‘Harbingers of Change: Eight of Cups’

Drake Music Commission: Calum Perrin – ‘Peper Harow: Iain’s Story’

Drake Music Commission: Rebekah Ubuntu – ‘Ecologies of Reflection: An Embodied Process’

Drake Music Commission: Rufus Isabel Elliot – ‘An Consolation’

Drake Music Commission: Katy Rose Bennett – ‘Dissolution’

Drake Music commission: Elle Chante ‘Safe’

Drake Music commission: R.Dyer ‘Risk’

Drake Music commission: Miss Jacqui X Signkid ‘See Us’

Home is where the music is – Tracks