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"To support, promote and provide an
information
resource for the music of Wales."
The Welsh Music Information Centre (WMIC) aims to support
and promote all genres of Welsh music. It collects and holds
research scores of Welsh composers, recordings of Welsh music
and reference materials, and provides an information service
on music in Wales. WMIC works with other organisations in
offering support to composers by encouraging, promoting and
advertising performances.
The WMIC archive is accessible on-line through the website,
providing an ideal opportunity for composers to provide
up-to-date work lists as well as giving users a comprehensive
list of the Centre's holdings. The website also advertises
events, news items and opportunities, be they international
competitions, performances, or educational workshops.
The Welsh Music Information Centre offers further support
by encouraging performances of Welsh music both at home and
abroad. Together with the Welsh Amateur Music Federation, WMIC
seeks to encourage new commissions of contemporary Welsh
composers, and works with the Arts Council of Wales in
ensuring that the archive receives research copies of new
works commissioned through the Arts Council and PRS Foundation
schemes.
At the Wales Millennium Centre the WMIC runs a recording
studio which is developing swiftly and welcomes a rich
diversity of artists, ensembles and genres. The WMIC also
publishes a number of educational booklets, such as its series
of Repertoire Lists, and strives to encourage an appreciation
and enjoyment of Welsh music, both within Wales and
internationally through links with other music information
centres worldwide.
The Welsh Music Information Centre moved, as part of Ty
Cerdd-Music Centre Wales, to the Wales Millennium Centre in
November 2004. A partnership between the Welsh Amateur Music
Federation, Welsh Music Information Centre and National Youth
Arts Wales, Ty Cerdd is a one-stop music centre,
"bringing a world of music to Wales and the music of
Wales to the world." |
