Incorporated Society of Musicians
| Founded | 1882 |
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| Key people | Deborah Annetts, Chief Executive; Nicholas Chisholm MBE, President 16/17; Jeremy Jackman, President 15/16; Professor Barry Ife CBE, President 14/15 |
| Office location | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Website | www.ism.org |
The Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) is the UK's professional body for musicians, a subject association for music education and is an independent non profit-making organisation.
The ISM was set up in 1882 to promote the importance of music and protect the rights of those working within music. It is an independent, not-for-profit membership organisation which now has approximately 7,600 individual members and over 160 corporate members. It protects and supports its members by providing them with expert advice, insurance and specialist services as well as access to a community of like-minded professionals and the status that comes with being a member of a professional body.
Members of the ISM come from all over the music profession and from a variety of different musical backgrounds. The membership also includes recent graduates and part-time and full-time music students.
The ISM also campaigns for the rights of all musicians and in support of the music profession.
The ISM has a membership of 7,600 music professionals including performers, composers, music teachers, music administrators, music technology professionals and portfolio musicians, and provides different levels of membership for students and graduates, orchestras, education bodies and those who are interested in supporting their work.
The ISM's current members include Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Mark Elder, Sir James Galway, Dame Felicity Lott, Judith Weir CBE, Suzi Digby OBE, Betty Roe OBE, Julian Lloyd-Webber, Julian Bream, Paul Harris, John McCabe, Gerald Finley, and Craig Ogden.
The ISM supports its members through expert legal assistance from a specialist in-house legal team and a 24-hour legal and tax helpline, comprehensive insurance including public liability insurance, legal expenses insurance, and discounted musical instrument insurance; practical advice from the ISM's staff team (most of whom are musicians) and access to online advice pages; free promotion through the ISM Music Directory, the UK's only online directory of professional musicians with proven credentials; professional development events including seminars, webinars and conferences; access to a community of like-minded professionals, and financial help from its Members Fund in times of hardship.
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