MUMS in MUSIC
MiM • MUMS in MUSIC is a global initiative started by soprano Lola Ganzarolli, as featured in her article in Classical Music Magazine in March 2026, to celebrate the artistry of mums worldwide, create collaborative performances and projects across music and the arts, nurturing — and calling for — more support of artistic excellence through motherhood.
“We need to call time on women having to be like men to succeed.”
MiM was introduced publicly at A Journey Through Music & Motherhood, an intimate afternoon of original songs for voice and piano at St James’s Church, London, on 1 May 2026, and in a full feature in Classical Music Magazine UK in March 2026, which reflects on motherhood and artistic identity and on Lola’s return to the concert stage.
In the press
Feature · Classical Music Magazine UK, March 2026
“We need to call time on women having to be like men to succeed.”
The full feature in Classical Music Magazine UK reflects on motherhood and artistic identity, on Lola’s return to the concert stage, and introduces Mums in Music.
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The numbers
Research for the Mums in Music campaign · July 2026
of mothers in the UK say they faced barriers to pursuing a creative career after having children.
rate the music industry as supportive of mothers returning to work — among the lowest of all creative sectors.
Survey of 1,000 mothers, conducted for Lola Ganzarolli’s Mums in Music campaign.
Coverage
Most recent first
Timeline
- March 2026Classical Music Magazine UKThe feature that introduced Mums in Music.
- April 2026The campaign launchesFirst coverage in Family Friendly Working and North East Connected.
- 1 May 2026A Journey Through Music & MotherhoodSt James’s Church, London — original songs and the MiM introduction. The concert →
- 28 May 2026Barcelona, with poet Maria KabanovaMusic and poetry on family and motherhood at Casa de Rusia. The concert →
- July 2026The research1,000 mothers surveyed; the 73% and 7% figures travel across the UK press.
Mothers in music, press and partners
Are you a mother working in music or the arts, a journalist, or an organisation that would like to collaborate with Mums in Music? Write to Lola.
Author
giganzar@hotmail.com