Mel Spencer

Music | Arts | Comms | Marketing | Creating digital, social media and audience strategies💡 Writing about classical music 🎶 Tweeting sporadically

[Mel Spencer @melspencer]

@TheO2 Hi, I emailed your customer services about breastfeeding my baby but haven't heard anything. I'm coming to Scissor Sisters this evening but can't leave my baby so am planning to bring my husband to sit outside so I can feed her if she needs. How can I facilitate this pls?

[Mel Spencer @melspencer]

Big love for Wigmore Hall as ever, and their 'Under 35s' scheme, which makes me feel young even though maternal health care defines me as geriatric.

#MillennialProblems

[Wigmore Hall @wigmore_hall]

£5 tickets for Under 35s now on sale!🚨

Available for selected concerts between January and March 2025, head to our website and pick your favourites! ✨

Login or sign-up for a free Wigmore Hall account today to access the U35s price! 💥

Supported by Media Partner Classic FM 🎟

[Mel Spencer @melspencer]

Such a great team, and a brilliant place to work 🥳

Huge congrats on this lovely news to everyone at @DulwichGallery who made this happen (and a brilliantly smooth cross-platform announcement; go Team Comms)

[Dulwich Picture Gallery @DulwichGallery]

We are thrilled to announce today that we have acquired @robandnick’s sculpture Bronze Oak Grove.

This is the first artwork to become part of the Collection since 2012, and we’re so glad it has found a permanent home in our sculpture garden.

Learn more: https://t.co/quTzB6LvLF

[Mel Spencer @melspencer]

A few of the past month's greatest releases in the world of classical music:
https://t.co/vKrf1o8pKA

[Chromatica Orchestra @ChromaticaOrch]

A new name.
A new force.
A new era.

Welcome to Chromatica Orchestra's
inaugural season:
https://t.co/5gT8QVsRSY

[Mel Spencer @melspencer]

I've finally been introduced to Bachle, a "daily classical music game", like Wordle but for music.

(Apparently it's not classical music that is behind-the-curve this time, it's just me who didn't get the memo)

Great game though:

#Bachle 768
🎻🟩⬜⬜🎉
https://t.co/9XUqtse8x0

[Mel Spencer @melspencer]

@JeremyPound71 Quite. Solidarity! My general rule is: if the marketing copy has pissed you off, it's probably not aimed at you... trying to summarise B9 in a strap line for a 'newcomer' ain't easy either.

[Chromatica Orchestra @ChromaticaOrch]

Stay tuned 🎶

[Apple Music Classical @AppleClassical]

Today we're launching the Apple Classical Top 100, ranking the most popular classical albums globally.

The weekly chart combines five data sources to form a complete view of what’s happening in classical music: @AppleClassical streams, @AppleMusic streams, iTunes downloads, iTunes songs sales and @Shazam tags.
Check it out here:  https://t.co/1DAESjQvLh
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#AppleClassicalTop100

[Mel Spencer @melspencer]

(Although having just finished posting this, I'm now watching a VT about 'concert etiquette' and 'when to clap' and can't help thinking this kind of content just doesn't appeal to anyone, newcomer or classical fan alike. Happy to be proven wrong if you find it helpful!)

[Mel Spencer @melspencer]

I know the subject of the BBC sharing trailers in their own programmes is contentious, but the @bbcproms broadcast has just done the most excellent job of introducing the entire season to newcomers who haven't studied the Proms calendar. It's a great move, for the right audience.

[Cleft Lip and Palate Action @CLAPACOMMUNITY]

Could you be the next Chair or Treasurer of CLAPA's Board of Trustees?

@melspencer says, "Being a CLAPA Trustee allows me to marry my personal experience of cleft with my professional experience, so I can make a difference to [others] who have experienced similar challenges."

[Mel Spencer @melspencer]

@PatrickAllies This is too good

[Mel Spencer @melspencer]

@wearevillagers @jonmackay @southbankcentre @southbanklondon Is there an online link for this poster? We stupidly forgot to buy in person 😢

[Mel Spencer @melspencer]

The Clean Break team I've had the pleasure of working with are dedicated, passionate, collaborative (and super friendly!) This will be a fab job for someone:

[Arts Marketing Association @amadigital]

⭐️Wonderful Opportunity Alert⭐️

@CleanBrk are looking for an Enterprise and Sales Manager:

https://t.co/Ba8RVPJUEO

#AMAJobs #artsjobs

[Mel Spencer @melspencer]

A reminder to arts marketing teams everywhere: if even Rishi Sunak can have a go at using TikTok to reach a younger audience (albeit four years behind the curve), your museum/gallery/ballet company/theatre can probably make a success of it too 🫶

[Mel Spencer @melspencer]

@Becca_JF21 I had the same! Arrrrrgh!

[Mel Spencer @melspencer]

@SianySianySiany @StylistMagazine This looks so freeing and inspiring. I had an ectopic + surgery in December and challenged myself to run a 1/2 marathon in April; just wanted to feel myself in my body again. Sending strength and ice cold beers.

[Mel Spencer @melspencer]

#leasehold question for anyone affected by S20 notices:

Anyone had success in selling their flat, paying the service charge under protest and then disputing the amount when they no longer own the flat?

Just got a £££ bill so would 🩵 some help.

@LKPleasehold @Victoria_Spratt

[Mel Spencer @melspencer]

This week it's Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week, so here's a little more about cleft and how it affects people. #CleftAware

[Cleft Lip and Palate Action @CLAPACOMMUNITY]

Some people born with a cleft will need over twenty operations as they grow into adults, and being born with a cleft is about much more than just surgery.

➡️ Learn more https://t.co/wQiIBoDtCt