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Read more about the article PRS Foundation secures funding from European Union

PRS Foundation secures funding from European Union

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:April 29, 2017
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PRS has just announced that it has secured funding of €200,000 from the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. The money will be used to run its European Keychange programme to…

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Read more about the article John Adams Appointed as Visiting Professor of Composition

John Adams Appointed as Visiting Professor of Composition

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:February 6, 2017
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The Royal Academy of Music recently announced that John Adams will join their staff as a visiting Professor of Composition: John Adams, one of the world’s leading composers, has joined the Royal…

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Read more about the article British Composer Award Winners Announced

British Composer Award Winners Announced

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:December 7, 2016
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The winners of the 2016 British Composer Awards were announced last night at a ceremony at BFI Southbank, London. Here’s the complete list, with information about each piece and, in…

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Read more about the article Composition Opportunities for Emerging Composers

Composition Opportunities for Emerging Composers

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:November 23, 2016
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If, like me, you've entered a few composition competitions in your time, you might be interested in this survey (the link follows the description): There are few ‘emerging’ composers active…

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Read more about the article Martyn Brabbins announced as new Music Director of ENO

Martyn Brabbins announced as new Music Director of ENO

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:October 22, 2016
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Conductor Martyn Brabbins has just been appointed Music Director at ENO, the latest attempt to stabilise the troubled opera company (for more thoughts on this from me, see here). From the ENO…

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Read more about the article Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, 18th–27th November

Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, 18th–27th November

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:October 22, 2016
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The programme for the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, summarised by Artistic Director Graham McKenzie: This year’s Festival is undoubtedly characterised by the bringing together of often quite disparate forces, to create…

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Read more about the article Wien Modern, 30th October–20th November 2016

Wien Modern, 30th October–20th November 2016

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:October 22, 2016
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This year’s Wien Modern programme summarised by its new Artistic Director Bernhard Günther: Where do we come from? Where are we going? And where the heck are we, anyway? These are the…

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Read more about the article SaM Commissioning Survey 2015

SaM Commissioning Survey 2015

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:August 29, 2015
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Members may remember Sound and Music’s commissioning survey from last year, which received a fair amount of gloomy press coverage. My own reaction was a little more positive, though maybe a little contrary; I would,…

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Read more about the article Arts Council England capitulates over ENO Funding

Arts Council England capitulates over ENO Funding

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:February 12, 2012
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A bit of good news for anyone interested in the future of ENO. For the last couple of years Arts Council England have been implementing vicious cut to the funding…

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