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Hey Ho, Nobody Home

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:December 29, 2021
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A large scale-piece made of a simple idea: a three-part round which is both interspersed with and overlaid by various instrumental and choral groups. At the end all of the…

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The Sacrifice of Isaac

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:December 27, 2021
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Text by Madeleine L’Engle, from Ladder of Angels, 1979 Sacrifice of Isaac O my father, am I really to go with you?And help you with the sacrifice to the Lord?You’ve…

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Chorale Prelude Herr, ich habe missgehandelt

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:December 19, 2021
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The Chorale Prelude Herr, ich habe missgehandelt (Lord I have transgressed) is the first of a pair based upon Lutheran hymnody, the second being Warum Solt’ ich mich denn grämen. I was attracted…

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Dum Juventus Floruit

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:December 19, 2021
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Dum Juventus Floruit pits a single flautist placed in the centre of a performing space against the forces of a choir, who are ranged around the outside. The Latin text…

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Read more about the article October Album Releases: three suggestions and a roundup

October Album Releases: three suggestions and a roundup

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  • Post published:October 19, 2017
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Hyperion have just released a recording of James McCarthy’s cantata Codebreaker, which tell the story of Alan Turing’s life through three key moments: when he fell in love as a boy, during the…

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Read more about the article October Concert Highlights

October Concert Highlights

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:September 6, 2017
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Julian Anderson is the subject of A BBC Total Immersion Day on 21st October. It begins at 1pm at Milton Concert Hall with Guildhall musicians performing chamber works Ring Dance, The Colour of Pomegrantes, Van…

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Read more about the article More Brexit Discontent at the BBC Proms

More Brexit Discontent at the BBC Proms

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:July 19, 2017
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If the Last Night of the Proms was a focus of Brexit discontent in 2016, this year it was has been the been the first few nights. In the opening…

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Read more about the article Riviera Recuerdos: new work for flute and piano

Riviera Recuerdos: new work for flute and piano

  • Post author:christianmorris
  • Post published:May 3, 2017
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A new work for flute and piano. Tuneful, accessible but also a little bit dark. Available only at 8notes.com.

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Orchestration Online

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Thanks to Orchestration Online for this nice comment about Composition Today and my blog: 'This website doesn’t screw around. It’s got up-to-date information about concerts, recordings, news affecting composers, and…

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Sibelius, Staffpad, Surfaces and iPad Pros

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There was much talk of doom after the close of the UK Sibelius Office in 2012. With hindsight, it now seems that it was justified. The next paid upgrade to the…

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Transit Festival Review
Concert Review
Transit Festival Review
Andrew Hamilton: Music for People
CD Review
Andrew Hamilton: Music for People
CD Review: Philip Venables, Below the Belt
CD Review
CD Review: Philip Venables, Below the Belt
‘The Silver Stars at Play’: Contemporary Christmas Carols Review
CD Review
‘The Silver Stars at Play’: Contemporary Christmas Carols Review
Stockhausen Weekend at De Bijloke Puur Muziek, Ghent
Concert Review
Stockhausen Weekend at De Bijloke Puur Muziek, Ghent
Tête à Tête Opera Festival. Review of Opening Nights.
Concert Review
Tête à Tête Opera Festival. Review of Opening Nights.
Composer’s Sketchpad
Software Review
Composer’s Sketchpad
An Eventful Morning in East London: 21st Century Violin Concertos
CD Review
An Eventful Morning in East London: 21st Century Violin Concertos
Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty, Review
Documentary Review
Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty, Review
Rhona Clarke: A Different Game
CD Review
Rhona Clarke: A Different Game
Tarik O’Regan: A Celestial Map of the Sky
CD Review
Tarik O’Regan: A Celestial Map of the Sky
Dorico Diary 2: The good, the bad and the unnotatable
Software Review
Dorico Diary 2: The good, the bad and the unnotatable
Dorico Diary 1: First Thoughts
Software Review
Dorico Diary 1: First Thoughts
Review: BBC National Orchestra of Wales Foundations Concert 1
Concert Review
Review: BBC National Orchestra of Wales Foundations Concert 1
Chaya Czernowin The Quiet
CD Review
Chaya Czernowin The Quiet
The Norway Option
CD Review
The Norway Option
CD Review: Jonathan Harvey, Deo
CD Review
CD Review: Jonathan Harvey, Deo
May CD Releases
CD Review
May CD Releases
Martin Smolka: Poema De Balcones
CD Review
Martin Smolka: Poema De Balcones
Grace Williams: Missa Cambrensis Review
Concert Review
Grace Williams: Missa Cambrensis Review
Peter Maxwell-Davies: Brass Chamber Music, The Wallace Collection, Nimbus NI5936
CD Review
Peter Maxwell-Davies: Brass Chamber Music, The Wallace Collection, Nimbus NI5936
Seattle Symphony Orchestra: Dutilleux Métoboles, L’arbre des songes, Symphony No. 2, ‘Le Double’
CD Review
Seattle Symphony Orchestra: Dutilleux Métoboles, L’arbre des songes, Symphony No. 2, ‘Le Double’
Sonorama
CD Review
Sonorama
Objects at an Exhibition
CD Review
Objects at an Exhibition
Boris Pigovat: Holocaust Requiem
CD Review
Boris Pigovat: Holocaust Requiem
Stefan Wolpe: Music for Violin and Piano
CD Review
Stefan Wolpe: Music for Violin and Piano
Judith Weir: Storm
CD Review
Judith Weir: Storm
John Palmer: Conversations
Book Review
John Palmer: Conversations
Konzerthaus, Freiburg and Gare du Nord, Basel
Concert Review
Konzerthaus, Freiburg and Gare du Nord, Basel
Beyond the River God
CD Review
Beyond the River God
Adriana Hölszky: Works for Organ
CD Review
Adriana Hölszky: Works for Organ
CD of the Month: Guto Puw Reservoirs
CD Review
CD of the Month: Guto Puw Reservoirs
Penderecki Works and April CD Roundup
CD Review
Penderecki Works and April CD Roundup
Robert Fokkens: Tracing Lines
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Robert Fokkens: Tracing Lines
A Voice Gone Silent Too Soon: the music of Gerhard Schedl
CD Review
A Voice Gone Silent Too Soon: the music of Gerhard Schedl
Arcomis International Brass Event Review
Concert Review
Arcomis International Brass Event Review
September CD Roundup – Métier
CD Review
September CD Roundup – Métier
Karl Jenkins: Adiemus Colores
CD Review
Karl Jenkins: Adiemus Colores
Recording of the Month: Wunderkammer(konzert)
CD Review
Recording of the Month: Wunderkammer(konzert)
Record of the Month: A European Odyssey
CD Review
Record of the Month: A European Odyssey
Retorica: English Violin Duos
CD Review
Retorica: English Violin Duos
April CD Roundup
CD Review
April CD Roundup
March CD Roundup
CD Review
March CD Roundup
January CD Releases
CD Review
January CD Releases
Lancino Requiem CD Review
CD Review
Lancino Requiem CD Review
October CD Review
CD Review
October CD Review
August CD Picks and the Three Ps
CD Review
August CD Picks and the Three Ps
Björk Biophilia
CD Review
Björk Biophilia
June CD Releases
CD Review
June CD Releases
Peter Eötvös Total Immersion Day. The Barbican, 14th May 2011
Concert Review
Peter Eötvös Total Immersion Day. The Barbican, 14th May 2011
Unsuk Chin, Total Immersion (Barbican, 9th April)
Concert Review
Unsuk Chin, Total Immersion (Barbican, 9th April)
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Opinion Pieces

May’s disintegrating Brexit deal: why musicians must get involved.
May’s disintegrating Brexit deal: why musicians must get involved.
Why Womad Matters
Why Womad Matters
Composer Competitions: Caveat Emptor
Composer Competitions: Caveat Emptor
Bingley Grammar School charges pupils for GCSE music
Bingley Grammar School charges pupils for GCSE music
Where are the competitions for older composers?
Where are the competitions for older composers?
What if East Midlands Airport had advertised for composers?
What if East Midlands Airport had advertised for composers?
Why we shouldn’t worry about the future of opera
Why we shouldn’t worry about the future of opera
Music education is now only for the white and wealthy: a response
Music education is now only for the white and wealthy: a response
Promoting Women Composers
Promoting Women Composers
Manca, money and more Brexit thoughts
Manca, money and more Brexit thoughts
It’s time for us to wake up: Brexit is happening.
It’s time for us to wake up: Brexit is happening.
UK Composers Respond to Brexit
UK Composers Respond to Brexit
Why We Should Hate Music
Why We Should Hate Music
Boulez at Ninety: a Personal Perspective
Boulez at Ninety: a Personal Perspective
SaM Commissioning Report – An Alternative View
SaM Commissioning Report – An Alternative View
>reinhören
>reinhören
On Moving to Mac
On Moving to Mac
Open Letter to Sound and Music
Open Letter to Sound and Music
Does Contemporary Music Do Christmas?
Does Contemporary Music Do Christmas?
The Sacher Foundation
The Sacher Foundation
Modern Art and Modern Music
Modern Art and Modern Music
A Composer’s Experience of Workshops
A Composer’s Experience of Workshops

Interviews

Bushra El-Turk Interview
Composer Interview
Bushra El-Turk Interview
Philip Venables Interview
Composer Interview
Philip Venables Interview
Maarten Beirens Interview
Artistic Director Interview
Maarten Beirens Interview
Kemal Yusuf Interview
Composer Interview
Kemal Yusuf Interview
Kenneth Hesketh at 50
Composer Interview
Kenneth Hesketh at 50
Edward Gregson Interview
Composer Interview
Edward Gregson Interview
Moritz Eggert Interview
Composer Interview
Moritz Eggert Interview
Sadie Harrison Interview
Composer Interview
Sadie Harrison Interview
Nigel Osborne Interview
Composer Interview
Nigel Osborne Interview
Madeleine Mitchell Interview
Performer Interview
Madeleine Mitchell Interview
Idagio Interview
Classical Streaming Interview
Idagio Interview
Philip Sawyers Interview
Composer Interview
Philip Sawyers Interview
Dan Goren Interview
Publisher Interview
Dan Goren Interview
Jack Sheen / ddmmyy Concert Series Interview
Composer Interview
Jack Sheen / ddmmyy Concert Series Interview
Michel Pascal Interview
Composer Interview
Michel Pascal Interview
Present Music – Kevin Stalheim Interview
Artistic Director Interview
Present Music – Kevin Stalheim Interview
Felix Meyer Interview
Musicologist Interview
Felix Meyer Interview
John Palmer Interview
Composer Interview
John Palmer Interview
Alasdair Nicolson Interview
Composer Interview
Alasdair Nicolson Interview
John Woolrich on Dartington Summer School
Composer Interview
John Woolrich on Dartington Summer School
Anda Anastasescu Interview
Performer Interview
Anda Anastasescu Interview
Retorica Interview
Performer Interview
Retorica Interview
Judith Weir Interview
Composer Interview
Judith Weir Interview
Helen Grime Interview
Composer Interview
Helen Grime Interview
Arcomis Arts Commissioning Interview
Arts Management Interview
Arcomis Arts Commissioning Interview
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Concert Roundups

Preview of 2019
Preview of 2019
Posted onJanuary 1, 2019May 4, 2022
Spitalfields Music Festival Preview
Spitalfields Music Festival Preview
Posted onNovember 22, 2018May 4, 2022
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
Posted onNovember 8, 2018May 4, 2022
Spitalfields Music Launches 2018 Festival
Spitalfields Music Launches 2018 Festival
Posted onSeptember 19, 2018May 4, 2022
Leuven Festival 20/21
Leuven Festival 20/21
Posted onSeptember 19, 2018May 4, 2022
BBC Proms Draw to a Close
BBC Proms Draw to a Close
Posted onSeptember 5, 2018May 4, 2022
Borough New Music
Borough New Music
Posted onAugust 20, 2018May 4, 2022
Presteigne Festival (23rd–28th August)
Presteigne Festival (23rd–28th August)
Posted onAugust 1, 2018May 4, 2022
Lucerne Festival (17th August—16th September)
Lucerne Festival (17th August—16th September)
Posted onJuly 24, 2018May 4, 2022
New Music at the Proms and Edinburgh International Festival (3rd–27th Aug)
New Music at the Proms and Edinburgh International Festival (3rd–27th Aug)
Posted onJuly 18, 2018May 4, 2022
Tête à Tête 2018 26th July–18th August
Tête à Tête 2018 26th July–18th August
Posted onJuly 6, 2018May 4, 2022
Cheltenham Music Festival (30th June–15th July)
Cheltenham Music Festival (30th June–15th July)
Posted onJune 13, 2018May 4, 2022
2018 BBC Proms Preview (13th July–8th September)
2018 BBC Proms Preview (13th July–8th September)
Posted onJune 6, 2018May 4, 2022
Other June Festivals
Other June Festivals
Posted onMay 24, 2018May 4, 2022
Preview: Aldeburgh Festival 8th–24th June
Preview: Aldeburgh Festival 8th–24th June
Posted onMay 24, 2018May 4, 2022
May Concert Diary
May Concert Diary
Posted onApril 15, 2018May 4, 2022
Pick of the Best: April Concert Diary
Pick of the Best: April Concert Diary
Posted onMarch 22, 2018May 4, 2022
March Festival Highlights
March Festival Highlights
Posted onFebruary 25, 2018May 4, 2022
February Concert and Festival Picks
February Concert and Festival Picks
Posted onJanuary 25, 2018May 4, 2022
Preview of 2018
Preview of 2018
Posted onJanuary 1, 2018May 4, 2022
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
Posted onDecember 24, 2017May 4, 2022
Contemporary Music Front and Centre over Christmas
Contemporary Music Front and Centre over Christmas
Posted onNovember 16, 2017May 4, 2022
November Concert Diary
November Concert Diary
Posted onOctober 14, 2017May 4, 2022
Borough New Music
Borough New Music
Posted onSeptember 19, 2017May 3, 2022
October Concert Highlights
October Concert Highlights
Posted onSeptember 6, 2017May 3, 2022
September Concerts and Festivals
September Concerts and Festivals
Posted onAugust 9, 2017May 3, 2022
Tête à Tête Opera Festival Preview
Tête à Tête Opera Festival Preview
Posted onJuly 24, 2017May 3, 2022
July Festivals
July Festivals
Posted onJune 21, 2017May 3, 2022
June Festivals and Concerts
June Festivals and Concerts
Posted onMay 17, 2017May 3, 2022
BBC Proms including fewer world premieres than ever?
BBC Proms including fewer world premieres than ever?
Posted onMay 3, 2017May 3, 2022
May Contemporary Music Festivals
May Contemporary Music Festivals
Posted onApril 26, 2017May 3, 2022
Murail, IMS and April Events
Murail, IMS and April Events
Posted onMarch 14, 2017May 3, 2022
Living in Leuven…and March concert highlights
Living in Leuven…and March concert highlights
Posted onFebruary 15, 2017April 28, 2022
Rare Shostakovich Premiere
Rare Shostakovich Premiere
Posted onFebruary 8, 2017April 28, 2022
Robert Matthew-Walker: A Bad Night in Los Angeles
Robert Matthew-Walker: A Bad Night in Los Angeles
Posted onJanuary 27, 2017April 28, 2022
February Festivals, Concerts and Premieres
February Festivals, Concerts and Premieres
Posted onJanuary 18, 2017April 28, 2022
Preview of 2017
Preview of 2017
Posted onJanuary 1, 2017April 28, 2022
Spitalfields Winter Festival
Spitalfields Winter Festival
Posted onNovember 17, 2016April 25, 2022
Contemporary Music this Christmas
Contemporary Music this Christmas
Posted onNovember 17, 2016April 25, 2022
November Concert Diary
November Concert Diary
Posted onOctober 26, 2016April 25, 2022
Concerto for Flute and Robots
Concerto for Flute and Robots
Posted onOctober 23, 2016April 25, 2022
Venice Biennale and other October Events
Venice Biennale and other October Events
Posted onSeptember 24, 2016April 25, 2022
Beating the Post-Prom Blues: September Festivals
Beating the Post-Prom Blues: September Festivals
Posted onAugust 22, 2016April 25, 2022
Proms Premieres
Proms Premieres
Posted onJuly 7, 2016April 25, 2022
July Concerts: BBC Proms, Cheltenham Festival and Thomas Adès’s The Exterminating Angel
July Concerts: BBC Proms, Cheltenham Festival and Thomas Adès’s The Exterminating Angel
Posted onJune 17, 2016April 25, 2022
NY Phil Biennial, Aldeburgh, St. Magnus and Holland Festivals
NY Phil Biennial, Aldeburgh, St. Magnus and Holland Festivals
Posted onMay 16, 2016April 22, 2022
Five May Festivals
Five May Festivals
Posted onApril 27, 2016April 22, 2022
April Events: Maxwell Davies, Open Up Music, Festivals and Premieres
April Events: Maxwell Davies, Open Up Music, Festivals and Premieres
Posted onMarch 26, 2016April 22, 2022
March Concert Diary: Three Festivals and a CoMA
March Concert Diary: Three Festivals and a CoMA
Posted onFebruary 25, 2016April 22, 2022
February Concert Diary
February Concert Diary
Posted onJanuary 20, 2016April 22, 2022
Preview of 2016
Preview of 2016
Posted onJanuary 1, 2016April 22, 2022
December Concerts and Premières
December Concerts and Premières
Posted onNovember 27, 2015April 22, 2022
Huddersfield to Vienna: November Festivals and Premieres
Huddersfield to Vienna: November Festivals and Premieres
Posted onOctober 28, 2015April 22, 2022
Nice
Nice
Posted onOctober 12, 2015April 22, 2022
October Concerts and Festivals
October Concerts and Festivals
Posted onSeptember 24, 2015April 22, 2022
Max Richter: Sleep
Max Richter: Sleep
Posted onSeptember 16, 2015April 22, 2022
September Festivals
September Festivals
Posted onAugust 17, 2015April 22, 2022
The Homosexual Necrophiliac Duck Opera (and some August Festivals…)
The Homosexual Necrophiliac Duck Opera (and some August Festivals…)
Posted onJuly 22, 2015April 22, 2022
BBC Proms Premieres
BBC Proms Premieres
Posted onJune 30, 2015April 21, 2022
Salzburg, Bregenz, Aix, Manchester and More
Salzburg, Bregenz, Aix, Manchester and More
Posted onJune 17, 2015April 21, 2022
June Festival Picks
June Festival Picks
Posted onMay 27, 2015April 21, 2022
May Festivals
May Festivals
Posted onApril 30, 2015April 21, 2022
Between Worlds: April Concerts
Between Worlds: April Concerts
Posted onMarch 28, 2015April 21, 2022
March Pick of the Premières
March Pick of the Premières
Posted onFebruary 17, 2015April 21, 2022
Between the (Y)ears
Between the (Y)ears
Posted onFebruary 12, 2015April 21, 2022
February Premières
February Premières
Posted onJanuary 20, 2015April 21, 2022
Biomusic in Plymouth
Biomusic in Plymouth
Posted onJanuary 16, 2015April 21, 2022
Preview of 2015: Boulez at 90, CONTACT!, premières and festivals.
Preview of 2015: Boulez at 90, CONTACT!, premières and festivals.
Posted onJanuary 1, 2015April 21, 2022
October Festivals
October Festivals
Posted onSeptember 19, 2014April 21, 2022
September Concerts
September Concerts
Posted onAugust 22, 2014April 21, 2022
Summer Festivals
Summer Festivals
Posted onJuly 18, 2014April 21, 2022
July Festivals
July Festivals
Posted onJune 19, 2014April 21, 2022
Three June Festivals
Three June Festivals
Posted onMay 29, 2014April 21, 2022
May Concert Diary
May Concert Diary
Posted onMay 1, 2014April 21, 2022
April Concert Highlights
April Concert Highlights
Posted onMarch 28, 2014April 21, 2022
March Concert Diary
March Concert Diary
Posted onFebruary 26, 2014April 21, 2022
February Concert Diary
February Concert Diary
Posted onJanuary 31, 2014April 21, 2022
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
Posted onJanuary 1, 2014April 21, 2022
January Concert Highlights
January Concert Highlights
Posted onDecember 21, 2013April 21, 2022
December Concert Diary
December Concert Diary
Posted onNovember 27, 2013April 21, 2022
November Concert Diary
November Concert Diary
Posted onOctober 29, 2013April 21, 2022
October Concerts and Festivals
October Concerts and Festivals
Posted onSeptember 30, 2013April 21, 2022
September Concerts and Festivals
September Concerts and Festivals
Posted onAugust 26, 2013April 21, 2022
August Festivals
August Festivals
Posted onJuly 31, 2013April 21, 2022
Ten Summer Festivals to Get the Contemporary Music Blood Pumping
Ten Summer Festivals to Get the Contemporary Music Blood Pumping
Posted onJuly 1, 2013April 21, 2022
June Festivals
June Festivals
Posted onMay 28, 2013April 20, 2022
May Festivals
May Festivals
Posted onApril 28, 2013April 20, 2022
‘Spirit of Youth’: April Concert Roundup.
‘Spirit of Youth’: April Concert Roundup.
Posted onMarch 20, 2013April 20, 2022
The Joy of Next
The Joy of Next
Posted onMarch 13, 2013April 20, 2022
February Concert Listing
February Concert Listing
Posted onJanuary 30, 2013April 20, 2022
Preview of 2013
Preview of 2013
Posted onJanuary 1, 2013April 20, 2022
November Concert Diary
November Concert Diary
Posted onOctober 25, 2012April 20, 2022
October Concerts and Festivals
October Concerts and Festivals
Posted onSeptember 28, 2012April 20, 2022
Two festivals and an installation…
Two festivals and an installation…
Posted onAugust 30, 2012April 20, 2022
September Concert Diary
September Concert Diary
Posted onAugust 25, 2012April 20, 2022
Varia
Varia
Posted onAugust 9, 2012April 20, 2022
July Concerts and Festivals
July Concerts and Festivals
Posted onJuly 29, 2012April 20, 2022
August Concert Diary
August Concert Diary
Posted onJuly 26, 2012April 20, 2022
June CD Roundup
June CD Roundup
Posted onJune 24, 2012April 20, 2022
June Festivals
June Festivals
Posted onJune 4, 2012April 20, 2022
May CD Roundup
May CD Roundup
Posted onMay 29, 2012April 20, 2022
Bring on the Bunting
Bring on the Bunting
Posted onMay 24, 2012April 20, 2022
BBC Proms 2012 Preview
BBC Proms 2012 Preview
Posted onMay 13, 2012April 20, 2022
May Concert Diary
May Concert Diary
Posted onApril 29, 2012April 20, 2022
April Concert Listings
April Concert Listings
Posted onApril 3, 2012April 20, 2022
March Concert Diary
March Concert Diary
Posted onMarch 26, 2012April 20, 2022
March Concerts and Festivals
March Concerts and Festivals
Posted onFebruary 25, 2012April 20, 2022
February Concert Diary
February Concert Diary
Posted onJanuary 31, 2012April 20, 2022
Preview of 2012
Preview of 2012
Posted onJanuary 1, 2012April 20, 2022
December Concert Diary
December Concert Diary
Posted onDecember 2, 2011April 19, 2022
November Festivals and Concerts
November Festivals and Concerts
Posted onNovember 4, 2011April 19, 2022
October Festivals and Concerts
October Festivals and Concerts
Posted onSeptember 22, 2011April 19, 2022
August Festivals Round-Up
August Festivals Round-Up
Posted onAugust 2, 2011April 19, 2022
July Concert Picks
July Concert Picks
Posted onJuly 5, 2011April 19, 2022
Summer Festival Round-up
Summer Festival Round-up
Posted onJune 8, 2011April 19, 2022
BBC Proms 2011
BBC Proms 2011
Posted onApril 27, 2011April 19, 2022
Cheltenham Festival Preview
Cheltenham Festival Preview
Posted onApril 11, 2011April 19, 2022
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CD Reviews and Roundups

Recent CD Releases: Roundup
CD Roundup
Recent CD Releases: Roundup
Andrew Hamilton: Music for People
CD Review
Andrew Hamilton: Music for People
Other March CD Picks
CD Roundup
Other March CD Picks
CD Review: Philip Venables, Below the Belt
CD Review
CD Review: Philip Venables, Below the Belt
January CD Roundup: Ancient Greece, Musical Inspirations
CD Roundup
January CD Roundup: Ancient Greece, Musical Inspirations
‘The Silver Stars at Play’: Contemporary Christmas Carols Review
CD Review
‘The Silver Stars at Play’: Contemporary Christmas Carols Review
November CD Roundup
CD Roundup
November CD Roundup
October Album Releases: three suggestions and a roundup
All Posts
October Album Releases: three suggestions and a roundup
In Damascus and other album releases
CD Roundup
In Damascus and other album releases
July CD Roundup
CD Roundup
July CD Roundup
Album Releases
CD Roundup
Album Releases
An Eventful Morning in East London: 21st Century Violin Concertos
CD Review
An Eventful Morning in East London: 21st Century Violin Concertos
Album Releases
CD Roundup
Album Releases
Rhona Clarke: A Different Game
CD Review
Rhona Clarke: A Different Game
Tarik O’Regan: A Celestial Map of the Sky
CD Review
Tarik O’Regan: A Celestial Map of the Sky
CD Releases
CD Roundup
CD Releases
September CD Roundup: Lawo and Navona Records
CD Roundup
September CD Roundup: Lawo and Navona Records
Chaya Czernowin The Quiet
CD Review
Chaya Czernowin The Quiet
Varia and CD Roundup
CD Roundup
Varia and CD Roundup
The Norway Option
CD Review
The Norway Option
CD Review: Jonathan Harvey, Deo
CD Review
CD Review: Jonathan Harvey, Deo
May CD Releases
CD Review
May CD Releases
Martin Smolka: Poema De Balcones
CD Review
Martin Smolka: Poema De Balcones
Peter Maxwell-Davies: Brass Chamber Music, The Wallace Collection, Nimbus NI5936
CD Review
Peter Maxwell-Davies: Brass Chamber Music, The Wallace Collection, Nimbus NI5936
Hélène Grimaud ‘Water’ and other February CD releases
CD Roundup
Hélène Grimaud ‘Water’ and other February CD releases
Other December CDs
CD Roundup
Other December CDs
Seattle Symphony Orchestra: Dutilleux Métoboles, L’arbre des songes, Symphony No. 2, ‘Le Double’
CD Review
Seattle Symphony Orchestra: Dutilleux Métoboles, L’arbre des songes, Symphony No. 2, ‘Le Double’
Elements and October CD Roundup
CD Roundup
Elements and October CD Roundup
Sonorama
CD Review
Sonorama
Objects at an Exhibition
CD Review
Objects at an Exhibition
September CD Picks
CD Roundup
September CD Picks
Pullulating, bristling and teeming
CD Roundup
Pullulating, bristling and teeming
June CD Roundup
CD Roundup
June CD Roundup
Boris Pigovat: Holocaust Requiem
CD Review
Boris Pigovat: Holocaust Requiem
Stefan Wolpe: Music for Violin and Piano
CD Review
Stefan Wolpe: Music for Violin and Piano
Judith Weir: Storm
CD Review
Judith Weir: Storm
May CD Hustings
CD Roundup
May CD Hustings
April CD Releases
CD Roundup
April CD Releases
Close Encounters at Orfordness
CD Roundup
Close Encounters at Orfordness
Beyond the River God
CD Review
Beyond the River God
February CD Roundup
CD Roundup
February CD Roundup
January CD Roundup
CD Roundup
January CD Roundup
Adriana Hölszky: Works for Organ
CD Review
Adriana Hölszky: Works for Organ
September CD Roundup
CD Roundup
September CD Roundup
August CD Roundup
CD Roundup
August CD Roundup
Judith Weir and July CD Roundup
CD Roundup
Judith Weir and July CD Roundup
June CD Releases
CD Roundup
June CD Releases
CD of the Month: Guto Puw Reservoirs
CD Review
CD of the Month: Guto Puw Reservoirs
Penderecki Works and April CD Roundup
CD Review
Penderecki Works and April CD Roundup
NMC 25th Birthday and March CD Releases
CD Roundup
NMC 25th Birthday and March CD Releases
February CD Roundup
CD Roundup
February CD Roundup
Robert Fokkens: Tracing Lines
All Posts
Robert Fokkens: Tracing Lines
Digital Discoveries: December CD Roundup
CD Roundup
Digital Discoveries: December CD Roundup
A Voice Gone Silent Too Soon: the music of Gerhard Schedl
CD Review
A Voice Gone Silent Too Soon: the music of Gerhard Schedl
October CD Roundup
CD Roundup
October CD Roundup
September CD Roundup – Métier
CD Review
September CD Roundup – Métier
August CD Releases
CD Roundup
August CD Releases
Karl Jenkins: Adiemus Colores
CD Review
Karl Jenkins: Adiemus Colores
June CD Roundup
CD Roundup
June CD Roundup
A view from Spain and May CD Roundup
CD Roundup
A view from Spain and May CD Roundup
Recording of the Month: Wunderkammer(konzert)
CD Review
Recording of the Month: Wunderkammer(konzert)
January CD Roundup
CD Roundup
January CD Roundup
Record of the Month: A European Odyssey
CD Review
Record of the Month: A European Odyssey
November CD Roundup
CD Roundup
November CD Roundup
Fifty Shades of Grim. October CD Roundup.
CD Roundup
Fifty Shades of Grim. October CD Roundup.
September CD Releases
CD Roundup
September CD Releases
Retorica: English Violin Duos
CD Review
Retorica: English Violin Duos
July CD Releases
CD Roundup
July CD Releases
April CD Roundup
CD Review
April CD Roundup
March CD Roundup
CD Review
March CD Roundup
January CD Releases
CD Review
January CD Releases
CD Roundup
CD Roundup
CD Roundup
Lancino Requiem CD Review
CD Review
Lancino Requiem CD Review
October CD Review
CD Review
October CD Review
August CD Picks and the Three Ps
CD Review
August CD Picks and the Three Ps
Björk Biophilia
CD Review
Björk Biophilia
June CD Releases
CD Review
June CD Releases
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Obituaries

John Joubert (1927–2019)
Composer Obituary
John Joubert (1927–2019)
Noam Sheriff (1935–2018)
Composer Obituary
Noam Sheriff (1935–2018)
Oliver Knussen 1952–2018
Composer Obituary
Oliver Knussen 1952–2018
Glenn Branca (1948-2018)
Composer Obituary
Glenn Branca (1948-2018)
Matt Marks (1980-2018)
Composer Obituary
Matt Marks (1980-2018)
Donald H. Keats (1929–2018)
Composer Obituary
Donald H. Keats (1929–2018)
James Wishart (1956–2018)
Composer Obituary
James Wishart (1956–2018)
Robert Joseph Rosen (1956–2018)
Composer Obituary
Robert Joseph Rosen (1956–2018)
Milko Kelemen (1924–2018)
Composer Obituary
Milko Kelemen (1924–2018)
László Melis (1953–2018)
Composer Obituary
László Melis (1953–2018)
Jóhann Jóhannsson 1969–2018
Composer Obituary
Jóhann Jóhannsson 1969–2018
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962–2017)
Performer Obituary
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962–2017)
Ladislav Kubík (1946—2017)
Composer Obituary
Ladislav Kubík (1946—2017)
Jean-Jacques Werner (1935–2017)
Composer Obituary
Jean-Jacques Werner (1935–2017)
Klaus Huber (1924–2017)
Composer Obituary
Klaus Huber (1924–2017)
Derek Bourgeois and John Maxwell Geddes
Composer Obituary
Derek Bourgeois and John Maxwell Geddes
Pēteris Plakidis and Marian Varga
Composer Obituary
Pēteris Plakidis and Marian Varga
Pierre Henry (1927–2017)
Composer Obituary
Pierre Henry (1927–2017)
Jacques Charpentier 1933–2017
Composer Obituary
Jacques Charpentier 1933–2017
José Vicente Asuar (1933–2017)
Composer Obituary
José Vicente Asuar (1933–2017)
Tristan Clais 1929–2017
Composer Obituary
Tristan Clais 1929–2017
Elliott Schwartz (1936–2016)
Composer Obituary
Elliott Schwartz (1936–2016)
Jean-Claude Risset (1938–2016)
Composer Obituary
Jean-Claude Risset (1938–2016)
Peter Reynolds (1958–2016)
Composer Obituary
Peter Reynolds (1958–2016)
Sir Neville Marriner (1924—2016)
Conductor Obituary
Sir Neville Marriner (1924—2016)
Peter Maxwell Davies (1934–2016)
Composer Obituary
Peter Maxwell Davies (1934–2016)
Pierre Boulez (1925–2016)
Composer Obituary
Pierre Boulez (1925–2016)
Mervyn Burtch (1929–2015)
Composer Obituary
Mervyn Burtch (1929–2015)
Christopher Hogwood
Conductor Obituary
Christopher Hogwood
Claudio Abbado (1933-2014)
Performer Obituary
Claudio Abbado (1933-2014)
John Tavener 1944-2013
Composer Obituary
John Tavener 1944-2013
Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco
Composer Obituary
Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco
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General News

Article 13
Article 13
Posted onJanuary 17, 2019May 4, 2022
C:T Review of 2018
C:T Review of 2018
Posted onDecember 13, 2018May 4, 2022
2018 British Composer Award Winners
2018 British Composer Award Winners
Posted onDecember 5, 2018May 4, 2022
King’s College Cambridge Names Carol Composer
King’s College Cambridge Names Carol Composer
Posted onNovember 22, 2018May 4, 2022
Vanessa Rose Appointed as American Composers Forum President
Vanessa Rose Appointed as American Composers Forum President
Posted onNovember 2, 2018May 4, 2022
Final Say People’s Vote March
Final Say People’s Vote March
Posted onOctober 19, 2018May 4, 2022
Two composer prizewinners announced
Two composer prizewinners announced
Posted onOctober 13, 2018May 4, 2022
Brexit News
Brexit News
Posted onSeptember 5, 2018May 4, 2022
New composers appointed to LSO Soundhub and Jerwood Composer+
New composers appointed to LSO Soundhub and Jerwood Composer+
Posted onAugust 31, 2018May 4, 2022
New Project To Unearth Forgotten Masterpieces
New Project To Unearth Forgotten Masterpieces
Posted onAugust 15, 2018May 4, 2022
Musicans already refusing to enter the UK because of ‘humiliating’ visa process
Musicans already refusing to enter the UK because of ‘humiliating’ visa process
Posted onJuly 28, 2018May 4, 2022
Péter Eötvös receives Goethe Medal
Péter Eötvös receives Goethe Medal
Posted onJune 16, 2018May 4, 2022
The BBC to Leave Maida Vale
The BBC to Leave Maida Vale
Posted onJune 6, 2018May 4, 2022
New book debunks theory that Britten died of syphilis.
New book debunks theory that Britten died of syphilis.
Posted onMay 16, 2018May 4, 2022
IDAGIO announces collaboration with Warner Classics
IDAGIO announces collaboration with Warner Classics
Posted onApril 19, 2018May 4, 2022
Jennifer Higdon awarded Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize
Jennifer Higdon awarded Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize
Posted onApril 19, 2018May 4, 2022
Major music awards announced
Major music awards announced
Posted onFebruary 22, 2018May 4, 2022
Bingley Grammar School charges pupils for GCSE music
Bingley Grammar School charges pupils for GCSE music
Posted onJanuary 11, 2018May 4, 2022
Britain’s Creative Leaders Urge May to Keep Freedom of Movement
Britain’s Creative Leaders Urge May to Keep Freedom of Movement
Posted onJanuary 11, 2018May 4, 2022
Department for Exiting the EU releases Creative Industries Sector Report
Department for Exiting the EU releases Creative Industries Sector Report
Posted onJanuary 4, 2018May 4, 2022
Review of 2017
Review of 2017
Posted onDecember 21, 2017May 4, 2022
15th British Composer Awards Announced
15th British Composer Awards Announced
Posted onDecember 7, 2017May 4, 2022
Muhly’s Marnie opens to mixed reviews
Muhly’s Marnie opens to mixed reviews
Posted onNovember 20, 2017May 4, 2022
Paul Hamlyn Foundation Announces 2017 Awards for Artists
Paul Hamlyn Foundation Announces 2017 Awards for Artists
Posted onNovember 12, 2017May 4, 2022
BASCA Composer Awards
BASCA Composer Awards
Posted onOctober 26, 2017May 4, 2022
Adopt a Composer Pairings
Adopt a Composer Pairings
Posted onOctober 11, 2017May 4, 2022
European Union Youth Orchestra to move from London to Italy because of Brexit
European Union Youth Orchestra to move from London to Italy because of Brexit
Posted onOctober 11, 2017May 4, 2022
Sibelius announces cloud sharing
Sibelius announces cloud sharing
Posted onSeptember 16, 2017May 3, 2022
More Brexit Discontent at the BBC Proms
More Brexit Discontent at the BBC Proms
Posted onJuly 19, 2017May 3, 2022
Arts Council England Announces National Portfolio Organisations
Arts Council England Announces National Portfolio Organisations
Posted onJune 28, 2017May 3, 2022
Schrödinger’s Cake: The UK General Election
Schrödinger’s Cake: The UK General Election
Posted onJune 14, 2017May 3, 2022
Designer of Bregenz Festival Sets Dies
Designer of Bregenz Festival Sets Dies
Posted onMay 24, 2017May 3, 2022
Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards
Royal Philharmonic Society Music Awards
Posted onMay 10, 2017May 3, 2022
David Lang’s Symphony for 1,000 Broken Instruments
David Lang’s Symphony for 1,000 Broken Instruments
Posted onMay 6, 2017May 3, 2022
IMS 2017
IMS 2017
Posted onMarch 21, 2017May 3, 2022
New Samuel Barber Documentary
New Samuel Barber Documentary
Posted onMarch 9, 2017May 3, 2022
George Benjamin commissioned to write a new opera
George Benjamin commissioned to write a new opera
Posted onFebruary 1, 2017April 28, 2022
RS announces funding for 12 UK composers
RS announces funding for 12 UK composers
Posted onFebruary 1, 2017April 28, 2022
C:T Review of the Year
C:T Review of the Year
Posted onDecember 16, 2016April 28, 2022
Stravinsky ‘World Premiere’
Stravinsky ‘World Premiere’
Posted onNovember 20, 2016April 25, 2022
Michael Berkeley’s New Carol for King’s
Michael Berkeley’s New Carol for King’s
Posted onNovember 16, 2016April 25, 2022
Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards for Artists 2016 Announced
Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards for Artists 2016 Announced
Posted onNovember 11, 2016April 25, 2022
Dorico
Dorico
Posted onNovember 2, 2016April 25, 2022
Clinton, Trump, Wimberger and Previn
Clinton, Trump, Wimberger and Previn
Posted onOctober 14, 2016April 25, 2022
Steve Reich at 80
Steve Reich at 80
Posted onOctober 4, 2016April 25, 2022
World Premiere for Ravi Shankar Opera
World Premiere for Ravi Shankar Opera
Posted onSeptember 25, 2016April 25, 2022
Livestreaming of Stockhausen’s Donnerstag
Livestreaming of Stockhausen’s Donnerstag
Posted onSeptember 25, 2016April 25, 2022
New classical musicians overwhelmingly white middle class
New classical musicians overwhelmingly white middle class
Posted onSeptember 18, 2016April 25, 2022
Last Night of the Proms to be a Focus of Brexit Discontent
Last Night of the Proms to be a Focus of Brexit Discontent
Posted onSeptember 8, 2016April 25, 2022
Two Leading Arts Figures Quit UK
Two Leading Arts Figures Quit UK
Posted onSeptember 7, 2016April 25, 2022
The Terrorism of Atonality
The Terrorism of Atonality
Posted onAugust 30, 2016April 25, 2022
Varia…
Varia…
Posted onMay 6, 2016April 22, 2022
Is there really a crisis at ENO?
Is there really a crisis at ENO?
Posted onFebruary 17, 2016April 22, 2022
SaM Commissioning Survey Results
SaM Commissioning Survey Results
Posted onNovember 21, 2015April 22, 2022
Sibelius, Staffpad, Surfaces and iPad Pros
Sibelius, Staffpad, Surfaces and iPad Pros
Posted onOctober 15, 2015April 22, 2022
Are some record labels using streaming to rip off listeners?
Are some record labels using streaming to rip off listeners?
Posted onAugust 26, 2015April 22, 2022
Back in Basel
Back in Basel
Posted onMarch 15, 2015April 21, 2022
Popularity Stats
Popularity Stats
Posted onJanuary 14, 2014April 21, 2022
Varia
Varia
Posted onJuly 23, 2013April 21, 2022
Did Britten Die from Syphilis?
Did Britten Die from Syphilis?
Posted onJanuary 21, 2013April 21, 2022
UK Sibelius Office to Close
UK Sibelius Office to Close
Posted onJuly 4, 2012April 20, 2022
Sound and Music Appoints New Chief Executive
Sound and Music Appoints New Chief Executive
Posted onMay 19, 2012April 20, 2022
Open Letter to Sound and Music
Open Letter to Sound and Music
Posted onApril 10, 2012April 20, 2022
Park Avenue Armory
Park Avenue Armory
Posted onDecember 23, 2011April 19, 2022
Composers’ Commission Fees
Composers’ Commission Fees
Posted onAugust 2, 2011April 19, 2022
UK Arts Council cuts.
UK Arts Council cuts.
Posted onMarch 31, 2011April 19, 2022
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Resources and Reference

Apple Music vs. Spotify
Apple Music vs. Spotify
Apple Music
Apple Music
Composed
Composed
Boulez as Conductor: a short guide to his recordings
Boulez as Conductor: a short guide to his recordings
Kickstarter
Kickstarter
Music in the Cloud
Music in the Cloud
Self-publishing
Self-publishing
NMC Music Map
NMC Music Map
William Mathias 1934-1992
William Mathias 1934-1992
Guardian Guide to Contemporary Music
Guardian Guide to Contemporary Music
New Music On Demand
New Music On Demand
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