BBC Proms Draw to a Close
The Proms draw to a close on Saturday with one final premiere, Songs of Darkness by Roxanna Panufnik. This then serves as a reminder to catch-up on some of those concerts that…
Brexit News
The excellent politics.co.uk, edited by the even more excellent Ian Dunt, posted an article on 3rd September pointing out how Brexit, whilst being a cry against metropolitan elites, will probably end up focusing…
New composers appointed to LSO Soundhub and Jerwood Composer+
The London Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of six new composers to its LSO Soundhub and LSO Jerwood Composer+ programmes, and two composers who will continue onto the next…
Noam Sheriff (1935–2018)
Israeli composer, conductor and teacher Noam Sheriff died on 25th August. He was 83. As a composer Sheriff fused elements of Eastern and Western music in a broadly atonal style.…
Borough New Music
Described by The Wire Magazine as "a welcome addition to London's already blossoming contemporary composition scene", Borough New Music has announced its next season of concerts, from Series 10 starting in October 2018,…
Why Womad Matters
If British musicians' Brexit frustrations have sometimes lacked focus, the furore surrounding this year’s Womad Festival has clarified matters a great deal. As mentioned in an earlier blogpost, the festival organiser,…
Presteigne Festival (23rd–28th August)
The Presteigne Festival takes place in the picturesque surroundings of the Welsh Marches just about on the Welsh side of the Powys/Herefordshire border. This year the theme is Baltic music, celebrating the…
Musicans already refusing to enter the UK because of ‘humiliating’ visa process
On Thursday the House of Lords European Union Committee reported on the likely implications for the cultural sector once the UK has left the European Union. It stressed the importance of freedom…
Lucerne Festival (17th August—16th September)
The theme at this year’s festival is ‘childhood’, with many projects aimed specifically at the younger generation. This includes Schraffur by festival composer-in-residence Fritz Hauser. It will include 300 participate of all ages…
New Music at the Proms and Edinburgh International Festival (3rd–27th Aug)
Olly Knussen’s marvellous Flourish With Fireworks, performed as an opener at the First Night of the Proms, was a seemly way to mark the sad news of his death. In other…
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