Barrington Pheloung (1954–2019)
Australian composer Barrington Pheloung died on 31st July. He was 65. Pheloung was best known for his theme music for the detective series Inspector Morse. A lover of puzzles, in…
Presteigne Festival (22nd–27th August)
This year’s Presteigne Festival has an American flavour, with one of the two composers’-in-residence being composer/harpist Hannah Lash. She will be the subject of a portrait concert on 25th, which will include…
Art or status symbol? Some thoughts on that Guardian editorial.
The arguments and rebuttals following the Guardian’s posing of the question ‘What is classical music for?’ (4th July) have continued to roll in. Best of the bunch has been Richard…
Borough New Music closes its doors
It was sad to see today that Borough New Music, whose season finished at the end of last month, has announced that it has no plans to continue. Though a relative…
2019 BBC Proms Premieres
The Proms programme always raises debate. This year the focus has been on the number of female composers represented—whilst there is a better male/female balance, the most substantial commissions have…
Cheltenham Music Festival Preview
Cheltenham Music Festival (5th–14th July, venues in Cheltenham, UK), this year celebrating its 75th birthday, remains one of the UK’s most imaginative not to mention prestigious music festivals. This year’s programme…
Ib Nørholm (1931–2019)
More sad news with the death of Danish composer and organist Ib Nørholm, who died on Monday aged 88. Nørholm was born in Søberg, Denmark. He began his study of…
Sven-David Sandström (1942–2019)
Swedish composer Sven-David Sandström died on Monday. He was 76. Following studies of art history and musicology, Sandström studied composition with Ingvar Lidholm at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm.…
Tête à Tête 2019 (24th July—10th August)
Tête à Tête, one of the the best places to experience new opera, has just announced its 2019 festival programme. Always responsive to the artistic environment, themes this year include…
Mark Grey Interview
I talk to U.S. composer Mark Grey. Hot from the world premiere of his grand opera Frankenstein in La Monnaie, Brussels, he is now working on a new chamber opera,…
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