William Mathias 1934-1992
A short guide to the music of William Mathias, who died 20 years ago on 29th July. I hail from the same part of the world as this most brilliantly…
UK Sibelius Office to Close
On July 2nd, Avid Technology, the company who recently acquired Sibelius Software, announced a major restructuring. This included the shedding of 350 jobs and the sell-off of the audio peripheral division M-Audio and…
June CD Roundup
A relatively quiet month in terms of CD releases, but one nevertheless marked by some interesting finds. Naxos, as ever, has released a clutch of new recordings. Two of these…
Guardian Guide to Contemporary Music
Helmut Lachenmann. The latest composer to feature in Tom Service's guide to contemporary music. I recommend checking out Tom Service's excellent and evolving guide to contemporary music on the Guardian website. It started…
June Festivals
I did - just - manage to update CT's concert directory in time for June a few days ago. However, I also wanted to point out a few festivals that take place…
May CD Roundup
I've spent the last few days listening to a couple of new CDs. The first involves violinist Hilary Hahn, whose recording of Ives violin sonatas I reviewed a few months back.…
Bring on the Bunting
A summer of flag waving begins in a week with the official celebrations of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee on 2-5th June, followed, on July 27th, by the opening of the…
Sound and Music Appoints New Chief Executive
Susanna Eastburn has been appointed as new Chief Executive for Sound and Music. Eastburn is currently Director, Music, Arts Council England and has an impressive track record in the arts…
BBC Proms 2012 Preview
Now here's a funny thing. Last year the BBC Proms website had an excellent guide to the new music that was to appear during the season. This year we have…
April CD Roundup
KAGEL, M.: Das Konzert/ Phantasiestuck / Pan (M. Faust, Alvares, Ensemble Contrasts, R. HP Platz, Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla, P. Gallois). Naxos 8.572635 The more I read contemporary music reviews and…