Let’s start with two minutes of English percussion

Ireland’s Minister for Arts and Culture Patrick O’Donovan announced today that the country’s Arts Council spent €6.7 million (£5.7m) on an IT system that it soon abandoned. Report here. Why, they’re no better than the […]

The death has been made known of José de Felipe, founder and conductor of important elements in Madrid’s  concert life. Educated in Moscow, where his parent were exiled during the Franco regime, founded the Children’s […]

Welsh National Opera is in trouble. It has hired two co-directors, both with social-campaigning credentials. From today’s press release: Welsh National Opera has announced today that internationally renowned Opera and Theatre Director Adele Thomas and […]