Australia’s Couperin man has died
The musicologist David Evatt Tunley has died in Perth at the age of 96. A student of Nadia Boulanger in Paris, he wrote a seminal work on the French 18th century cantata and was decorated […]
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Scotland becomes Nordic
Message received: One of the world’s longest running festivals for contemporary classical music, established in 1888 by the NKR (Council of Nordic Composers), Nordic Music Days takes place outwith the Nordic countries for only the […]
NY Times fails two US orchestras
Two recent arts features illuminate the limitations of Times classical music journalism in these straitened times. A report on the San Francisco Symphony by Robin Pogrebin and Javier C. Hernández omitted to mention the brilliant […]
Notre Dame defends its new organists
Monseigneur Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, Rector-archpriest of Cathedral Notre Dame de Paris, has responded to a petition by eminent organists that criticizes the engagement without trial of four young musicians. He said that a competition for […]
What CBSO wants by way of marketing
The following ad has just been posted by Emma Stenning’s management. MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MATERNITY COVER Salary: £50,000 Essential: Work closely with the Chief Executive to develop and action clear strategies that deliver on the […]
Exclusive: Winchester Cathedral loses its heads
We are hearing from multiple sources that Dean Catherine Ogle, the senior executive of troubled Winchester Cathedral, has taken time off work indefinitely ‘with stress’. Insiders say she is unlikely to return. Also off with, […]
Help support Brixton Chamber Orchestra in offering communities living in Lambeth’s housing estates the opportunity to come together to enjoy an uplifting musical experience
Brixton Chamber Orchestra’s Summer Estates Tour 2023 One of Brixton Chamber Orchestra’s central tenets is a belief that that orchestral music should be at the centre of society, reaching people in their own community, and […]
The five BBC orchestras join up with Young Sounds UK for a national mentoring programme for 15-17 year-olds
BBC and Young Sounds UK Exchange programme in 2022 (Photo: BBC) The five BBC orchestras – the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra – […]
Boston hooks extra horn
The Boston Symphony Orchestra has hired Austin Ruff as assistant principal/utility horn. He will occupy the seat of Jonathan Menkis, who retired from the BSO after 34 seasons in 2018. Ruff is presently associate principal […]
%20Britten%20Pears%20Arts%20(3).jpg?w=510&resize=510,510&ssl=1 "The 75th edition of the Aldeburgh Festival rounded off with a rare visit to East Anglia of the celebrated Hallé Orchestra.")
The 75th edition of the Aldeburgh Festival rounded off with a rare visit to East Anglia of the celebrated Hallé Orchestra.
Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire – Claire Booth, the Nash Ensemble – Aldeburgh Festival (Photo: Marcus Roth, (c) Britten Pears Arts) Schoenberg: Pierrot lunaire, Beethoven, Julian Anderson, Judith Weir, Mozart; Claire Booth, The Nash Ensemble, Martyn Brabbins; […]
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