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Funding pressures, changing audiences and the future of performing arts centres shaped four days of discussion as the Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts Centres marked its 30th anniversary.
The Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) has opened entries for its 2026 Harold Smart Memorial Composition Competition, inviting composers to write a short anthem for church choirs of modest ability.
At the opening sessions of the 2026 Association of Asia Pacific Performing Arts Centres' conference in Hong Kong, performing arts leaders discussed funding new productions, attracting audiences and helping artists earn a living.
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Kantos invites composers of all ages to enter its 2026 Christmas carol competition. The winning unaccompanied choral work will receive £500 and be performed at the choir’s Candlelit Carols concerts in Chester and Manchester. Entries close at 17.00 GMT on Thursday 5 November 2026.
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