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Klang.io · 28 Oct 2026
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‘Everyone’s House’: Brenna Hobson on opening up Sydney Opera House
From children’s festivals to poetry slams, Brenna Hobson is broadening the programme at Sydney Opera House and finding new ways to welcome audiences. Its Director of Programming discusses access, education and the business of keeping a national landmark open to everyone.
Sydney Opera House · 29 Oct
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Leicestershire Music reaches 20,000 students as report highlights inclusion and wellbeing
Leicestershire Music’s 2026 impact report records support for 361 schools, alongside targeted programmes helping young people at risk of exclusion reconnect with education.
Leicestershire Music · 28 Oct
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- NewsUpdated 29 Oct 2026Leicestershire Music reaches 20,000 students as report highlights inclusion and wellbeing
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- Jul15+CompetitionSingapore International Choir FestivalFeatured15 Jul – 19 Jul 2027 · Singapore International Choral FestivalSingapore, Singapore
- Mar20+ConcertCHORALSPACE Matthäus-Passion with Joris Derder (Fully booked)Featured20 Mar, 3 pm – 23 Mar 2027, 10 pm · CHORALSPACEPhilharmonie Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Apr2+CourseNLMS String Quartet WeekendFeatured2 Apr, 4 pm – 4 Apr 2027, 4 pm · New London Music SocietyWydale Hall, Scarborough, United Kingdom
- Jul11+FestivalWorld Choir Festival Hong Kong 2027Featured11 Jul – 15 Jul 2027 · World Youth and Children Choral Artists' AssociationHong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong, Hong KongApplication deadline· 01 May 2027
- Apr23+CompetitionEuropean Brass Band Championships 2028Featured23 Apr, 9 am – 1 May 2028, 5 pmSouthbank Centre, London SE1, UK, London, United Kingdom
- Dates on requestDegreeESTA MA Music – Brass
Future dates to be announced
ESTA Education
The brass pathway of the ESTA Education MA in Practical Teaching (Level 7), a part-time postgraduate degree for brass teachers who want to develop their practice at the highest level. Validated by the University of Chichester, it is studied online with a short mandatory residential summer school, and builds on the ESTA PG Cert in Practical Teaching.
UKHybridChichester, United Kingdom - Dates on requestShort courseTheory Compass Academy
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The Glasgow School of Music
Level-matched small-group music theory for school-age students within the Grades 1–5 pathway.
UKIn personThe Glasgow School of Music, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom - Dates on requestShort courseTheory Compass Bootcamp
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The Glasgow School of Music
Intensive small-group music theory consolidation for school-age students working within the Grades 1–5 pathway.
UKIn personThe Glasgow School of Music, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Jan8+CourseCambridge Choral Academy Epiphany Singing RetreatFeatured8 Jan, 2 pm – 10 Jan 2027, 6 pm · Cambridge Choral AcademySt Catharine's College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Mar31+CoursePulling Out The StopsFeatured31 Mar – 2 Apr 2027 · Creative Oundle for OrganistsOundle, United KingdomApplication deadline· 05 Mar 2027
- Jul1+Summer schoolThe King's Singers Summer SchoolFeatured1 Jul – 31 Jul 2027 · The King's SingersUnited Kingdom
- Jul28+Summer schoolCambridge Choral Academy Summer SchoolFeatured28 Jul, 2 pm – 3 Aug 2027, 12 pm · Cambridge Choral AcademySt Catharine's College, Cambridge, United KingdomApplication deadline· 31 May 2027
- Aug16+Summer schoolCreative Oundle for Organists Summer SchoolFeatured16 Aug – 22 Aug 2027 · Creative Oundle for OrganistsOundle School, Oundle, United Kingdom
- Jul20+Summer schoolBritish Isles Music FestivalFeatured20 Jul, 9 am – 28 Jul 2027, 5 pm · British Isles Music FestivalSherborne Girls, Sherborne, United KingdomApplication deadline· 01 Jun 2027
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Kantos Carol Competition
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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- FeaturedCloses 4 Jan 2027The Harold Smart Memorial Composition Competition 2026Royal School of Church Music
- FeaturedApplications open periodicallyGenesis SixteenThe Sixteen
- FeaturedApplications open periodicallyBCI Frank Nemhauser Apprentice ProgramBerkshire Choral International
- FeaturedApplications open periodicallyAzrieli Music PrizesAzrieli Foundation
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- Dean of the School of MusicFeaturedHong KongHong Kong Academy for Performing Arts · Hong Kong, Hong KongArtistic & musical leadership · PermanentCloses 03 Nov 2026
- Band leader / musician rolesFeaturedUKRocksteady Music School · Nationwide, United KingdomEducation & training · Permanent · £27000–£34000 per annum.Rolling
- PrincipalUKRoyal Conservatoire of Scotland · Glasgow, United KingdomCloses 06 Nov 2026
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