1600 UK creative professionals write to Nadine Dorries to prioritise touring crisis
The campaign group Carry on Touring has delivered an open letter to the new Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport pleading for acti…
LCM exams launches new violin syllabus and handbooks
London College of Music Examinations has designed its new 2021 violin syllabus to provide 'a well-rounded programme of study that allows performers to…
Youth Music calls for Expressions of Interest for Incubator grants of up to £150k
London-based charity Youth Music’s Fund B is open until the end of September 2021 for Expressions of Interest from organisations seeking grants for …
Programme for first hybrid edition of World Choir Games announced
This year, the biggest singing event in the world is coming to Flanders. Starting on 30 October, more than 300 choirs from all corners of the world wi…
Dorries replaces Dowden at DCMS
The surprise cabinet reshuffle on 15 September has brought the creative sector its third Culture Secretary under Boris Johnson’s premiership. Oliver Dowden, the much-maligned figurehead at…
Arts Council of Wales seeks Associates
The Welsh Arts Council is inviting Expressions of Interest from anyone who would like to be considered for future paid opportunities as an Associate.
‘Creative Majority’ report to UK Parliament points ways to improve equity, diversity and inclusion in creative and cultural sectors
A report commissioned by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Creative Diversity has been published to address the question of workforce equit…
Kazuki Yamada to be CBSO Chief Conductor and Artistic Advisor
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of Japanese conductor Kazuki Yamada its Chief Conductor and Artistic Advisor …
Artists to receive streaming royalties in 24 hours via Artist Wallet
A new pilot involving Revelator's Original Works, a leading blockchain-based digital asset management and distribution platform for creative IP, and F…
Orchestral Tools creates orchestra sample set in partnership with Berklee
The Berlin-based technology company Orchestral Tools has announced the release of Berlin Orchestra: Created with Berklee, a full-featured symphony orc…
Dejan Lazić releases new interpretation of Moonlight Sonata with MusicGurus
The critically acclaimed piano virtuoso shares how to master one of Beethoven’s most iconic pieces on the musicgurus.com online learning platform. One of the most…
Army musicians celebrate return to ceremonial duties
With Government restrictions easing, musicians from British Army Music were able to showcase their production of ‘The Sword and The Crown’, a scal…
Native Instruments’ Community Drive backs Girls Make Beats to empower women producers, engineers and DJs
Working with 13 frontline artists, including Sofi Tukker, !llmind and Flohio, Native Instruments has committed US$30,000 to helping the non-profit org…
Serbian soprano wins Éva Marton International Singing Competition
Sonja Šarić collected the €30,000 First Prize and the audience award at the final of the 4th Éva Marton International Singing Competition on 5 September…
WOWFest celebrates return to live music
The second edition of WOWFest: Wells Orchestral Weekend took place over the weekend of 17-18 July 2021, with a return to live performance and participation ‘bringing elation…
New National Centre for Music proposed for Edinburgh
St Mary’s Music School, Scotland’s national music school, is central to a new proposal submitted by The Royal High School Preservation Trust (RHSPT) for the…
Five tips for your left hand
The left hand can pose problems for many a pianist, says Melanie Spanswick
Dublin and Paris conservatoires launch new partnership
Deborah Kelleher, Director of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and Émilie Delorme, Director of the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et d…
Former Bowie backing singer and vocal coach launches book on The Healing Power of Singing
Emm Gryner, solo artist, former David Bowie band member, vocal coach and multi-instrumentalist, has written a wellbeing book, ‘The Healing Power of Singing – Raise…
Apple buys classical music service
Apple has announced it has acquired Primephonic, the classical music streaming service launched in Amsterdam in 2014.