The Composer’s Toolkit summer school online (Aberystwyth Musicfest)
We are excited to release the first course of its kind at MusicFest Aberystwyth: The Composer’s Toolkit, four days of immersive masterclasses, forum…
Tag: composing
The place of composing in curriculum design
The Music Teachers Association's second collective blogging project culminates in this final post in the series with excellent responses from teachers…
Song Academy Easter songwriting workshops open for bookings
Young creative people around the world are being invited to join Song Academy’s online songwriting workshops during the Easter break from 6-18 April
Cumnock Tryst and Trinity College open new composition learning centre in Scotland
The acclaimed composer Sir James MacMillan has launched a centre for the learning and teaching of composition in his home town of Cumnock, East Ayrshi…
Audience votes open for the Commonwealth Composition Challenge
The organisers of an international composition project are inviting online audiences to vote for shortlisted finalists
Wigmore Hall invites lockdown commissions
London’s Wigmore Hall, one of the capital’s most celebrated recital venues, has invited new and established composers to apply for 12 paid commiss…
Steinberg launches Dorico 3.5
Steinberg Media Technologies has announced the release of the latest version of its professional music notation software, Dorico 3.5
Soundtrap Summer Creative Challenge
Students and Teachers are Invited to Join Soundtrap’s Summer Creative Challenge and create songs and podcasts
Young composers scheme – NYCGB partners with Steinberg and Stainer & Bell
National Youth Choirs of Great Britain (NYCGB) has announced two new partnerships supporting the organisation's Young Composers Scheme: Steinberg Medi…
Composing Artemisia: creating alternative female archetypes in new opera
The composer Susannah Self advocates for 'an alternative operatic paradigm in which female characters are defined by their actions rather than their g…
Young Songwriter Competition 2020 launches
Song Academy has announced that the 9th edition of the Young Songwriter Competition is now open for entries until 31 March 2020.
Expanded learning and engagement programme for NYCGB in 2020
National Youth Choirs of Great Britain (NYCGB) has unveiled ambitious plans for 2020, including a programme of concerts, artist development and choral…
Mental Well-Being Guaranteed – the Music in Africa Conference in Accra, Ghana
From 28-30 November 2019, the Music in Africa Conference for Collaborations, Exchange and Showcases (ACCES) took place in Accra, Ghana. Film composer …
Steinberg releases Dorico SE, free ‘lite’ version of notation software
Steinberg Media Technologies announced the availability of Dorico SE, an introductory – and free to download and use – version of the company's ad…
Drake Music announces winners of 2019/20 Emergent commissions
Drake Music, the leading national UK charity working in music, disability and technology, has announced that three emerging disabled musicians have been awarded 2019/20 Emergent…
Portsmouth Music Hub wins global environmental awards
Portsmouth Music Hub has been recognised for its contribution to education at an awards ceremony in London. Musicians and composers from the hub, accompanied by…
National New Music charity to create Alliance for Composing in Music Education
Susanna Eastburn MBE, Chief Executive of Sound and Music, the national charity for new music, has called for ‘urgent and meaningful change to perceptions, provision,…
Five composers among recipients of Paul Hamlyn Foundation Awards for Artists 2019
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) has announced the winners of the 2019 Awards for Artists programme, marking the 25th anniversary of the awards, at a…
Young people face barriers to developing composing skills – report
Research from Sound and Music highlights the significant barriers faced by young people attempting to develop their skills in creating and composing t…
Illuminate Oxford
Illuminate Music presents a concert of music by women past and present performed by the Ethel Smyth Trio.