Festival of Voice 2021
The Festival of Voice 2021 lineup features 20 acts from across Wales and the world, including dancefloor favourites Hot Chip and Tricky, a Wales deb…
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Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama appoints first International Chair of Opera representing Asia
Xu Zhong, Maestro, conductor, opera producer and educator, has joined the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD) as its inaugural Internationa…
MusicFest Aberystwyth appoints new Associate Artistic Director
MusicFest Aberystwyth’s Artistic Director, David Campbell, has announced the appointment of Nathan James Dearden to the new freelance role of Ass…
New partnership between Youth Music and PRS Foundation’s Talent Development Partners network
PRS Foundation, a leading charitable funder of new music and talent development in the UK, has announced that their nationwide Talent Development Part…
Live Music Now publishes study on the impact of live music in social care and care homes
A new case study published by UK charity Live Music Now (LMN) focusses on a programme of live music activities and their impact on the residents, staf…
Music Services in Wales Feasibility Study, January 2020
The Music Services Feasibility Study is a report commissioned by the Welsh Government that identifies and assesses options for future delivery of musi…
Only Men Aloud’s Tim Rhys-Evans appointed RWCMD Director of Music
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD) has announced the appointment of Tim Rhys-Evans MBE its new Director of Music, taking up the role at …
Youth music mapping survey launched by Welsh music fund
People working in music with young people in Wales are being asked to take part in a regional survey to map the youth music and…
Mapping the youth music & music education sector in Wales
About this survey This is a survey to find out about people and organisations who are supporting (or would like to support, in the case…
New arts/culture/education matchmaking website for Wales
Plwg, a new online platform linking schools and teachers to creative workers and cultural organisations, has been launched by the four Arts and Education Networks…
OrganFest 2019
About the event OrganFest 2019 will take place in Cardiff from 6-8 September 2019. Venues include: Eglwys Dewi Sant (Willis, 1887) St David’s Hall (Peter Collins, 1982)…
Tianyi Lu joins Welsh National Opera as first Female Conductor in Residence
Welsh National Opera has announced the appointment of Tianyi Lu as the company's first Female Conductor in Residence. This follows an open call for as…
Dalcroze International Summer School 2019
About the event Dalcroze UK is very pleased to be returning to the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama as the venue for our…
HRH The Prince of Wales to become Royal Welsh College President
The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama has announced that HRH The Prince of Wales will become its President from July 2019, joining a small group …
Donatella Flick-LSO competition finalist to be WNO Associate Conductor
Harry Ogg, the young British conductor, will join Welsh National Opera this summer as WNO Associate Conductor in collaboration with the Donatella Flic…
Youth Opera singers participate in WNO summer season
As part of Welsh National Opera’s 2019 FREEDOM Season, WNO's current Youth Opera participants will perform in two of the programmed operas, Dead Man…
Welsh National Opera’s Youth & Community team visits Dubai
Following a successful trip with the full company in 2017, Welsh National Opera’s Youth & Community team returned to Dubai in March 2019 to deliver…
Review of conservatoire provision in Wales welcomed by RWCMD
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama has welcomed the publication of Lord Murphy’s independent review of conservatoire provision in Wales.…