Category: News
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Introducing the UK’s fourth classical music radio station
Thoroughly Good Radio launches on Friday 21 May 2021 at an innovative open-air COVID-safe street festival not that far from Blackheath.
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London Symphony Orchestra announce new Chief Conductor Antonio Pappano to start September 2024
LSO has a new Chief Conductor from September 2024. Sir Antonio Pappano will take on the new role after he steps down from his Royal Opera House Music Directorship in July 2024, the LSO announced today.
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The Adam Mickiewicz Institute opens digital project Penderecki’s Garden
Pendercki’s Garden is a digital project celebrating the life, influence and legacy of Krzysztof Penderecki, a year after his death
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Jess Gillam receives Master of Performance from Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Saxophonist, and TV and radio presenter Jess Gillam has received a Masters of Performance from Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
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#ABO21 Caroline Dinenage MP shares some surprising Culture Recovery Fund figures
Minister of State for Digital and Culture appears to report a funding increase for some British orchestras by a factor of ten.
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Central, vital, and gone
News out on Twitter this evening that classical music PR Dvora Lewis has died. For the majority the name probably won’t mean anything. And to a subsection of that majority to even highlight her departure is evidence of the classical music sector’s aching insularity. But. The reason to flag her departure is because of the…
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Jess Gillam’s third Virtual Scratch Orchestra set to record Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride
News this week that Jess Gillam is launching another lockdown virtual scratch orchestra brought a smile to my face. As role models go Gillam’s activity throughout 2020 in response to COVID has been impressive, acting as a beacon for young musicians and amateurs alike. That along with her obvious industry, determination and spirit, not only…
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Being in amongst the tribe
It has been quite a day. There was occasion (much-missed these past few months); an unexpected shared sense of purpose; a sense of personal responsibility; and possibly even a feeling of vindication too. I suspect I’m a bit of a shit journalist. That’s what I thought when I headed back from the freelance musicians demonstration…
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Bell Music to close
That Bell Music has continued for so long is testament to their spirit. We will no doubt see Mike Bell pop up somewhere or other. Consider this an early warning for similarly saddening announcements to come.
