Category: News
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Donne’s Equality and Diversity in Global Repertoire report highlights the ongoing gender gap in classical music concert programming
The report calls for a more diverse approach to programming, but are there other factors beyond programming choices that contribute to this gap?
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BBC Proms 2024 programme announced
Composer spotlights, core repertoire, crowd-pleasing classics, and eyebrow-raising pop crossovers, underline a strategy focused on greater audience reach that overly stretches the Proms tagline about it being the greatest classical music festival in the world.
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Andrew Comben announced as new Britten Pears Arts Chief Exec
Andrew Comden takes up the role vacated by Roger Wright in September 2024
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Europe’s bold strategy to shore up UK’s classical music sector revealed
A leaked EBU white paper reveals plans to create a “super-league” of orchestras, empowering audiences to programme, and reintroducing live orchestras to Eurovision.
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Edinburgh International Festival 2024 – a ritual that unites us
The 2024 Edinburgh International Festival, running from August 5 to 25, emphasizes audience engagement and affordability, featuring diverse music, theater, and dance, despite the high costs of local accommodations.
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BBC Radio 3’s new schedule plus new classical music programmes for TV
New presenters, specialist content moved later in the day, and a return for former Radio 2’s Friday Night Is Music Night
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BBC Singers saved with a VOCES8 Foundation partnership
The BBC has announced that the BBC Singers will continue in its present form, its education and community engagement work now ‘supported’ by the VOCES8 Foundation. That a solution has been arrived at that retains talent, and sets up the ensemble for the future is fantastic for classical music in the UK, spurring on campaigners,…
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New digital add-on station for BBC Radio 3 dedicated to moods and textures
Radio 3’s new station will offer music for those in search of moods and textures, who want to ‘de-stress’ and ‘escape’.
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Through the Noise announces their new season of concerts for 23/24
Taking music to different places. TTN’s new season branches out across the UK.
