Ruth Ridge, Swansea Philharmonic Choir secretary offers some initial thoughts on the group's new piece, Postcard from Swansea, written with Nathan James Dearden for the Adopt a Composer project.
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Post date: Wednesday, 22 May 2019 - 1:01pm
On a recent trip to the USA composer Patrick Hawes did a series of interviews with the sheet music retailer JW Pepper for their series, The Inside Voice.
The seven interviews cover Patrick’s love of choral music, the process of composition, his musical hero, his early years and where he sees music is going in the 21st century.
Post date: Tuesday, 21 May 2019 - 5:51pm
Every three years IAML (UK & Irl) invites nominations for its two Excellence Awards – the Excellence Award for Music Libraries, and the Personal Achievement Award.
Post date: Wednesday, 15 May 2019 - 4:46pm
Rediscover some of Britain's loveliest places and the joy of singing on a UK music tour with our corporate member, Club Europe.
Making Music members receive an exclusive £500 discount for any group booking their first tour with Club Europe. The tour can take place in 2019 or 2020.
Post date: Wednesday, 15 May 2019 - 3:16pm
Matthew Rumble of Southampton Concert Wind Band (SCWB) describes what it's like to learn completely new music alongside composer Robert Laidlow for the Adopt a Composer project.
Post date: Thursday, 9 May 2019 - 2:14pm
Composer Nicholas Olsen answers questions posed to him by Da Capo Alba, the mandolin and guitar orchestra he's been paired with on the Adopt a Composer project.
Post date: Thursday, 25 April 2019 - 5:06pm
Composer Chloe Knibbs takes us into the fascinating world of Clara Schumann, and the ideas informing her Adopt a Composer collaboration with Ex Urbe.
“Composing gives me great pleasure” v “A woman must not desire to compose”
Post date: Thursday, 25 April 2019 - 3:09pm
You may have seen in the news recently that The Royal Opera House (ROH) has lost its appeal in the case of a viola player who suffered hearing damage during a rehearsal of Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre.
Post date: Thursday, 25 April 2019 - 10:18am
Audrey Todd, Mandolinist in Da Capo Alba shares initial reactions to composer, Nicholas Olsen's score for the collaborative Adopt a Composer project.
Post date: Wednesday, 24 April 2019 - 4:41pm
Composer Nick Olsen offers a unique insight into new music in the making with Scotland's largest mandolin and guitar orchestra, Da Capo Alba for the Adopt a Composer project.
Apologies in advance for all of the awful train-based jokes throughout this blog, I just couldn’t help myself.
