Category: Blog
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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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David Le Page and the Orchestra of the Swan release The Interpretation of Dreams
It’s taken a pandemic to empower a subsection of the classical music world to create the content they’ve long wanted to see on their screen.
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#ABO21 BBC Radio 3’s Alan Davey responds to dismay about BBC Proms recruitment advert
Davey: “The advert is not saying classical music is dull, embarrassing or only for old people.”
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#ABO21 Arts Council England Nicholas Serota speaks on diversity research
Serota: “research clearly illustrates that black or black British musicians are underrepresented at every stage of the training pipeline and workforce.”
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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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21 June. So, that’s all good then. Or is it?
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra responds to PM’s announcement about easing of restrictions
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London Mozart Players and Howard Shelley play Saint Saens Piano Concerto No. 2
The LMP’s 2021 Piano Explored series is available online
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Steuart Bedford (1939 – 2021)
News announced today that conductor Steuart Bedford has died at the age of 81. Those outside of classical music won’t necessarily recognise the name. Those without a connection to East Suffolk may not recognise it either. But for those whom Aldeburgh holds a special place in their hearts because of the music, the composer who…
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Two o’clock diary: Bruckner 4, birdwatchers and chamomile tea
I went to bed first. At 11pm. I was really tired. Drained. Exhausted. It’s only Monday for crying out loud. I’ve had two days a relative peace and now one day of the working week and I’m ready to pull the duvet over my ears and ignore the rest of the week. These are weird…
