British Composer Emily Howard is delighted to announce her debut BBC Prom on August 21st.

‘Calculus of the Nervous system’, is part of the ‘Lovelace Trilogy’.  Howard took her inspiration from Ada Lovelace, the pioneering mathematician and daughter of the famous British poet Lord Bryon.  The piece was commissioned by international contemporary music festival Wien Modern 2011 for the ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna and premiered in the Wiener Konzerthaus on November 20^th 2011.

Watch the video below to find out more about the composition from Emily herself.

For more information on Emily Howard please visit her website.

(Written on April 19, 2012 )

Association of British Orhestras

ABO Announces New Chair.

Micheal Eakin has been elected new chair of the board of the Association of British Orchestras

CBS News

Woman ejected for yelling ‘boring’ at symphony.

Police removed a woman from the Bainbridge Performing Arts Theater for yelling “boring” during a symphony performance.

New York Times

U.S. to take over orchestra’s pensions.

A federal bankruptcy judge has agreed to let the federal government take over the Philadelphia Orchestra’s pension plans, saying the orchestra was unlikely to survive if it tried to keep running them itself.

Slipped Disc: Norman Lebrecht

Maestro won’t conduct next month. He’s expecting a baby.

Andris Nelsons, of the CBSO, has withdrawn from his December performances due to the arrival of his first child.

Metropole Orchestra

Metropole Orchestra scores with protest song.

The Dutch Metropole Orchestra can now claim a number one hit among their achievements.

(Written on November 30, 2011 )