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In today’s news, a tiny orchestra is created by state-of-the-art technology, the first public screening of BBC Ten Pieces Secondary film will be shown on Boxing Day, and Telegraph asks why traditional cathedral choirs are under threat. Also, Irish Times explores how orchestra members fulfil vital extracurricular functions
Telegraph
Why are traditional cathedral choirs under threat?
The BBC’s annual Christmas Eve broadcast of Carols from Kings marks for many of its two million regular viewers the start of the festive season
BBC Music Magazine
Miniature orchestra printed in 3D
Tiny ensemble created by state-of-the-art technology
Classic FM
Danny Elfman tells us how to compose scary-sounding music
We caught up with the legendary film composer at a rehearsal for a live-scored screening of Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland, where a brand-new Elfman piece was debuted
Irish Times
Classical music: Playing outside the pit can broaden your horizons
Orchestra members fulfil vital extracurricular functions such as providing music education and road-testing new music
BBC Music Magazine
Watch the BBC Ten Pieces film on Boxing Day!
The first public screening of BBC Ten Pieces Secondary film will be shown on Boxing Day. We go behind the scenes with Jennifer Redmond
Classicalite
Carnegie Hall 2016: Opera Singer Joyce DiDonato Master Classes; Mitsuko Uchida Piano Workshop
Are you a lover of arias? Looking for some first-class singing instruction? Look no further than the Carnegie Hall 2016 schedule, which offers a rare opportunity to see opera singer Joyce DiDonato’s master classes
San Francisco Classical Voice
Opera Parallèle Commissions Work About O’Keeffe
Founder and Artistic Director Nicole Paiement is collaborating with American Opera Projects and Seattle’s Cornish College of the Arts, also securing a $35,000 grant from Opera America, to produce a major work, to be performed by all three participants
Zeit Online
Menschen müssen träumen dürfen
Selbst die Saisoneröffnung der Mailänder Scala steht unter dem Zeichen des Terrors. Eine Begegnung mit Riccardo Chailly, dem neuen Musikdirektor von Italiens wichtigstem Opernhaus
Klassik.com
Dresdner Kreuzchor singt Weihnachtslieder vor 15.000 Zuschauern
Der Dresdner Kreuzchor hat zur Einstimmung auf sein 800-jähriges Jubiläum im kommenden Jahr ein besonderes Weihnachtskonzert im Stadion von Dynamo Dresden vor 15.000 Zuschauern gegeben
Musik Heute
Semperoper: Offener Brief gegen Pegida vor ihrem Haus
Die Semperoper will die Kundgebungen der islam- und fremdenfeindlichen Pegida-Bewegung vor ihrem Haus nicht länger hinnehmen. Deshalb hat sie einen eindringlichen Hilferuf an die Stadt Dresden und das Land Sachsen gerichtet
Le Figaro
Il s’enferme dans une radio et diffuse en boucle Last Christmas
En Autriche, un DJ forcené s’est barricadé dans un studio et a retransmis à l’antenne durant deux heures sans interruption le célèbre chant de Noël du duo britannique Wham!.
BBC Singers @BBCSingers : Our very own reindeer bringing Christmas cheer to BBC Broadcasting House!
Londonist @Londonist : Bet you can’t get 10/10 on this quiz about A Christmas Carol: http://buff.ly/1ImZTIz
Sinfini Music @SinfiniMusic : Christmas Eve Eve. Have a lovely #playlist. Go on, treat yourself #ChristmasCarols http://pitched.sinfinimusic.com/#!Playlist/ChristmasCarolsBestof …
Choristers at St Paul’s Cathedral Credit: AFP/Getty/Telegraph