28th October: Abbey Road Studios launches scholarship for black students, Music Council against lockdown, Streaming platform for romantic pianos
Wednesday 28th October '20
Abbey Road Studios launches scholarship and work placement programme for young black studentsLondon’s Abbey Road Studios has today (October 27) announces the launch of the Abbey Road Scholarship – a programme which will provide for …
Read13th October: Government scraps controversial campaign, UNiSSON’s solidarity concert for lyric artists, Donaueschingen Music Days 2020 cancelled
Tuesday 13th October '20
Government scraps controversial campaign that suggested ballet dancers ‘rethink’ and ‘reskill’The UK government has removed an advert that was seen by many as dismissing and diminishing dreams of careers in the arts. On Monday, the …
Read6th October: Orchestras looking for black composers, Chloé Briot files suit, Opera singer honours Breonna Taylors, Salzburg Festival receives millions
Tuesday 6th October '20
Orchestras Are Rushing to Add Black Composers. Will it last?In June, as millions of Americans filled city streets with Black Lives Matter demonstrations and millions more rushed to share their solidarity online, the composer Jessie …
Read1st October: PRS invites to diversity roundtables, musicians “devastated” by economic crisis, Semperoper Dresden: Three premieres
Thursday 1st October '20
PRS invites members to join diversity roundtablesFollowing on from Black Out Tuesday and the events that surrounded it, PRS for Music is inviting its members to participate in a series of virtual listening circles. The sessions will be facilitated by …
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