One-man choir of nine singers, Baden State Theatre wants to escape crisis with interim solution, Estelle Lowry: Head of La Maison de la Musique Contemporaine
Friday 26th February '21
Essex lockdown one-man choir of nine singersA musician has used technology to get creative in lockdown and become a one-man, nine-strong choir.Bobby Goulder, 26, from Essex, was commissioned to record The Lord Bless You And …
Read4th September: Music@Malling goes Virtual, First choir concert: “A wake-up call”, The Cité musicale hosts conductor’s masterclass
Friday 4th September '20
Music@Malling announces virtual festivalMusic@Malling is taking its annual festival online from 16-18 October 2020.The weekend will feature concerts, talks and outreach events in historic venues in and around West Malling in Kent. Concerts are available …
Read3rd August: Sheffield Cathedral Dean criticises his own choir, Salzburg Festival in Corona times, Season 2020-2021: New York’s Metropolitan Opera takes a major hit
Monday 3rd August '20
Sheffield Cathedral Dean criticises his own choir, saying the quality of singing is ‘not thrilling’The Cathedral announced the disbanding of choir as it fails to meet the needs of 'mixed urban community' and diversityA Cathedral …
Read30th June: Angela Hewitt honoured, Singing ban, Love project 2020, Choir perform without masks
Tuesday 30th June '20
Angela Hewitt honoured by Wigmore HallThe pianist Angela Hewitt has been awarded the Wigmore Medal on stage at Wigmore Hall after her all-Bach recital last Thursday, a concert broadcast live from an empty hall on …
Read4th June: Royal Ballet dancer creates powerful piece in memory of George Floyd, Warner Music IPO values major at $13bn, German Music Council demands coordination of basic corona research, Vienna State Opera reopens, Group singing can spread the coronavirus, despite what CDC may say
Thursday 4th June '20
Royal Ballet dancer creates powerful piece in memory of George FloydWhen words fail, art speaks.A principal dancer at the Royal Ballet has created a powerful piece of choreography, in memory of George Floyd. The raw, …
Read19th May: Brexit and music sector, cultural industry, contamination in orchestras and Tanglewood cancels summer season
Tuesday 19th May '20
Music sector cannot cope with effects of Covid-19 and a hard Brexit, says ISM reportThe Incorporated Society of Musicians (ISM) has launched its fifth report into the impact of Brexit on the music sector. The …
Read24th May: Music for Youth announces relationship with Barbican, Ivor Novello Award winners, and Gidon Kremer announces retirement from performing
Friday 24th May '19
Music for Youth announces new relationship with the Barbican Music for Youth (MFY) has announced the beginning of a new relationship with the Barbican, with an event in the Barbican Hall on 23 March 2020 in …
Read16th April: Parisians sing ‘Ave Maria’ outside Notre-Dame Cathedral, further line-up announced for Sound Unbound and Munich celebrates 100 years of Weinberg
Tuesday 16th April '19
Crowd sings ‘Ave Maria’ outside burning Notre-Dame Cathedral to honour its legacy Last night (Monday 15 April), a fire broke out at the Notre-Dame de Paris, devastating the 12th-century structure.Firefighters rushed to try to contain the blaze, which …
Read20th June: Bonn’s Beethovenhalle restoration costs spiralling. University of Glasgow Chapel Choir honour former director. Crisis at English National Opera.
Wednesday 20th June '18
In today's news: Restoration of Beethoven Concert Hall in Bonn to be more expensive than anticipated. Take a look at how Europe's opera houses have won over under-30 audiences. Musical director and composer Samuel Adler …
Read21st May: Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s Royal performance, National Concert Hall revamp, celebrated pianist wins cooking show
Monday 21st May '18
In today's news: Kenneh-Mason praised for Royal wedding performance, US choir's debut UK tour, Verdi letters seized by Italian government, National Concert Hall gets revamp, Dai Fujikura's "Solaris" includes robots, the Augsburg City Theatre to be …
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