12th November: Music service for children with dementia, Financial support for the cultural sector, Composer El-Khoury pays homage to the victims of bombings
Thursday 12th November '20
Music service launched for visually impaired children with neurodegenerative diseaseOn 16 November, the Amber Trust and the ISM Trust will launch With Music in Mind, a new music service aimed at transforming music provision for children and young people with …
Read18th July: Two Moors Festival returns! UK music welcomes google action and music therapy improves quality of life…
Thursday 18th July '19
Two Moors Festival returns for 2019The Two Moors Festival returns for its 19th year from 11 – 20 October 2019. Taking place in 15 locations across Exmoor and Dartmoor, the festival brings together more than …
Read17th April: San Francisco Ballet takes on modern day issues at Sadler’s Wells, Primephonic enables offline listening and music therapy instruments win prizes
Wednesday 17th April '19
San Francisco Ballet takes on modern day issues at Sadler’s Wells Dance choreographers are meeting some of the world’s most prevalent social issues head-on in works created for San Francisco Ballet, which makes its long-awaited return …
Read10th April: Health Secretary says music and dance therapy should be offered to dementia patients, HarrisonParrott to launch foundation supporting inclusivity and John Adams receives BBVA Foundation award
Wednesday 10th April '19
Music and dance therapy should be offered to dementia patients, research shows Music and dance sessions should be prescribed to more dementia patients in order to prevent ‘over-medicalised’ treatment, according to the Health Secretary.The announcement follows …
Read29th March: Classic FM launch new festival, Sony Classical signs Hauschka, Luminato announces festival lineup
Thursday 29th March '18
In today's news: New Classic FM music festival announced, Sony Classical signs Hauschka, classical music played to police dogs, Toronto arts festival Luminato makes a statement with its 2018 lineup, Kirill Serebrennikow to stage at …
Read19th December: Wexford Festival Opera confirms 2018 programme, Maria João Pires announces her retirement from performing and VR defines the future of music
Tuesday 19th December '17
In today's news: Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason is one of the brightest young stars in classical music; Leeds International Piano announces 68 pianists for the first round of the competition, Virtual Reality and the future of music. Also, musicians, music therapists …
ReadClassical music and digital detox
Wednesday 29th November '17
Lately, it seems like the younger generation is divided into two. One half is permanently glued to their digital device, drowning in social media, and can hardly imagine their life without Netflix and Instagram. The …
Read4th March: Elgar’s ‘music therapy’ pieces released, footballer donates €600k to save accordion factory and Steven Price: a British hero of the Oscars
Tuesday 4th March '14
TelegraphSteven Price, a British hero of the Oscars Nottingham-born composer and musician Steven Price wins the Oscar for original score for his work on Gravity for director Alfonso Cuarón BBC NewsElgar's little-known 'music therapy' pieces from asylum …
Read29th January: Another stolen Stradivarius, Man dressed as Mozart for Super Bowl media, and string quartet pecking order revealed
Wednesday 29th January '14
BBC NewsHidden hierarchy in string quartets revealedScientists have come up with a way to reveal the pecking order within a string quartetMilwaukee Journal Sentinel'Priceless' Stradivarius violin stolen in armed robbery in MilwaukeeA 300-year-old Stradivarius violin …
Read28th January: Classical grammys, rare ear condition leads to ‘musical hallucinations’ and €150,000 of string instruments stolen in Bremen
Tuesday 28th January '14
GuardianClassical grammys: wins for Adès, Schneider and Minnesota Orchestra Maria Schneider's song cycle triumphed in two categories, while Metropolitan Opera's recording of Adès's opera beat strong competition. NPRNew music shines at classical grammy AwardsNew music compositions and …
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