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6th February: Southbank redevelopment put on hold, jazz saxophonist arrested for heroin, and deaf composer hires ghost composer

Thursday 6th February '14

The Guardian Southbank Centre puts £120m redevelopment on hold London mayor's intervention in favour of skate park torpedoes proposal, forcing centre to look for alternative funding How to buy your own piece of classical music - one bar …

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16th December: Taylor Swift donates to Orchestra, 2014 Academy Awards, and Wagner inspired by migraines

Monday 16th December '13

GramophoneTaylor Swift donates $100,000 to the Nashville Symphony OrchestraThe singer-songwriter makes a birthday giftThe Guardian Synthesisers are killing film and TV music, say British composers Carl Davis and Christopher Gunning claim synthesised orchestras are preferred to the …

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18th November: Wireless Opera, minority receive good music education, and Queen composer promotes classical music study

Monday 18th November '13

Variety‘Invisible Cities’ Opera Gets Immersive With Wireless TechnologyIt’s billed as the future of opera, live performance, technology and art, at least according to German audio company Sennheiser. But to judge from “Invisible Cities,” the new opera …

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