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Composer and conductor James Whitbourn died in March 2024 after a cancer diagnosis. In 2022 he talked to Stephen Pritchard about writing for choirs and how his experience of directing music for the BBC’s Daily Service helped him to find his niche as a composer

Jane Irwin named Head of Vocal Performance at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

| Opera Now

International soprano heads the vocal department of the Glasgow-based music college

St John's Voices to be axed

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

| Choir and Organ

The Cambridge college-based choir is to be abolished, with director of music Graham Walker losing his post

Mascarade Opera’s Festivalino: A Role in Opera’s Future

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Monday, March 18, 2024

| Gramophone

For singers and guests, Europe’s most innovative opera studio – Fondazione Mascarade Opera – offers unforgettable experiences in the cradle of the Renaissance

Dont miss: Mascarade Opera's Festivalino

Features

Monday, March 18, 2024

| Opera Now

For singers and guests, Europe’s most innovative opera studio – Fondazione Mascarade Opera – offers unforgettable experiences in the cradle of the Renaissance

Oil giants vs opera: creating The Shell Trial

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Saturday, March 16, 2024

| Opera Now

The World Premiere of Ellen Reid's new opera 'The Shell Trial' at Dutch National Opera takes on questions and emotions surrounding climate responsibility

Composer and pianist Aribert Reimann has died, aged 88

Classical Music News

Friday, March 15, 2024

| Gramophone

Aribert Reimann's more than 70 works include the opera Lear

Composer Rebecca Dale on 'Night Seasons'

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Friday, March 15, 2024

| Gramophone

An album of hope through the dark is released by British composer Rebecca Dale

Opera North Announces 2024-2025 lineup

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

| Opera Now

The Leeds-based opera company has announced an array of performances for all audiences

Video of the Day: The Marian Consort sing Marcus Rock's Toe by Toe

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

| Gramophone

Choir & Organ's New Music partnership begins with a new work from composer Marcus Rock, performed by partner choir The Marian Consort

Myra Hess: beyond the blitz

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

| International Piano

Bryce Morrison reassesses the legacy of Dame Myra Hess, renowned for her morale-boosting wartime concerts at the National Gallery in London, who struck some listeners more for her refinement than her temperament

Tiffany Poon: connecting with Schumann

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

| International Piano

A live wire buzzing with excitement and ideas, Tiffany Poon talks to Jeremy Nicholas about identifying with the twin sides of Schumann’s personality, and empathising with a creative temperament that threaded two opposing alter egos through his music

Burkard Schliessmann: Robert Schumann’s Poetics

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

| International Piano

Colin Clarke lauds a new three-disc set embodying mystical fusions and ecstasies from the pianist Burkard Schliessmann

Yamaha Music Europe Foundation (YMEF) — Supporting Talented Young Musicians

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

| International Piano

Yamaha is committed to empowering people to make waves with their sound and music

Caricature or portrait: the depiction of Irish culture in Stanford’s opera ‘Shamus O’Brien’

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

| Gramophone

‘Paralleling contemporary shows such as Mrs Brown's Boys, its success lies in its ability to critique societal norms and highlight political tensions through a heightened, colourful, yet humorous lens’

Sir James MacMillan awarded Ivors Academy Fellowship

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

| Gramophone

The Ivors Academy to bestow highest award to the Scottish composer

Introducing the Spring 2024 issue of International Piano, featuring Nikolai Lugansky

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

| International Piano

Nikolai Lugansky: enriching the magnificent tradition of Wagner transcriptions | Tiffany Poon records Schumann: an outstanding album from an engaging young star | The life and pianism of Samuil Feinberg

The City of London Choir announces new Musical Director

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Wednesday, March 13, 2024

| Choir and Organ

Daniel Hyde takes up the post from September 2024

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Six new works premiered at JAM's 'Music of Our Time' concert

Ellen Reid: The Shell Trial at Dutch National Opera | Live Reivew

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra announces new conductors

Bodleian Library acquires Bach cantata manuscript

Union Chapel’s ‘Rolls Royce’ organ in need of repair

The Borletti-Buitoni Trust announces 2024 BBT Award and Fellowship winners

‘Beautifying with music’: an interview with composer James Whitbourn

Jane Irwin named Head of Vocal Performance at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

St John's Voices to be axed

Mascarade Opera’s Festivalino: A Role in Opera’s Future

Dont miss: Mascarade Opera's Festivalino

Oil giants vs opera: creating The Shell Trial

Composer and pianist Aribert Reimann has died, aged 88

Composer Rebecca Dale on 'Night Seasons'

Opera North Announces 2024-2025 lineup

Video of the Day: The Marian Consort sing Marcus Rock's Toe by Toe

Myra Hess: beyond the blitz

Tiffany Poon: connecting with Schumann

Burkard Schliessmann: Robert Schumann’s Poetics

Yamaha Music Europe Foundation (YMEF) — Supporting Talented Young Musicians

Caricature or portrait: the depiction of Irish culture in Stanford’s opera ‘Shamus O’Brien’

Sir James MacMillan awarded Ivors Academy Fellowship

Introducing the Spring 2024 issue of International Piano, featuring Nikolai Lugansky

The City of London Choir announces new Musical Director

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