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A new interdisciplinary research programme for composers, performers, scholars and practitioners
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (223+ words) planethugill. com Monday, 18 May 2026 A new interdisciplinary research programme for composers, performers, scholars and practitioners FACT FICTION, a new interdisciplinary research programme has been launched led by composer Alastair White. Aimed at composers, performers, scholars and practitioners seeking to develop…...
Brass to the fore: this year's Cumnock Tryst is a tribute to the late Scottish trumpeter John Wallace & a celebration of the tradition of brass band music in the Ayrshire coalfields
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (576+ words) planethugill. com Monday, 18 May 2026 Brass to the fore: this year's Cumnock Tryst is a tribute to the late Scottish trumpeter John Wallace & a celebration of the tradition of brass band music in the Ayrshire coalfields Sir James Mac Millan's Cumnock…...
Meditations on life, death and Taoist wisdom: Phelim Mc Dermott & Philip Glass's Tao of Glass, @sohoplace theatre
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (232+ words) planethugill. com Monday, 18 May 2026 Meditations on life, death and Taoist wisdom: Phelim Mc Dermott & Philip Glass's Tao of Glass, @sohoplace theatre Director Phelim Mc Dermott and composer Philip Glass have collaborated at ENO and the Met on Glass's operas Satygraha…...
Rising to the challenge: Britten's The Rape of Lucretia from Royal Academy Opera directed by Paul Carr & conducted by Lada Valesova
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (308+ words) Britten: The Rape of Lucretia; Ella Orehek-Coddington, Oliver Heuzenreuder, Yihui Wang, MAdeleine Perring, Pavel Basov, director: Paul Carr, conductor: Lada Valesova, Royal Academy Opera; Susie Sainsbury Theatre, Royal Academy of Music A stripped down production that focused on the singers…...
A mix of everything: The Celtic Tenors' eclectic repertoire with harmony-driven music sung by classically trained voices
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (657+ words) planethugill. com Saturday, 16 May 2026 A mix of everything: The Celtic Tenors' eclectic repertoire with harmony-driven music sung by classically trained voices The Celtic Tenors is an Irish trio comprising singers Matthew Gilsenan, George Hutton, and Daryl Simpson. Known for their…...
Mendelssohn's heroic work Elijah stands upright and proud as a great choral masterpiece equating to that of Handel's Messiah and soon to be heard in Suffolk
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (802+ words) Mendelssohn's Old Testament oratorio, Elijah - the culmination of the composer's life's work and an 'epic' on a grand and imposing scale - depicts events in the life of the Jewish biblical prophet and miracle worker, Elijah, who according to the Books…...
New opera, electronic music, celebrating John Barry, cross-genre works: Guildhall School's Making It Festival returns
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (286+ words) planethugill. com Thursday, 14 May 2026 New opera, electronic music, celebrating John Barry, cross-genre works: Guildhall School's Making It Festival returns Three new works written by composers and librettists on Guildhall's MA in Opera Making & Writing in association with the Royal Ballet…...
The UK premiere of Du Yun's Angel's Bone: photo essay
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (398+ words) planethugill. com Wednesday, 13 May 2026 English National Opera presented the UK premiere of Angel's Bone by Chinese-American composer, performance artist and activist Du Yun at Aviva Studios in Manchester on 12 May 2026 in a run that lasts until 16 May. Marking a bold…...
Richness & austerity: music by Morales & Vivanco alongside Kerensa Briggs & James Mac Millan's settings of John Henry Newman in The Sixteen's 2026 Choral Pilgrimage
5+ day, 26+ min ago (230+ words) Lead Kindly Light: Christobal de Morales, Sebastian de Vivanco, James Mac Millan, Kerensa Briggs; The Sixteen, Harry Christophers; 2026 Choral Pilgrimage at Old Royal Naval College Chapel, Greenwich Reviewed 12 May 2026 Luxuriant richness and lush textures of music from the Spanish Golden…...
Nigel Kennedy's Beethoven, epic Birtwistle, Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth: Joanna Mac Gregor & Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra announce their 2026/27 season
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (185+ words) Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra and its music director, pianist Joanna Mac Gregor are joined by a host of talent for the orchestra's 2026/27 season. Violinist Nigel Kennedy, who celebrates his 79th birthday this year (!) joins them for Beethoven's Violin Concerto and Kennedy's own…...