In the run-up to International Women’s Day, Durham students are celebrating the music of an alumna whose composing career began at the university 70 years ago. Ailsa Dixon (1932-2017), who studied music at Durham in the 1950s, is one of the many women composers who...
Pianist Mark Bebbington and string principals from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra are presenting under-performed British chamber works of the early 20th century at London’s Cadogan Hall in March. The concert on 24 March at 3.30pm will feature two major piano...
The Ina Boyle Society is seeking a new Chair of Trustees, following the decision of our founder, Katie Boyle, to step down from the role in June 2024. The society was set up in 2020 to champion the music of Ina Boyle and of other neglected Irish composers,...
The 17th annual English Music Festival (EMF) returns to Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire from 24 May to 27 May 2024. This year the festival will celebrate anniversaries of two of Britain’s greatest composers: the centenary of Charles Villiers Stanford and the...
The Dionysus Ensemble has commissioned English composer Ayanna Witter-Johnson to write Windrush Reflections which the group will perform at a concert in March. “Ayanna is drawing on her Caribbean heritage to create something truly unique and special for the ensemble...
Our round-up of some of the arts-related stories in the press during the past month. 1. Suffolk county council announces 100% cut to arts funding Arts organisations have called on SCC to reconsider plans to permanently slash its core budget of £500,000 to the art and...
