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2023-10-18 08:08:00
The nominations for the 2023 Ivors Classical Awards have been announced, and we take a little look at some of this year's nominees
[…] his excellence and impact in the art and craft of music creation. The recipients of the Ivor Novello Awards for Outstanding Works Collection and Innovation will be revealed on the night.Nearly all of the nominated works were commissioned, highlighting the importance of the commissioning process through orchestras, festivals, venues and funding organisations, all of which play a pivotal role in the future of new music. Commissioners of this year’s nominated works include Britten Pears Arts, National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Proms, Irish National Opera, Opera North, Music Theatre Wales, West Sussex Music, Nonclassical, Southbank Sinfonia, London Philharmonic Orchestra and many more.Full details from the Ivors Classical Awards website.
2022-03-01 10:47:07
This year the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain (NYCGB) return to a full programme of performing with a busy time ahead, with a concert season themed on the Environment alongside courses and community activities. NYCGB has more than 800 members with ages ranging from 9 to 25, whilst through their Learning and Engagement activities they reach a further 3,500 people annually. The National Youth Choir will join the Swingles at Woolwich Works (7 April 2022) for a programme that includes the world premiere of their new commission, co-created with choir members, Until It’s Gone – music for our planet, as well as Earth Song by Rachel Portman and Nick Drake, and Water by Anders Edenroth. As part of the PRS Foundation’s New Music Biennial 2022, the National Youth Chamber Choir will be performing Jessica Curry's She Who in Coventry in April and at the Southbank in London in July. And the chamber […]
2022-02-28 10:00:42
The four composers chosen for the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain's (NYCGB) 2022 Young Composers scheme are Sun Keting, Thomas Metcalf, Claire Victoria Roberts, and Ben Nobuto. The all-expenses covered initiative was created to support composers in the early stages of their career, which are formative in the development of a fully-fledged composer. Along […] The post appeared first on The World's Leading Classical Music News Source. Est 2009..
2022-01-24 10:20:56
Youthful opportunity: young people creating with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, National Youth Choirs of Great Britain and NMC Recordings
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is looking for two aspiring young musicians to join its BSO Young Associates programme, the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain (NYCGB) has just announced the 2022 cohort for its Fellowship programme, whilst the composers from NYCGB's 2021 Young Composer Scheme have had the results of their labours issued on disc by NMC. The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is launching its BSO Young Associates, a nine-month scheme designed to boost the careers of two aspiring music leaders keen to inspire people of all ages. At the last count, it was reported that people who identify as disabled, or who are from Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse backgrounds, accounted for just 7% and 13% of those working in the UK’s creative industries respectively - alongside this, despite representing just under one-third of the UK’s national workforce, those from working class backgrounds accounted for just 16% of those […]
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