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2024-03-15 16:06:00
Crouching composer, hidden dragon
My post describing how classical music has many Buddhist tendencies continues to reach a gratifyingly wide audience. So it is now time to confront the elephant in the shrine room - Tan Dun's Buddha Passion. Tan Dun is best-known for his soundtrack for Ang Lee's movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which was recorded at the Shanghai Radio, Film And TV Bureau Technical Center in 1999. Born in 1957 in the central Chinese district of Hunan, the son of a military officer in the People's Liberation Army, and he studied at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. In 1986 Tan Dun moved to New York City but retained strong links with China: his Symphony 1997 was commissioned for the reunification of Hong Kong with China.The Buddha Passion was inspired by Tan Dun's visit to the ancient Mogao Caves in north-west China. This UNESCO Heritage Site is the largest, oldest , and most […]
2024-03-07 09:16:00
The Royal Philharmonic Society Awards 2024, at the Royal Northern College of Music
[…] details: l “Manchester Classical”, the weekend mini-festival last summer that brought together the Hallé, BBC Philharmonic, Manchester Camerata, Manchester Collective, RNCM and others, was presented with the Series and Events Award, having brought thousands of citizens to the Bridgewater Hall. Accepting the award, Hallé boss David Butcher said the city was unique in its collaboration between different organisations, and “when you work in partnership, brilliant things happen”. l The Gamechanger Award went to the Irene Taylor Trust and its artistic director Sara Lee for using music to help people affected by the criminal justice system and in marginalised areas of society. l The Impact Award was presented to disabled musician Clare Johnston and Drake Music Scotland for Call of the Mountains, a collaboration with Kazakhstan’s Eegeru ensemble, which culminated in a collective performance in Edinburgh. l Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, an icon of contemporary music who died in 2023, was given the Large-Scale Composition Award for her acclaimed opera Innocence: a portrait of lives changed by a high school shooting (it […]
2024-03-06 16:30:49
The folk musician explores the metaphor of moving through nature at walking pace in his latest release
2024-03-06 09:47:00
Congratulations to all the winners at the 2024 RPS Awards, and a special mention for Jasdeep Singh Degun, the first Indian Classical musician to receive the Instrumentalist award
[…] Young Artist Award. Nicky Spence received the Singer award for the remarkable breadth of his work from the BBC Proms and Welsh National Opera to nurturing young talent at Blackheath Halls and Scottish Opera. François-Xavier Roth received the Conductor award, hilighting his work uniting modern and historical practice with the London Symphony Orchestra and his ensemble Les Siècles. The BBC Singers received the Ensemble award, reflecting the astonishing quality, style and imagination of their performances. Sara Lee and the Irene Taylor Trust received the Gamechanger award for their creative projects in prisons and their powerful presence in communities. Clare Johnston and Drake Music Scotland received the Impact award for their collaboration, Call to the Mountains, a ground-breaking creative exchange with Kazakhstan’s Eegeru ensemble.Derwent Brass received the Inspiration award for a non-professional ensemble, Manchester Classical received the Series and Events award.Full details from the RPS website.
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