Real opera in an imaginary world
Tête à Tête opera festival artistic director Bill Bankes-Jones is skeptical about online performances – but thinks there may be an alternative approach. Two weeks … Read more
Making Music From Music: Symphronica and The Instrumental Music Liberation Front
Composer Ron Davis writes for IAM about his new album Instrumental Music Liberation Front, his mixtape approach to genres, and why crossing genres is nothing new. It’s … Read more
COVID-19 diversification strategies – how to diversify in a crisis
Business guru David Parrish on how diversification may be the key to carrying on during (and after) COVID-19. During the pandemic, many businesses are developing … Read more
Self-Employed Income Support Scheme leaves creative freelancers in the cold
Ceri Stoner – a partner at media, technology and intellectual propery law firm Wiggin LLP – on how the UK Government’s COVID-19 plans might cause … Read more
Turning refunds into donations
Liv Nilssen, sector strategy leader at Spektrix, shares a piece of software that could help arts organisations turn refunds into donations. The cultural sector is facing an … Read more
COVID-19 – 10 ways the arts sector can respond to the crisis
We are in the middle of a health emergency that will have a short-term dire economic impact – Spain has already declared a National State of … Read more
COVID-19: It’s not just lives that are at risk but livelihoods – managing the crisis at work
From locking up Broadway, to closing the borders, the delay and contain strategies of the COVID-19 pandemic will have a profound effect on your resources … Read more
Lighting the way
Conductor and composer Odaline de la Martinez on programming the upcoming Focus 2020 | Trailblazers festival in New York, which will look at the work of … Read more
United Strings of Europe: beyond the concert hall
Julian Azkoul from United Strings of Europe on music as a cultural bridge: reaching out beyond the concert hall. In my role as artistic director … Read more
A week with Royal Philharmonic Society chief executive James Murphy
We spent a week with new Royal Philharmonic Society chief executive James Murphy, as he prepared for the RPS Awards. Monday I wake with a cold – … Read more