New international ballet scholarship on offer
Students from around the world now have the chance to study at Australian Ballet School (ABS) thanks to a new scholarship offer. Australian Ballet School … Read more
Drumming beats depression
We all know the drummers make the best dancers (after all, they’ve got rhythm), but now a new study from Royal College of Music (RCM) … Read more
Oxford University Press announces new head of repertoire promotion
OUP has announced the appointment of Jenny Wegg to the position of Head of Repertoire promotion in its music department. Wegg was previously senior promotion manager at … Read more
Bamberg Symphony Mahler Competition
The conducting competition that gave the likes of Gustavo Dudamel (who won in 2004) a platform to launch his career had announced its shortlist. The competition … Read more
International funding news for March 2016
Creative Europe has put out a call for audio-visual producers looking for funding to develop work with cross-border cultural reach. Production companies based within the … Read more
Giants conquer Olympus in new Spanish production
Madrid’s Teatro de la Zarzuela is commemorating the career of Spanish composer Sebastián Durón with a full on four hour programme of opera and operetta. Two … Read more
Epic Awards honour voluntary arts organisations
Epic Awards, which honours the cream of the UK and Ireland voluntary arts crop, has announced its 2016 shortlist. 31 companies have been picked from … Read more
WNO appoints new chair as Davies steps down
Almost 50 years on from attending his first Welsh National Opera (WNO) performance on his 13th birthday Mark Molyneux has been appointed chair of its … Read more
Aboriginal artists light up iconic opera house
Aboriginal artists will paint the iconic Sydney Opera House with light as part of Vivid Sydney Festival 2016. The festival, which runs from 27 May … Read more
Merton College recruits first Girls’ Choir in 750 years
Oxford’s Merton College is launching a new Girls’ Choir, the first time female singers have been recruited to the chapel in its 750-year history. The … Read more