Notre-Dame reopens for Christmas concert
Notre-Dame cathedral will host its first concert since it was gutted by a fire in April 2019. The Notre-Dame Choir will perform a concert on … Read more
Christmas
Awards for Young Musicians takes Big Give Christmas Challenge
UK charity Awards for Young Musicians (AYM) is aiming to raise GBP60,000 (€68,000) through the Big Give Christmas Challenge (BGCC). Begun in 2007, BGCC sees … Read more
Royal Opera House’s Christmas Cinema Festival
Royal Opera House (ROH) will present its first ever Cinema Festival in the run up to Christmas, with some screenings free for children 15 and … Read more
Le Gateau Chocolat to present Christmas musical special in Wales
Cabaret wonder Le Gateau Chocolat will take to the stage at Weston Studio, Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff from 18-22 Dec in time for Christmas … Read more
Cecilia Bartoli records with Sistine Chapel choir
Mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli has become the first woman to sing and record with the Sistine Chapel choir. The album, titled Veni Domine: Advent and Christmas … Read more
Stuart Hancock composes We’re Going on a Bear Hunt score
British composer Stuart Hancock has written an original score for new children’s film We’re Going On A Bear Hunt. The half-hour animated film is based … Read more
Diary: a week in the life of Arctic Phil’s Cathrine Sørensen
Monday The Opera Gala and the tour of Northern Norway are just around the corner in early January. I’m a bit stressed because we will … Read more
Jingle all the way? How to make a Christmas hit
They used to be crass, annoying jingles – now they’re slick, expensive productions, carefully crafted to tug at your heart strings (and your wallet). Composer … Read more
New festive app from Naxos
Naxos has announced the launch of a new Christmas advent calendar app. Available for download in December for Android and iPhone, the festive app will … Read more