Arts Council England funds Grassroots projects
Arts Council England (ACE) has set aside GBP1.5m (€1.7m) to support projects hosting and promoting live music in grassroots venues. Supporting Grassroots Live Music aims to help … Read more
contemporary music
hcmf// is full of premieres
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (hcmf//) has launched its full programme. Christian Marclay will be composer in residence, while other living composers in the programme are … Read more
Swiss composer Silvan Loher on his love of nature and ambitions for the future
IAM: Your latest album Night, Sleep, Death and the Stars features poems by Walt Whitman and Mascha Kaléko set to music. Why did you pick … Read more
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
One of Europe’s leading contemporary music festivals will celebrate its 40th edition this autumn. From 17-27 November, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (hcmf//) will present 29 … Read more
Nils Frahm Barbican weekend line-up announced
Line-up announced for Nils Frahm-curated Barbican weekend Nils Frahm, the Berlin-based contemporary composer and pianist with a cult-like following, is to curate this year’s Barbican … Read more
Marin Alsop to leave Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
After 25 years promoting pioneering music Marin Alsop is stepping down as music director of Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music (CFCM). Alsop has overseen almost … Read more