Features
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Celebrating musical inclusion
By Stephanie Walsh, CBSO Schools Officer The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) recently welcomed musicians, practitioners, teachers and studentsRead More -
Critics have never taken their responsibilities more seriously
Not many people can call themselves full-time classical music critics these days. It’s a hard line of work to getRead More -
Artist of the Month: James Rose
BSO Resound is a trailblazing professional ensemble made up of disabled musicians. The group’s conductor James Rose talks to TobyRead More -
Armistice commemorations: Q&A with Andrew Manze
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO) under principal guest conductor Andrew Manze is uniting forces from Hannover and Liverpool forRead More -
Fighting the cause: stage combat
What can you do to confidently bring stage combat into the classroom? Christopher Moon-Little shares tips to build your assurance and widen your knowledge. -
REVIVE: a saxophone take on the Baroque
The Ferio Saxophone Quartet is launching its latest album at next month’s Rhinegold LIVE. Colin Clarke spoke to the players to find out more -
Premieres: November’s new music
‘Being the composer-in-residence is a strange thing for me, because I don’t necessarily consider myself a composer,’ Christian Marclay (pictured) explains. HeRead More -
City Music Foundation: Wise Words
CMF patron Joan Rodgers will be one of a number of mentors imparting the benefits of her wisdom and experienceRead More -
Festival focus: Musique et Vin
Charlotte Gardner reports from Musique et Vin, where programming meets palate. ‘Wine is not simply an alcoholic beverage’, says BernardRead More -
Interview with Evan Placey, writer of Consensual
Consensual is a 2015 play that explores the dynamics at play in teacher-pupil relationships. It is currently running at theRead More -
Go with the flow
Have you ever experienced your ‘flow zone’ as a musician? Esther Hunt explains how you can develop resilience, manage anxietyRead More -
Health & Wellbeing: BAPAM
Coriander Stuttard concludes her series on health and wellbeing with a look at BAPAM, the umbrella organisation for performing artsRead More -
Academics who dismiss musical literacy have confused recreation with study
A year after Charlotte C Gill questioned the pedagogical significance of western musical notation in the Guardian, the debate hasRead More -
Artist of the Month: Robert Hollingworth
Conductor, singer, teacher, soon-to-be artistic director of Stour music festival: Robert Hollingworth’s commitment to early music is plain to see.Read More -
Q&A: Sophie Fuller (Venus Blazing)
Trinity Laban’s Venus Blazing season kicks off today, putting music by women at the front and centre. Lucy Thraves speaksRead More -
Joby Talbot: Intimate Notes
British composer Joby Talbot shares his experience of writing a new concerto for classical guitarist Miloš Karadaglić I’m not aRead More -
Health & Wellbeing: Performance Anxiety
Coriander Stuttard visits a performance psychologist to understand how musicians can learn to accept and overcome anxiety and negative emotions.Read More -
Premieres: October’s new music
It was the magic realism of Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges’s work of the same name that inspired Mason Bates’Read More -
Coping with performance anxiety
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Daniel Ficarri’s Exultation for solo organ
