Volunteering for the greatest show on earth
If you saw the Olympic Opening Ceremony on Friday 27 July, and you have a very keen eye you may have seen me! I was one of the thousand ‘Pandemonium’ drummers.
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Composers survey - a first look at the results
Henry Vann gives his initial thoughts on the results of the recent ISM composers survey.
Essential business skills for music professionals
For leaders of music education hubs the next couple of months are going to be critical.
Instruments on a plane
This issue shot up the agenda last week as it was reported that BA was no longer offering travelling musicians the same level of certainty as other airlines (such as easyJet), despite using a violin and pop-up orchestra in their advertising.
CSA, copyright, and The Pirates of Penzance
Last week Richard Hallam was lucky enough to be asked to address the Choir Schools Association (CSA) about the National Plan for Music Education.
Speaking from heart to heart
I was delighted to hear that Jonathan Harvey won the RPS award for large-scale composition last week, for his work Messages.
