Composing futures
Faith Wilson describes how BCMG’s Apprentice Composer-in-Residence scheme is helping emerging composers mature
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Points-based system abandoned for short-term artist visits
Home Office revises immigration rules for artists following intense lobbying by the arts sector
Brave New World
A new concert hall has the facility for a conductor in Europe to conduct an orchestra onstage in Florida while the audience enjoys…
ABO and MU explore common ground
A new management / union agreement is set to introduce performance management to orchestras
Only a third of schools provide ‘good’ music education says Ofsted
Too much talk and not enough music in music lessons is affecting quality
Live and kicking
Presenting venues will no longer need a local authority licence to put on a live music gig for an audience of 200 or fewer. Debora…
International ambitions for Creative Scotland
2012 has been named The Year of Creative Scotland and will see £6.5m invested in cultural events and festivals celebrating c…
Quick start for music plan
Timetable for the launch of music education hubs raises questions about implementation logistics
Access failings at music venues
A new report has concluded that clear information on access prior to events is crucial to deaf and disabled customers being able t…
A conversation with the BBC
Broadcasting is collaborative. A lot of people are involved in creating it, and many of the best new ideas are born out of dialogu…
Tripping the Light Fantastic
Clare Hearn tells of the logistics of managing an annual event involving naked flames, small children and an un-ticketed audience…
Music hubs to drive music education from 2012
Local authorities will no longer be at the heart of decision-making on music education provision
Wales gets Womex
Following a year-long campaign to bring the event to the Welsh capital, Womex, the leading world music expo, is to be hosted in Ca…
Jazz orchestra to partner conservatoires
Top music students to gain professional experience at national level through the National Youth Jazz Orchestra
Smoke and mirrors
The Scottish Government’s Spending Review and Draft Budget for 2012/13 contains some difficult news for the arts, both directly…
Live and kicking
Live events online – particularly live cultural events – are becoming increasingly popular with audiences around the world, an…
Licence to thrill
Government proposals for the relaxation of licensing laws are set to cut red tape for both professional and amateur arts and enter…
EBacc campaign gains support
Arts subjects may yet be included as core GCSE subjects in the new ‘English Baccalaureate’ (EBacc) following the recom…
Cheap tricks
I was talking to a singer/songwriter friend of mine the other day when Imogen Heap’s song ‘Hide and Seek’ came on the radio. Havin…
New structure for Youth Music
Youth Music will be operating a new funding model from November, following the publication of the National Plan for Music Educatio…
Starting young
New evidence has confirmed the vital influence that attending and participating in the arts during childhood plays in adult involv…
Women make music
The first 13 recipients of the first round of the Women Make Music fund have been announced, with the aim of highlighting the gend…
Last Unlimited commissions announced
Twelve artists will share £700,000 as part of the final round of funding for the Cultural Olympiad ‘Unlimited’ p…
Starting from scratch
Starting a festival is hard work, says Sue Finn, but the rewards are worth it
