Conductor and arts manager team up on rural music festival
Conductor HILARY DAVAN WETTON and arts manager JULIA HUDSON have teamed up to bring Wiltshire a new “classical and cross-genre” an…
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Classical music enjoyment on rise at home
The proportion of UK adults who enjoy exploring classical music at home has hit a six-year peak, according to new figures from the…
Gen Z bigger fans of arts in school than older adults
Young adults born between 1997 and 2012 are more likely to cite the arts as one of the most valuable aspects of their school exper…
Music charity boss vows to help composers ‘get work heard’
Classical music charity and record label NMC Recordings has named London Contemporary Music Festival co-founder SAM MACKAY its exe…
Decline in GCSE arts entries slows as some subjects see growth in uptake
The rate of decline in entries for GCSE arts subjects is showing signs of plateauing after 15 years of steep decline, according to…
Oasis guitar among instruments auctioned to support musicians’ touring costs
An auction of dozens of guitars donated by bands such as Oasis, New Order, and Elbow will be used to generate funding for a new sc…
BBC musicians’ basic pay boost will ‘set example’ to other regional orchestras
A pledge by the BBC to guarantee musicians in its performing groups a ‘tutti’ salary of more than £40,000 will “set an example�…
A-level music entries show ‘disappointing’ drop driven by lower uptake from female pupils
The number of UK students studying music at A-level has decreased by 1.4% this year, continuing a long-term trend of decline that…
Eight specialists to join Royal Northern College of Music
The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) is welcoming eight new tutors ahead of the 2025/26 academic year, with professors and s…
UEA seeks to support mental health with director of music appointment
University of East Anglia (UEA) has welcomed the conductor BJORN BANTOCK as its new director of music, as the university seeks to…
Multi-year funding to stoke ‘creative momentum’ in music
Contemporary and experimental music organisations across the UK are to receive a long-term financial boost as part of a £165,000…
Music makers promised speedier access to royalties
An organisation that manages more than 45 million works of music is to pay artists monthly rather than quarterly when their tracks…
LIPA gains degree-granting status as neighbouring college comes under scrutiny
A performing arts school founded by Sir Paul McCartney has secured the right to design and grant its own degrees, in a move school…
A bold blueprint for systemic change
For more than a decade Paraorchestra has been championing equity for disabled musicians. Its chief executive, Jonathan Harper, ref…
Guildhall launches singing scholarship for state school students
Guildhall School of Music and Drama has unveiled a new scholarship that will provide talented singers from lower socio-economic ba…
Britten Sinfonia welcomes new head as leaders depart after 10-year reign
Violinist and BBC Philharmonic leader ZOË BEYERS is to step up to head Britten Sinfonia’s orchestra, with her first concerts in…
Proposed ‘centre of excellence’ for music secures £1m grant
Plans to redevelop a 19th-century building in Sheffield into a centre of excellence for music education for South Yorkshire have r…
Grassroots venues to benefit from Manchester’s concert boon
Income generated by welcoming some of the world’s top musical acts, including Oasis and popstar Charli XCX, will be earmarked to s…
BBC Proms in North East enjoys biggest attendance figures yet
More than 6,270 people attended the BBC Proms in the North East this month, becoming the event’s most popular year since its launc…
Soundproofing proposal aims to protect music venues from noise complaints
The government is considering changes to planning and licences rules that would bring more protection to music venues facing noise…
Tate Modern announces regular late openings
Tate Modern is extending its evening opening hours to 21:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, starting from 26 September, it has announced…
London Youth Choirs names new trustee
London Youth Choirs (LYC) has appointed CEO of Network Rail, Sir ANDREW HAINES, to its board of trustees. Haines has worked for…
Music labels agree to raise artists’ pay in government-backed deal
UK music creators are set to benefit from a new government-backed deal on streaming payments and expenses, which has been voluntar…
Youth choir to close after loss of arts council funding
Members of National Youth Choir of Northern Ireland (NYCNI) have been told organisation will shut following the loss of its annual…
