4th May 2018
CEO at Jackson’s Lane in North London for the past eight years, JAMES TILSTON will be the new Chief Executive Officer at Anvil Arts in Basingstoke, following the retirement of CHRISTINE BRADWELL.
The Edinburgh International Festival has announced that AIDAN OLIVER will be the new Chorus Director of the Edinburgh Festival Chorus, taking on the role in the autumn. He is currently Director of Dulwich Choral Society and Director of Music at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, as well as Associate Conductor of the St Endellion Festival in Cornwall.
Artistic Director of Voices Now MATTHEW SWANN is moving on from the organisation he founded in 2011.
Creative Producer CLARE EDWARDS, who has also been with the organisation since 2011, has been promoted to the new role of Creative Director and CEO. She will lead a new phase of development for the company, which will include flagship events, regional gatherings, choir based research and advocacy.
27th April 2018
Pianist AN-TING CHANG is the new Artistic Director at Chinese Arts Now, a new Arts Council England funded body that will take over the responsibilities of Chinese Arts Space. As well as performing regular concerts within the UK and abroad, Chang is the founder of Concert Theatre, a company that blends classical music and drama.
Formerly CEO of The Blackheath Conservatoire, SYDNEY THORNBURY has been appointed CEO/Artistic Director of The Art House, Wakefield.
JEMMA NEVILLE, Director of Voluntary Arts Scotland, is back in post following a nine-month sabbatical. Neville’s leave was covered by Kathryn Welch, who joined on secondment from Macrobert Arts in Stirling and will now take up a new role as Operations Director for Macrobert.
JUDITH ELKIN, recently retired as deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Worcester, has been appointed Dancefest's new chair of trustees. Elkin is currently a Trustee of Malvern Theatres, and has previously chaired Worcestershire Arts Partnership and the Elgar Birthplace Trust.
Classical music management company HarrisonParrott has announced that LORNA AIZLEWOOD will join the firm in the newly-created role of Chief Operating Officer. She has previously been global Chief Operating Officer and general counsel for IMG Artists, and has held senior in-house executive positions at EMI & Virgin Classics, Universal Music, Island Records, and BBC Worldwide.
North Shields arts company Helix Arts has appointed SUSIE BATEY as Creative Producer. She joins the organisation from Sage Gateshead, where she was data and evaluation manager.
26th April 2018
Roxana Silbert charts her career from drama school to Artistic Director of Birmingham Rep.