Posted on 7 November 2018
We're thrilled to announce that two composers from our Adopt a Composer project have been nominated for the 2018 British Composer Awards....
Posted on 2 November 2018
Edmund Hunt on final amendments and writing spacial awareness into a score.Since my previous blog post, The Singers and I have passed...
Posted on 27 September 2018
Composer James Banner offers some initial thoughts following the announcement of his collaborative pairing with member group, Two Rivers Concert...
Posted on 24 September 2018
Each year our Adopt a Composer project sets leisure-time choirs, orchestras and ensembles up with composers for a year to produce a new piece...
Posted on 13 September 2018
Composer Esmeralda Conde Ruiz on memory, archives and human nature as influences in her Adopt a Composer collaboration with The Fretful...
Posted on 30 August 2018
We're delighted to announce that composer Emily Crossland, herself an Adopt a Composer alumna, will be joining our three current mentors this...
Posted on 7 August 2018
On Sunday 29 July, two teams of cyclists from Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra braved the wind and rain to take part in the Prudential Ride London...
Posted on 1 August 2018
Composer Max Charles Davies on the Adopt a Composer scheme, collaborations, the budding of working relationships and positive ebb and flow of ideas....
Posted on 1 August 2018
Max Charles Davies on preparations for the inaugural public performance of his collaborative piece with Côr Crymych a'r Cylch as part of the...
Posted on 18 July 2018
Anna Appleby has been working alongside Merchant Sinfonia on the Adopt a Composer scheme. After a year of collaboration and composition, it's...
Posted on 17 July 2018
Bellfolk’s concert featuring the premiere of Peter Yarde Martin’s new composition, Starsong and Nocturne, took place in May in Norwich....
Posted on 17 July 2018
The latest stage in our Adopt a Composer project took the form of a workshop and social gathering. Lesley Watt from the second mandolin section...
