Posted on 5 November 2019
Da Capo Alba mandolinist Audrey Todd reflects on the premiere Nicholas Olsen's Three Carriages and the group's 2018/19 Adopt a Composer...
Posted on 28 October 2019
In our first 2019/20 Adopt a Composer blog, Carmell Smickersgill reflects on her introductory workshop with Junior Leeds College...
Posted on 7 October 2019
Tommaso Napoli, President of Italy's AIMA (Associazione Italiana Musicisti Amatori), discusses how his organisation is working to...
Posted on 30 September 2019
Nicholas Olsen reflects on his final rehearsals with Da Capo Alba before the premiere of his new piece at the Glasgow Royal Concert...
Posted on 12 September 2019
New corporate member TicketSource introduce their free online ticketing system and discuss their journey from tech startup to established...
Posted on 26 June 2019
Composer Robert Laidlow looks back at the Adopt a Composer project, and the depth of learning he's taking away with him.The final stage of...
Posted on 11 June 2019
Chris James, Chairman of Southampton Concert Wind Band (SCWB), offers a delightful post-performance reflection on the group's involvement on the...
Posted on 22 May 2019
On a recent trip to the USA composer Patrick Hawes did a series of interviews with the sheet music retailer JW Pepper for their series...
Posted on 7 March 2019
Composer Robert Laidlow looks to puzzles and film editing for inspiration on his collaborative piece with the Southampton Concert Wind Band (SCWB) as...
Posted on 14 February 2019
With a performance or event looming it’s easy to forget the importance of taking the time to brand the event itself. If your audience is...
Posted on 31 January 2019
Swansea Philharmonic Choir Music Secretary, Jemma, describes getting stuck into the Adopt a Composer project with Nathan James Dearden from day one...
Posted on 24 January 2019
Congratulations to our seven groups and composers whose brand new Adopt a Composer pieces were recently broadcast on BBC Radio 3.The culmination of a...
