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The search for the UK’s most groundbreaking piece of new music steps up a gear today (Monday 26 April) as the PRS for Music Foundation announces the shortlist for its New Music Award 2010.
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Posted: Monday; Apr 26, 2010
Have composers become ‘scribes’ to directors and producers, briefed according to received vision, taste, and the ubiquitous ‘I know nothing about music but I know what I like’? Composer Howard Davidson shares his thoughts.
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Posted: Thursday; Mar 11, 2010
A chance for young composers to join the Philharmonia's Young Composers Academy and write a piece to be performed by members of the Philharmonia.
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Posted: Tuesday; Feb 16, 2010
Sir John Dankworth, the renowned jazz musician and composer, has died at the age of 82. The legendary saxophonist and clarinetist played with many of the greats including Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington and had a long standing collaboration with his wife Dame Cleo Laine.
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Posted: Monday; Feb 15, 2010
The Ivor Novello awards are to recognise computer game music for the first time, with a new category for best original video game score.
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Posted: Monday; Feb 15, 2010
Composers and songwriters generate significant cultural and economic wealth, so understanding their lifelong educational and training needs is crucial. For this reason a major survey of composers has been launched by the Royal College of Music's Centre for Music and Multimedia.
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Posted: Monday; Jan 25, 2010
The Center for the Promotion of Contemporary Composers has announced its successor site dedicated to promoting opportunities for composers.
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Posted: Wednesday; Sep 30, 2009
Virtual instrument library East West has announced a worldwide competition in which composers will apply their sounds. Deadline is 31 Oct 09.
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Posted: Friday; Sep 25, 2009
PRS for Music and YouTube have announced a new licensing agreement that covers music contained in videos streamed via the online video platform.
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Posted: Thursday; Sep 03, 2009