New Head of Artistic Planning and Participation for NYCGB
The National Youth Choirs of Great Britain (NYCGB) has announced the appointment of Ruth Evans as Head of Artistic Planning and Participation.
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Tobias Hug, 1976-2020 – ‘a true gentleman of the vocal world’
Tobias Hug, founding member of The Beatbox Collective, former Swingle Singer and an extraordinarily charismatic choral educator, died on 9 January 202…
Only Men Aloud’s Tim Rhys-Evans to be RWCMD Director of Music
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD) has announced the appointment of Tim Rhys-Evans MBE, founder of award-winning vocal group Only Men Al…
VOCES8 Scholars Programme 2020-21 open for registration
UK and international a cappella group VOCES8 is inviting young singers of all voice types at the beginning of their professional careers to apply for …
In Memoriam Erzsébet Szőnyi
The renowned Kodály specialist, Erzsébet Szőnyi, passed away on 28 December 2019.
Stephen Cleobury knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours
The Director of Music of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, has been knighted in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours for his services to cho…
Chetham’s appoints Marcus Farnsworth as Head of Vocal and Choral Department
Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester, the UK's largest specialist music school, has announced the appointment of Marcus Farnsworth as Head of the…
McMusic? The role of franchises in the arts and wellbeing sectors
Part of our cultural landscape, music franchises are moving beyond artistic development into areas like therapy and even preventative medicine.
From team-building to wellbeing: the power of music in the workplace
Long before the phenomenon of the office choir was hijacked by prime-time entertainment TV, it was a team-building tool that bonded, networked and eve…