Quick question for the composer hive mind - is it worth joining the Ivor’s Academy?
26.02.2026 18:51
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Quick question for the composer hive mind - is it worth joining the Ivor’s Academy?
If you’re around tonight, do tune in - or catch it any time afterwards on YouTube.
...followed by the stunning 'In the Engine of Its Throat' by Katherine Lee, Luz Blanco Santos, Seth Connor-Fullwood and Tristan Hail: youtu.be/9Mao00DniIo.
he brief was to create, rehearse, record and perform a brand-new 15-minute opera in just eight days. The result, 'The Way Is Empty', is being broadcast tonight at 8.30pm on youtu.be/1rTrnResSR0...
MCYO is the extraordinary brainchild of Artistic Directors Nina Whiteman and Richard Strivens, guest-mentored by the fabulous Gareth Mattey and Elayce Ismail.
In September, I was lucky enough to work on a collaborative opera project with Alan Grau Jori, Liberty Richardson, Lucian Amette Crosby and Sharvi Rana as part of Manchester Contemporary Youth Opera.
Opera broadcast tonight!
8.30pm (Sunday) on youtu.be/1rTrnResSR0
Excited to have arrived at Great St Mary’s (The University Church, Canbridge) for their two services of Carols by Candelight during which they will be performing my ‘Thou Little Tiny Child’. You can watch the service here at 4.00pm and 6.30pm here: www.youtube.com/live/59YZPOP...
So grateful to the amazing Lucy Taylor-Warwick, brilliant harpist Liz Elliott and the fabulous Senior Madrigal choir of St Mary’s Ascot for a stunning performance of my ‘Born of Light’ for upper voices and harp.
A page from the new choral piece “Voices of Camden” by Richard Peat
Very excited to have arrived in Camden for the world premiere of “Voices of Camden” performed by the brilliant @camdenmusic1 Youth Choirs - can’t wait! #NewMusic #ChoralMusic #CamdenYouthChoirs #LondonChoirs #ContemporaryChoral #MusicPremiere #ComposerLife #VoicesOfCamden
I've got an exciting few weeks coming up with performances in Canterbury, Camden, Ascot and Cambridge. If you're around and free do come along.
‘Glass Medusa’ by @paulmaxedlin.bsky.social on.soundcloud.com/3yW8jaZlAKll...
Booking is now open for our final concert of the season at St Mary’s Church BSE on 7 June, when we will perform one of the most well-known and best-loved choral works of the repertory: Mozart’s Requiem.
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As it’s Mothering Sunday, I’m sharing my All these things. This juxtaposes poems on childhood/parenting with the refrain And Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart-stunningly performed by @elycathedral.bsky.social Girls’ Choir & @seam100.bsky.social youtube.com/playlist?lis...
We have a whole host of talented musicians within @burybachchoir.bsky.social and we are delighted that two of our choir members, @composerpeat.bsky.social and Nigel Morley will sing the roles of Pilate and Peter respectively. (1/4)
Friyay! It’s concert eve!
You’d be mad to miss your opportunity to hear @BuryBachChoir sing #stmarkpassion for the first time in our 93-year history in #burystedmunds
Join us @TheApexVenue tomorrow evening and we can guarantee you a magnificent and memorable evening of music.
Very sad to hear of the death of Sofia Gubaidulina. I was introduced to her music through Simon Rattle's 90s documentary 'Leaving Home'. Rattle introduced her 'Zeitgestalten', which described a vision she had of lifting a floorboard in her apartment to reveal hell. youtu.be/AkMksgl-xUc?...
Join us for a milestone in our choir’s history as we sing Bach’s third passion for the very first time.
Tickets on sale now!
Come and be part of what will be a wonderful experience:
📆 29 March 2025
⏰ 19:30
📍 The Apex
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East Anglian musicians - check out this fantastic opportunity from @comanewmusic.bsky.social to premiere a new piece by Thomas Meadowcroft! Open to all woodwind, brass and percussion.
So thrilled to be back in @wellscathedral.bsky.social for the premiere of my Voices of Avalon. Millfield Strings, directed by the fantastic Clive Hughes, are sounding awesome. It’s going to be a brilliant concert!
So grateful to @comanewmusic.bsky.social for such an inspiring few days on their Connect the Dots programme - great to meet so many inspiring musicians - all beautifully put together by @francescalelohe.bsky.social
The anticipation is mounting for Mark Anthony Turnage’s Festen @royaloperahouse.bsky.social
Another ambitious & impressive Total Immersion day from #BBCSymphony #bbcsingers @barbicancentre.bsky.social Highlights included #JusteJanulyte gorgeous Iridescence, touching and colourful music from #StevenDaverson and mind blowing live electronics from #ShivaFeshareki in her Bab-Khaneh #newmusic
Thoroughly recommend this - I found a cheap second hand one and it works a treat!
We had a great rehearsal last night with our fabulous MD, Benedict Collins Rice. So much hard work and choir commitment to knock our FIRST EVER performance of St Mark Passion out of the park!
Don’t miss it-book now!
📆 29 March 2025
⏰ 19:30
📍 The Apex
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We’re excited to join this platform and to be singing St Mark Passion, for the first time in our 93 year history, at The Apex on 29/3/25.
You can buy tickets here:
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#savethedate #burybachchoir #burystedmunds #stmarkpassion #bach #choir #concert #ticketsonsale #newtobluesky
I'm so excited to be starting my 'Connect the Dots' residency with @comanewmusic.bsky.social today, learning techniques in inclusive collaborative music making with musicians with disabilities.
Really enjoying listening to @marinafrolova.bsky.social talking to Andrew McGregor about different recordings of Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture on @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social. I find it so touching that Tchaikovsky kept tinkering with this piece and love what he left us.
Well this happened…
We have three concerts coming up in Kent. Details on the posters 🎅🏻
