The AGM will be on 20 November at Regent Hall, Salvation Army, 275 Oxford Street, London W1C 2 DJ (near Oxford Circus tube station) at 5 pm followed by a Composers' Forum led by David Sutton-Anderson and a concert of new music performed as part of London New Wind Festival at 7.30 pm. Tickets for the forum and concert £10 and £6 concession, just for the wind concert they are £8 and £5 concession.
http://www.londonnewwindfestival.co.uk/ConcertDetails.html
A People's Opera for Garsington
Good news on the women in the right place music front - Roxanna Panufnik has been commissioned to write a new opera with libretto by Jessica Duchen working with Garsington Opera's learning and participation Creative Director Karen Gallagher who also directs their Opera for All programme. It truly is a people's opera with great community and schools participation. It looks at the impact of war on families, specifically the 14-18 war with Siegfried Sassoon's poetry central.
There's plenty of time to book your tickets as this is for the 2017 season.
Women in Music UK found out about this from journalist/author Jessica Duchen's Music Blog which is well worth signing up for. JD is very passionate about women in music making which is refreshing in someone with such a high profile in her field
Follow this link for more details: http://www.jessicamusic.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/lets-make-opera-for-garsington.html. and here is a piece on the Opera company's website with more detail and biogs of all concerned look here
Just for your interest and listening pleasure here is a link to a fascinating and very welcome review of 40 years of women in electronic music - with a brilliant list of contributors you may not have known about - the toys are not only for the boys! No way! Enjoy!
synthtopia.com/content/2015/05/15/40-years-of-women-in-electronic-music/
Women in Music UK incuded some pioneer electronic music in the 2nd round of our commissions a few years back (a role that PRS For Music Foundation has taken on board now with its excellent women make music fund) . Follow the links here to find out more!
www.womeninmusic.org.uk - select projects (and remember to post your women's music events in the what's on facility)
www.prsformusicfoundation.com/funding/women-make-music/ Next round in in 2016 - details published in December - keep a look out!
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra has just appointed the first woman music director of any of the Oz orchestras.
She is Alondra de la Parra, from Mexico/USA. Seems like a rising star! www.alondradelaparra.comSadly this event has been cancelled but please watch this space as it will be rescheduled.