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British composer Nicholas Maw dies in Washington DC, 19 May 2009
One of Britain's leading composers, Nicholas Maw , died peacefully at his home in Washington DC at 2 am (US time) on 19 May 2009. He
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Jonathan Harvey – COMPOSER OF THE WEEK, 13-17 JULY 2009
Jonathan Harvey will feature on BBC Radio 3’s ‘Composer of the Week’ from 13-17 July 2009. The programme will contribute towards his 70th birthday celebrations, and will
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'The Tempest' on disc
The Tempest released on EMI ClassicsFebruary 2007, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, UK: Simon Keenlyside/Cyndia Sieden/Ian Bostridge/Kate Royal/Toby Spence/Royal Opera Chorus and ROH Orchestra/Thomas AdèsEMI
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Harvey and Sculthorpe birthday celebrations
The work of Jonathan Harvey and Peter Sculthorpe is being celebrated across the world this year as the composers celebrate landmark birthdays.
Peter Sculthorpe, 80th
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Howard Goodall scoops Composer of the Year award at 2009 Classical BRITs
The tenth annual Classical BRIT Awards has honoured the British composer Howard Goodall has been awarded Composer of the Year at the 2009 Classical BRIT Awards, in
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‘Into the Little Hill’ bestowed with RPS Award
George Benjamin was presented with the Large-Scale Composition award for Into the Little Hill at the Royal Philharmonic Society Awards ceremony on 12 May 2009.
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Newly released: Howard Goodall's Enchanted Voices
"Howard Goodall's Enchanted Voices" is a haunting new album marking the composer's position as Classic FM's Composer in Residence. It was released on 23 March on the Classic FM
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Diapason D’or for Benjamin’s ‘Into the Little Hill’
George Benjamin’s acclaimed lyric tale, Into the Little Hill, has been lauded with the prestigious Diapason D’or award. The award is given by French magazine
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Benjamin’s ‘Into the Little Hill’ dazzles London audiences
George Benjamin’s lyric tale, Into the Little Hill, received its London premiere on Saturday 14 February. Unusual circumstances arose however, when technical difficulties forced the
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New Colin Matthews disc receives rave reviews
A CD containing two contrasting works: Colin Matthews’ Alphabicycle Order, along with his Horn Concerto, has just been released on the Hallé Orchestra’s own label, earning
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FILM & TV
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Greenwood wins Ivor Novello award
Jonny Greenwood was the proud recipient of an Ivor Novello Award in the category 'Best Film Score' at the Ivor Novello Awards on 21st May,
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BAFTA nomination for Dan Jones' "Dead Set"
E4's highly profiled horror drama Dead Set has recieved a BAFTA nomination for "Best Drama Serial".
With Charlie Brooker's writing, Dan Jones' music and a 5
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"Good" on release Friday 17th April
The highly anticipated feature "Good" is out for release in cinemas on 17th April 2009.
Starring Viggo Mortensen and music by Simon Lacey!
Reviews for the movie:
"Sensitively
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Dan Jones music for "Darwin: Tree Of Life"
Dan Jones provided the music for the BBC's Darwin Season programme "Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life".
Featuring David Attenborough the program delves into the
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Dan Jones music for "Dead Set".
Dan Jones provided the music for E4's new high-profile horror drama, Dead Set. Written by Charlie Brooker, the Big Brother audience bites back. Literally...
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John Rea's studio for hire
John Rea's most recent credit is Indus Productions' documentary series "Coalhouse 2". John has recently opened a new recording studio based in the ITV Centre
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Simon Lacey creates music for ITV's 'Monday Monday'
Simon Lacey has composed the music for a new ITV comedy-drama series, Monday Monday. With a stellar ensemble cast including Cold Feet star Fay Ripley and
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Adrian Johnston scores new Brideshead Revisited
Faber Music film composer Adrian Johnston provided the score for Ecosse Films' big screen version of Evelyn Waugh's celebrated novel Brideshead Revisited.
The soundtrack is available on Chandos
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Faber Launches Online Licensing Facility
Faber Music is excited to announce the launch of our new Online Licensing facility. From Tuesday April 1st 2008 customers requiring a licence to use
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Howard Goodall: New signing for Faber Music
Faber Music is honoured and delighted to announce the signing of an exclusive publishing agreement with Howard Goodall. A household name for his popular film
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Adrian Johnston scores new Poliakoff drama
Joe's Palace, broadcast on BBC1 on 4th November, is the latest offering from acclaimed dramatist Stephen Poliakoff.
Starring Michael Gambon, it tells the story of
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Adrian Johnston scores Sparkle
Hot on the heels of his wonderful score for Becoming Jane, the latest film score to come from Adrian Johnston is Sparkle, a film by
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