Leading Polish composer Górecki dies
One of Poland’s leading composers Henryk Górecki has died at the age of 76. He sadly passed away on November 12 in Katowice after a long illness.
Shostakovich’s “Orango”
The Palace of Soviets proposed 1934 building
Tales From Ireland
Acallam na Senórach, a major new choral work by Tarik O’Regan, receives its world premiere in Dublin on November 25 in a performance by the National Chamber Choir of Ireland under its Artistic Director Paul Hillier.
Major Tour of Wallin Percussion Concerto
A major tour of Rolf Wallin’s percussion concerto, Das war schön!, will take place over the next six months.
Cher Lloyd performs “Stay” on X Factor
“Stay” was co-written and originally performed by Music Sales writer Marcella Detroit in Shakespears Sister.
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon star in Michael Winterbottom’s brilliant new series “The Trip”
The new comedy series is on BBC2 and features music by Michael Nyman.
Gabriel Yared honoured by the European Film Academy
“Stay” was co-written and originally performed by Music Sales writer Marcella Detroit in Shakespears Sister.
Anna Rice scores new BBC series “Age of the Do-Gooders”
Ian Hislop fronts three-part series starting 29 November at 21.00 on BBC2.
Elias’ Doubles wins British Composer Award
The shortlist for the British Composer Awards 2010 was announced on October 20, on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune programme.