The Spanish composer Alberto Iglesias will be honored with the Bremen Film Award 2011. This award is given annually and the prize is 8,000 Euros ($10,500). Read Full Article
53rd Annual Grammy Awards
The prestigious annual Grammy Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday February 13. Several composers, works and associated performers from Music Sales Limited are nominated for awards in the Classical categories for recordings released during the Eligibility Year.
Joan Tower: Composer of the Year : Schirmer News Winter 2010
Joan Tower, the first woman ever to receive the Grawemeyer Award in music, is the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra‘s Composer of the Year during the 2010-11 season. Read Full Article
New Choreography to the Music of David Lang
The music of David Lang is increasingly gaining recognition in the dance field. With its deeply rhythmic motives and slow unfolding of patterns, it provides a perfect backdrop upon which choreographers can freely experiment with new ideas. Read Full Article
Music Sales Composers at the London 2012 Festival
Music Sales is delighted to announce that Martin Creed will be creating a new sound work for the London 2012 Festival. The Festival is the finale to the Cultural Olympiad in 2012 and will be a 12-week UK-wide celebration. Full details of the project will be announced next year. Read Full Article
Winners of the BIFAs 2010 announced including “The King’s Speech”, “The Arbor” and “Never Let Me Go”
Winners of the BIFAs 2010 announced including “The King’s Speech”, “The Arbor” and “Never Let Me Go” Read Full Article
“Erasing David” released on DVD with music by Michael Nyman
The award-winning documentary Erasing David, directed by David Bond and featuring music by Michael Nyman, is released on DVD this week. Read Full Article
53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards 2010 – Music Sales nominees
We are delighted to announce this list of the songs and albums nominated for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards which are published by Music Sales: Read Full Article
In Memoriam : Schirmer News Winter 2010
Henryk Górecki, one of Poland’s leading composers, died at the age of 76 on November 12 in Katowice after a long period of illness. Read Full Article