August 2022

Professor Mark Vance (left) works with student Nikita Khryapin on a previous composers project. The program starts on Saturday, September 17.Photo by Craig Silberman Imagine being able to!-->…

There's a lot of noise around town about the September 15-17 grand opening. Annapolis Songwriters Festival. And with anything inaugural, it's hard to know what to expect. This is where we come in! We sat down with Kris and Laura of…

City Hall announced details of a concert series highlighting four esteemed female composers who have shaped American culture over the decades: the “mother of contemporary gospel music,” Dr. Elbernita “Twinkie” Clark; legendary…

The International Contemporary Ensemble's 20th anniversary season continues with Peyvand (پیوند), a concert of works organized by members of the Iranian Female Composers Association (IFCA) on Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at the…

The documentary about Ennio, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, the man who made 'Cinema Paradiso', was screened at the Kerala International Documentary and Short Film Festival.If you knew very little about Ennio Morricone, unquestionably one…

Here's what's happening in Gujarat this week, between August 27 and September 3: Event Name: Ataraxia About the event: A 90-minute stage show by 20 professional acrobats that includes performances on aerial techniques, hoops, hammocks and…

Pictured (top row LR): Shannon Sanders and Michael Collins of BMI. (middle row LR): LuAnn Davidson, Leslie Roberts and Josh Tomlinson of BMI with Sam Severs and Ryan Wariner. (bottom row LR): Kathy Anderson, Melody Malloy,…

Felix Jarrar and Jean Kim will serve as composers in residence for SUNY Fredonia's Hillman Opera program. Jarrar, also a pianist,…

The first Annapolis Songwriters Festival will be held September 15-17, 2022 at venues around Annapolis, including City Dock. The three-day event will feature nationally acclaimed singers and songwriters at ticketed events as well as…

La Boîte à Pépites is a new classic record company dedicated to the distribution of music by female composers. Founded by cellist Héloïse Luzzati, the label has ambitious plans to discover and record works by female composers rarely, if…

Pictured (LR, back row): Jon Loba of BBRMG, Mike Whelan of Round Hill, Mike Sistad of ASCAP, Rusty Gaston of Sony Music Publishing, John Ozier of Reservoir, Blain Rhodes of Tape Room and Josh Tomlinson of BMI. (LR, middle row): Parmalee's…

The American Composers Orchestra (ACO) announces its 2022-2023 season, under the direction of Artistic Director Derek Bermel and President Melissa Ngan. The ACO is dedicated to the creation, celebration, performance and promotion of…

Loretta Lynn receives another accolade for her legendary career. The 90-year-old will be inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame on Saturday August 27. Lynn joins an elite cast of female songwriters in this!-->…

In our busy life, classical music is a moment of pause. It is a catalyst for personal reflection, meaningful dialogue and community building. In my previous solo project, “Decommissioned,” I recorded tender fiddle music in the brutal,…

From Bach to Vivaldi, we have the recap of Baroque composers to listen to. At present.It was during the Baroque period - around 1600-1750 - that the notion of orchestra took on its full meaning and that composers began to superimpose…

The Roaring Fork Valley is rich in entertainment opportunities. The valley offers a multitude of options in the fields of music, theater and fine arts. One venue in particular has proven to be a reliable option for a diverse…

Last updated on Aug 23, 2022 2:19 PM Forty songwriters come to Boone the first full week of September, 5-10, for the first Antlers & Acorns, The Boone Songwriters Festival. Shari Smith, the creator and director of the festival…

Alanis Morissette performs at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020 in December 2019. (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Dick Clark Productions)Contains strong language.Alanis Morissette has finally been nominated to!-->!-->…

Many original songs were created and performed throughout It's us, but "The Forever Now," aka Rebecca's (Mandy Moore) song for her daughter Kate (Chrissy Metz), was a pivotal moment in the show's history and a touching…

The competition is designed to enable young composers to develop their skills and recognize talent in the local creative music industry. The new competition, which targets a work of five to fifteen minutes for symphony orchestra, aims to…

At some point in the next couple of weeks we'll be heading to a place in Bristol that serves good beer and raises a pint or two to 30s of BBC Music Magazine. It's 378 issues, 46,872 pages (or thereabouts) and God knows how many words and…

The folk revival of the 60s produced an endless list of classic songs. While the movement can't be neatly confined between 1960 and 1969, the decade was jam-packed with unprecedented folk singer-songwriters making waves in New…

Eugene Nolan ENG Productions, John Lannon, CEO of Doras, and Dominic Taylor, Director of the Limerick Writers' Center and founder of the Acoustic Club. Photo: Patrick Howard EVERY month the Limerick Writers' Center hosts the popular…

Abbie Gardner. Photo by Neale Eckstein Abbie Gardner and Marc Douglas Berardo8 p.m. Friday. One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, $15 in advance, $20 day of show. onelongfellowsquare.comHere's a chance to see two amazing…

John Turturro in BreakupChart: AppleTV+To like Ted Lasso but hate Mumford & Sons? The intro skip button is there for you. While it may be a blessing for impatient viewers, this piece of streaming UI poses a unique challenge for!-->!-->!-->…

According to Netflix, the Skip Intro button is pressed 136 million times in a typical day. Additionally, the feature has been embraced by streamers industry-wide. So what does this mean for a potentially iconic title theme? While…

Join Waves for an evening of music featuring original songs and covers from Sam Blasko and Rachel LaRen at…

To determine the most popular song in Beyoncé's discography, we looked at her RIAA and Billboard Hot 100 singles data and ranked her top 10 tracks.…

Knoxville, Tenn. (WVLT) — There's picking and painting at the Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival this weekend, with main guest Larry Gatlin.The Music is all weekend in downtown Gatlinburg and features music at nine different venues on Friday…

Composers Concordance will launch its 2022-23 season! The new site is now online and you can consult it HEREFor now, we present to you 115+ composers on 29 concerts between September and June. Throughout the season, artists and events…

Songwriters Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber had written several hit songs by the mid-1950s, and Stoller decided to take a vacation in Europe. He returned from Europe on the Andrea Doria and was aboard the ship on the night of July 25,!-->!-->…

Presentation of Afroclassical composersa new non-profit organization founded to celebrate the contributions of African American classical music composers and other members of the African Diaspora, will present its first post-pandemic live…

The new label La Boîte à Pépites dedicated its first release to…

Pictured (L-R, top row) are songwriters Kurt Allison, BMI songwriter John Morgan, Jason Aldean, songwriter Tully Kennedy, BMI songwriter Brett Beavers and producer Michael Knox. (LR, bottom row): BBRMG's Carson James,…

Olivia Rodrigo and Alanis Morissette come from different places and times, but they have a lot in common. Both singer-songwriters are former child stars, and both rose to fame in the galaxy for creating intense, emotional songs there…

Punjabi singer Gippy Grewal has shared a close bond with the late singer Sidhu Moosewala, who was shot dead in Mansa district of Punjab on May 29 this year. In a new interview, Grewal shared that he launched Sidhu Moosewala in the Punjab…

Alanis Morissette is set to be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame by Olivia Rodrigo. The “Ironic” hitmaker is honored alongside Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, David Foster and Daniel Lavoie at the September 24 ceremony at…

Olivia Rodrigo will pay the final tribute to one of her musical icons on September 24 when she inducts Alanis Morissette into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. As part of the induction, Alessia Cara and JP Saxe will perform some…

Alessia Cara, JP Saxe and Ruby Waters will also be present for a tribute performance Posted on August 15, 2022 It was announced this spring that Alanis Morissette would (ahem, finally) be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters…

A concert featuring works by various composers will take place at New York's Kaufman Music Centerhosted by the New Muses Project (NPM). The show, on August 28, 2022, is in honor of NMP's new database which makes works by various…

Shovelin Stone's new album summer honey is an eleven-track bluegrass-folk soundtrack for the summer. Based in Denver with roots in the Colorado Rockies, Makenzie Willox (vocals, guitar, harmonica) Zak Thrall (banjo, guitar, vocals),…

NOTobel Laurette, Professor Wole Soyinkaand members of the National Association of Seadogs, aka Pyrates Confraternity, who sang "Emi lokan", called on security authorities to stem the worrying tide of insecurity across the country.…

Welcome to Right on Cue, the podcast where we interview film, TV, and video game composers about the origins and nuances of their latest works. While Apple TV+ is home to some of TV's biggest shows - your Teds Lassoyour Allowances —…

Links to the breadcrumb Local News "I really like songwriting circles because it gives us the opportunity to give context to the songs – the story, the story." Juno Award-winning Inuit singer-songwriter Susan…

Aug. 12—A local songwriters foundation has a new name, but its melody hasn't changed.Established in 2001, the John Jarrard Foundation has been renamed the Jarrard Burch Foundation to honor the association's founder and longtime supporter,…

Photo credit: Priscilla Du PreezI'm not going to pretend that making a living as a songwriter is easy. But it is quite possible. In today's world, you'll have to be a lot of different things - not just a songwriter, but also an…

Hot on the heels of the hugely successful launch of Songwriters in Paradise Healdsburg, an experience that featured 4 nights at some of Sonoma County's finest wineries, SIP is thrilled to reveal the music lineup for the sixth annual SIP…

The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2022 last week, with Shania Twain, Steve Wariner, Hillary Lindsey, Gary Nicholson and David Malloy all being named 2022 inductees. With Shania leading the way, it's the…

The Bard College Conservatory of Music named Jessie Montgomery and Missy Mazzoli to the faculty as composers in residence. They both join the Bard Conservatory in the fall of 2022. Montgomery is a composer, violinist and teacher. A…

By Andrew Karpan (August 9, 2022, 5:36 p.m. EDT) — Taylor Swift tries a new argument against claims that she lifted a line from a 2001 R&B hit for her chart-topping song "Shake It Off," claiming she had never even encountered the…

A graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University will soon be on her way to Vienna, Austria as a Fulbright scholar for the next academic year.Kelly Riordan studied vocal performance at the IWU, and she…

Photo by Delila Rio Brands may only have released two singles so far, but the cathartic eloquence of his music is beyond doubt. Her first single "Bell," a singing folk drummer reinforced with dark horns and his own soft!-->…

When composers are struggling over a piece, sometimes all it takes is a simple directive or another set of eyes – or rather ears – to help them decipher it. For the composers of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" Thomas…

Promoter and music manager Mark Ede pays tribute to Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier, who died aged 81 It is with some personal sadness that I learned of the passing of Motown singing legend Lamont Dozier.Although, unfortunately, I never met…

Opera program dedicated to black composers PITTSFIELD— Wednesday, August 10, at 7:30 p.m.Berkshire Opera Festival (BOF) will present a free program dedicated to compositions by black artists. The program, High on the Ramparts, will be…

The Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival will take place in and around downtown Gatlinburg from August 18-21. Nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains, the highly anticipated and prestigious three-day conference and live music event…

The popular night of songwriters and wordsmiths at Hootananny returns with another solid lineup. Here's what's scheduled for their free show on Tuesday, August 9: Headliner Eli (and band) // Singer, songwriter and musician from South…

Music speaks louder than words, especially when you are not good at expressing your feelings to your loved ones. So today, the first Sunday of August marks Friendship Day in India. If you want your friends to feel special…

Liza Lehmann, Alice Mary Smith and Adela Maddison were British composers of the 19th and early 20th centuries, but few today know their names, let alone their music. Now they have been singled out for a new label of classic records…

Nashville Christian Songwriters (NCS), a coaching and resource company dedicated to empowering Christian songwriters around the world, is thrilled to announce the second season of its highly rated, informative and uplifting podcast, Song…

This week in 1956 - August 4 - Elvis Presley hit the charts with his fourth number one single. The 21-year-old singer had already scored three hits in his career - Heartbreak Hotel, I Want You, I Need You, I Love You and Don't Be Cruel.…

The BMI Foundation's Annual Nashville Songwriting Scholarship is set to be revised and renamed in honor of Dolly Parton. The Dolly Parton Songwriters Award will be an annual national competition open to aspiring songwriters. The…

EXTENSITY launches EXT Popups-an ongoing series of short-lived concerts highlighting today's most promising emerging composers in non-traditional venues and unexpected locations-with two adventurous recitals in California in partnership…

Dolly Parton. Photo: Rob Hoffman The BMI Foundation Annual Nashville Songwriting Scholarship will be revised and renamed The Dolly Parton Songwriters Award in honor of the legendary artist. The news was announced by BMI Foundation Board…

Off-Broadway News sesame street the musical Will feature songs from Broadway composers Tom Kitt and Helen Park…

Event details: Musician Faraz Minooei's new film brings to life the late 19th century Iranian music that Blair Fairchild (American composer and diplomat) discovered and published in 1904. In the film, Faraz collaborates with…

After a two-year hiatus, a streamer of four talented folk musicians will perform at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock on Wednesday August 17 at 7:30 p.m. For the 29th year, Lorne Clarke will bring four of northeast Pennsylvania's finest…

Since making her first entry on Billboard's country chart in 1993, Shania Twain has earned seven No. 1 Country Airplay hits, three RIAA Diamond certified albums (1995's The woman in me1997 Come here and 2002 At the top!) and was named…

The Southern Indiana Center for the Arts, in association with the Crossroads Acoustic Fest team, will feature four area songwriters performing Friday night as part of the Friday Night Outdoor Summer Concert Series. Live from the arts…

WHAT IS HAPPENING News and Events Composers make music for film, TV and games at Screen SongHubs South Australia August 02, 2022 Screen Songhubs 2022 Participants and Mentors – Back Row LR: Jasper…

First, imagine a little cartoon lamb.Then imagine this lamb being rescued from beheading by a divine figure called He Who Waits and must then start a cult to repay the favor, recruiting followers, conducting dark rituals and battling the…