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A new report from the Institute for Composer Diversityproduced in partnership with the League of American Orchestras, confirms an increase in works by women and composers of color on stage.The 2022 Orchestral Repertoire Report examines the…

INGONISH, NS - Ski Cape Smokey in Cape Breton has announced that it will host a summer concert series, called Smokey Sessions, next month. The concert is scheduled for July 29 and is expected to be the biggest stage…

Things have been tough lately for Hugh Jackman. First, Broadway's 'The Music Man' star lost to Myles Frostwho plays Michael Jackson in “MJ: The Musical,” up for Best Actor in a Musical at the Tony Awards on June 13. The following day, it…

Popular music makers like Vishal Dadlani, Irshad Kamil, Tanishk Bagchi, Kausar Munir and Mayur Puri support and participate in IPRS Antakshari.…

ROCKPORT — Join the Rockport Public Library, Thursday, June 30, from 2-3 p.m. in the Lower Level Arcades, to sing Sea Shanties with performer and music teacher, Joe Cough. Joe Cough (Erasmus More) is a Maine-based musician, educator and…

House " Movies" Cinema News » New "Antakshari" launched on World Music Day to reward lyricists and composers Bombay, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) On World Music Day, IPRS – the music copyright society that represents music composers, lyricists…

Our folk songs are marked by certain distinct characteristics. One, they are simple. Not that they lack depth. Depth, whenever they have it, is expressed in a way that makes them easily understandable and therefore shareable at…

On Sunday, June 19, musicians from the Elgin Symphony Orchestra will perform music by African American composers on day two of the Elgin Juneteenth Festival at Festival Park, 132 S. Grove Ave. At noon, the string…

The popular Nepalese folk-rock band Mt 8848 was formed in 2005. Since its debut, the band has been able to show its versatility by playing different genres like Nepali folk, blues, country, jazz, rock and others. The group is very popular…

Pharrell and Chad Hugo, aka The Neptunes, are one of the greatest production groups of all time, having produced for many hip hop, R&B and pop groups!-->…

It's a well-deserved feat. The Neptunes have been officially inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame! Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo were among legendary musicians to receive the honor in a ceremony Thursday, June…

Anne-Marie McDermott, artistic director, Bravo! Vail Music Festival Cheer! Vail/Courtesy Photo Congratulations next week! Vail starts his 35e festival season, and I'm thrilled with what we…

Seventeen young composers are thrilled to share the culmination of their composition studies from InConcert Sierra's "Composers Project". Their original works will be performed by professional musicians on Thursday June 30 at 7:30 p.m.The!-->…

Riccardo with his wife Zdena and their daughter ValentinaGrieving widow Zdena hopes The Sea Carries Away My Tears will reach No. 1 on the UKiTunes chart.The song was one of the last written by Dunstable singer/songwriter Riccardo Criscenti…

Steve Miller is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but on Thursday night in New York, he received an honor that he considers even better than that: he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. On the red…

When it comes to typographic tools, InDesign users have little to envy to Illustrator. Sure, there are a few things, like the Touch Type tool and the ability to apply rotation to a single character. Snap to Glyph is pretty cool too. But…

From telling tales of past lovers to reflecting on the emotional pull of its home country, Ireland has always produced a rich array of folk songs. Their singsong melodies and short, catchy patterns and phrases make them easy to learn and…

Late Thursday night, Lil Nas X took the stage at New York's Marquis Marriott Hotel as the night's youngest honoree as he accepted the Hal David Starlight Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The honor, given to young songwriters…

There's no doubt that the fourth and final season of "Ozark" was going to be the show's most ambitious endeavor yet. For composers Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurrians, who received their first Emmy nominations for the…

Isley Brothers – promotional photo *After being delayed two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Songwriters Hall of Fame winners are finally being recognized for their legendary contributions to the world of music - and the…

(Photos courtesy of Pam Chaddon, Chamber Orchestra of the Springs / Taken during rehearsal) In February, Eapen Leubner's Art Song Colorado presented "Voices of the African Diaspora", a concert dedicated to black composers…

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…

BMI Senior Vice President, Creative Alex Flores (R) moderates Tribeca Talks: The Art and Business of Scoring for Film, TV, & Visual Media with BMI composers Tamar-kali (L), Carlos Rafael Rivera and Kathryn Bostic at the…

The Grammys may be the most well-known music awards ceremony in the world, but the Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony is arguably the most unique. The invitation-only event, to be held June 16 at the Marriott Marquis in New York, and…

For Showtime yellow jackets, composers Craig Wedren and Anna Waronker were tasked with crafting the brooding score for the thriller series, which heightens the tension for the show's more noxious sequences in which a high school…

Photo credit: Nick KarvounisLess than two weeks after the rollout of Spotify's "In Focus" artist resource, YouTube has officially launched a hub dedicated to songwriters and producers. Detailed YouTube Music the beginnings of the hub…

The music of the game world is finally recognized by the Recording Academy. While much of the attention generated by the addition of several new categories to the Grammys last week has focused on news of the New Songwriter of the…

Melissa Ferrick. Photo by Shervin Lainez Melissa Ferrick8 p.m. Friday. One Longfellow Square, Portland, $20 in advance, $25 at the door. onelongfellowsquare.comFor three decades, Boston-based singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick has…

ISTANBUL Emre Şener is among the composers to participate in the "200 Pieces" project which will mark the bicentenary celebrations of the Royal Academy of Music in the United Kingdomclass="cf"> The Royal…

The Music Mexico Symposium is a catalyst for the Mexican Repertoire Initiative at Dartmouth, a one-of-a-kind digital collection of authentically Mexican compositions.…

The famous Expo 2020 in Dubai saw performances from almost all major Tamil film composers. And now, Yuvan Shankar Raja, who was among the Kollywood music directors who performed on the big stage, has revealed that it was Isai Puyal AR…

Local songwriter Bill Dann and Denny Pompa recently released a new unreleased song on a favorite hot topic.…

Wilco are an unstoppable force within American music. Directed by Jeff Tweedy, the band have amassed an impressive catalog, which raises deep questions about themselves as musicians and the traditions in which they operate. Able to…

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has an exclusive title of Dustin O'Halloran and Herdís Stefánsdóttir's score for The Essex Serpentwhich is fixed for digital version today via Lakeshore Records.The Apple TV+ limited series from See-Saw Films follows…

Friday, June 10, 2022, 8:52 a.m.Press release: Light up Matariki From June 24 to July 3, some of Auckland's finest piano musicians will be performing at their favorite venues, with a series…

When songwriter Krissy Nordhoff moved to Nashville in 1996, she had hoped to be guided and supported by the women who had preceded her in the Christian music industry. Her first musical mentor was a woman - her grandmother, who inspired her…

The Recording Academy announced several new Grammy categories on Thursday, June 9: Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical; Best Alternative Music Performance; Best American Musical Performance; Best soundtrack…

When we compiled our lists of the world's greatest classical and contemporary composers, we did so by aggregating rankings from other publications. Originally, we wanted to do the same for our list of the greatest female classical…

The 2023 Grammy Awards will feature five new competitive categories, including those recognizing contributions by songwriters, music in video game soundtracks and spoken word poetry albums. The Recording Academy on Wednesday…

We are excited to kick off our Sundance Institute Film Music Intensive taking place June 6-13. Six composers were invited to participate in a stimulating lab environment that prioritized craftsmanship, innovation and the creation…

Italy has a long and rich history of musical composition, with some of the most famous and well-known composers in the world. Here are ten of the most popular Italian composers, along with their most famous works and why…

ASCAP has announced its June 2022 schedule for the ASCAP Experience – a series of special guests, panels and more that have been created to inspire, educate and connect aspiring songwriters and composers. This year's event will…

LOS ANGELES, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SESAC Performance rights organized its annual meeting Film and Television Composers Award at the Casa del Mar in Santa Monica, Californiaon Thursday, June 2. The invitation-only event brought…

Angeline Morrisson The Brown Girl and Other Folk Songs Self-released 2022 Folk music has a unique liveliness that stems from its adaptability, flexibility and ambiguity. No two interpretations of a traditional song are alike because no…

"If you watch the show and think 'the music is really hitting there', that's usually a part where Leo and I were really excited," admits Zach Robinson about scoring "Cobra Kai". Leo Birenberg adds, “I'd rather have a…

When it comes to songwriting, there's more than one way to succeed in the business. If you ask 10 songwriters for advice, you'll get 10 different answers. But each answer shares a bit more information about the long road it…

The two-time Grammy-nominated and Billboard-listed Lincoln Trio - violinist Desirée Ruhstrat, cellist David Cunliffe and pianist Marta Aznavoorian - review the works of five of their hometown's most beloved living composers on Trios from…

PORTSMOUTH — She's coming.She as in HER - Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson - brings her Back of My Mind Tour to the Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion on June 7. Opening acts are Marzz and other guests.HER, short for "Have it All Revealed," is a…

PORTSMOUTH — She's coming.She as in HER - Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson - brings her Back of My Mind Tour to the Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion on June 7. Opening acts are Marzz and other guests.HER, short for "Have it All Revealed," is a…

The BMI Jazz Composers Workshop will showcase the best big band and orchestral jazz compositions produced throughout the year at its 33rd Summer Showcase Concert, with two sets held on June 13 at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. at Dizzy's Club…

Crime stories have been a staple of television since the medium's early days. And composers continue to find new ways to dramatize murder, mayhem, investigations and convictions, as evidenced by last year's series like "Only Murders…

Science fiction has been the springboard for whimsical musical flights since television and movies have existed. And this year, there have been plenty of examples of composers rising to the occasion for ambitious, multi-part TV…

Harry Styles reaches No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Songwriters Chart (dated June 4), while Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson top the Hot 100 Producers, thanks to their work on Styles' new album Harry's house. The LP exploded to No. 1 on the…

Picture via Disney+ Late last year, Marvel released its fifth series, Hawk Eyewhich was a hit with critics and MCU fans alike. Jeremy Renner returned as the main character, a master archer and former Avenger, and the series took place a…

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Terry Sarten and Juliette McLean. Photo / ProvidedTaranaki musician Juliet McLean will lead a songwriting workshop on Saturday June 18 at Space Studio and Gallery, 18 St Hill St, Whanganui. The community songwriting workshop will run from…

This week we're celebrating video game music on Windows Central and iMore, from the tracks to the composers who created them. For more music appreciation, Click here.Evil Dead is an extremely important franchise for me. One of my first…

Artist News Awards Concerts & Festivals One Liners Releases By Andy Malt | Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 NEWS RELEASES Jessie Buckley and Bernard Butler have published 'Footnotes on the…

On June 25 at 8 p.m. ET, contemporary vocal music and poetry recitations intertwine on Concordance of composers's concert event titled 'Operas, Songs and Poems.' This 3rd annual collaboration between NYC and the artists of Beacon will be…

May 30, 2022, 3:28 p.m. | Updated: May 30, 2022, 3:30 p.m. Major American orchestras pledge to play more music by living female composers.…

Lucy Kaplansky. Photo by Beowulf Sheehan Lucy Kaplanski8 p.m. Friday. One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, $20 in advance, $25 day of show. onelongfellowsquare.comSinger-songwriter Lucy Kaplansky will release her ninth album,…

Several cultures postulate a cyclical construction of time, instead of a linear one. This may or may not be valid for history, but it manifests itself prominently in human culture. Literature, on the other hand, considering how motifs,…

On June 25 at 8 p.m. ET, contemporary vocal music and poetry recitations intertwine on Concordance of composers's concert event titled 'Operas, Songs and Poems.' This 3rd annual collaboration between NYC and the artists of Beacon will be…

"They didn't necessarily want it to sound like 'Downton Abbey,'" recalls Harry Gregson-Williams of the first thoughts that he and his brother Rupert Gregson-Williams received from the producers of the HBO series "The…

More than 20 years after breaking the radio waves with Little shredded pillAlanis Morissette is expected to join the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in September. "Some albums define a generation, but few albums can transform a…

Mark Palm's 5 Favorite Underrated Songwriters May 27, 2022 (Mark Palm—pictured front—with Supercrush) Playing Favorites is an interview series where creative people pick a topic and tell us their five favorite things!-->!-->…

An upcoming opera concert featuring a collection of works by composers who were suppressed by 20th-century fascist regimes will be presented at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. The concert, "Journey Out of Darkness", is part of the Numi…

Hoping to avoid the debauchery of Memorial Day weekend in favor of plans the whole family can enjoy right here in the neighborhood? May 28 at 2 p.m. National sawdust hosts a free (with RSVP here) community concert at MS 50 (183 S…

Writing the perfect main theme for a TV show is easier said than done, say some of the industry's top composers at the Gold Derby Meet the Experts: Composers roundtable. Watch the exclusive video interview above.…

Residence Business Justin Timberlake Sells Music Catalog Rights, Youngest Songwriter Ever... …

Last June, Sony Music Group made the historic announcement that it would no longer apply existing uncollected balances to the earnings of eligible artists who had signed before 2000 and had not received advances since.The movement was…

Views : 122 Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2022. 6:43 p.m. CST. By Aaron Humes: Among other recommendations, the Belizean Society of Composers Authors Publishers (BSCAP) recommended to the House…

'The country's greatest songwriters' come to Wantagh The traditional country music image is of a singer-songwriter strumming his guitar and singing songs about his own life and…

RAYE spoke about the challenges young songwriters face and what needs to change with major labels in the changing music landscape. The singer made headlines when she parted ways with Polydor Records last year after claiming the label…

Lyricist Mehboob talks about the difference in how songs were made earlier. It also explains why in a time of short music life, his tracks Tu Hi Re and Chand Chupa Badal Mein continue to be loved. He wrote songs for iconic films such as…

Podcast (sound source): play in a new window | To downloadSubscribe: Spotify | One of the newest clubs on campus, the Songwriters Association at Northwestern is building a community among Northwestern songwriters. Eddie Ko, Founder…

I am aware that some songwriters neither sing nor play an instrument, however, the vast majority do at least a bit of both. And while I would never recommend doing anything that would be daunting or might put you or your songs in a…

THE final of a National Young Composers Award was broadcast live to national audiences on BBC Radio 3 last week - from here in York. The winners of the 15th National Center for Early Music Young Composers Awards were…

Cathal Coughlan, the Cork musician who died aged 61, was widely recognized as one of the greatest songwriters of his generation.With his groups Microdisney and Fatima Mansions, then solo, he mixes rapture and rage, beauty and ferocity of…

June 2022 benefit concert at Nashville for the military community features legendary songwriters Brett James, Jim Collinsand Bob Di Pierowith host Storme Warren from SiriusXM's The Highway. NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --…

Despite being one of the six OG Avengers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) is usually forgotten at worst and neglected at best. It's been the long run to joke in the MCU and IRL, so it's…

Lil Nas X is set to be honored at the 2022 Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony next month. READ MORE: Lil Nas X — 'Montero' review: 'Old Town Road' prankster makes his case as a serious entertainer On June 16 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel…

Elsewhere in entertainment, events and the arts:MUSIC: Music rediscoveredViolinist Andrew Irvin and pianist May Tsao-Lim perform works by two Black American composers whose music has been recently rediscovered, Monday at 7 p.m. at St.…

By Vikas Datta Several cultures postulate a cyclical construction of time, instead of a linear one. This may or may not be valid for history, but it manifests itself prominently in human culture. Literature, on the other hand,…

WELLINGTON ORCHESTRAIn the opening of the second movement, the conductor of the Wellington Orchestra, Marc Taddei, perfectly captured the mood of the soft lyricism.Wellington Orchestra conducted by Marc Taddei with Fabian Ziegler and Luca…

The job of frontman is difficult. You have to dazzle an audience, perform a song, sing it the way you mean it, and for many you have to play guitar, write music and lyrics, and lead a band. But for some outstanding…

Dayton-area musician Dave Munsick is a self-proclaimed "storyteller" — a man who has made an impact through…

Lucas Keller describes it as a form of inevitability. He says, "I just sort of accepted in my life: death, taxes and copyright infringement lawsuits are the three things guaranteed." Keller is the president and founder of Los…

On May 24, the School of Creative and Performing Arts presents A Celebration of Music by Black Composers IV featuring faculty and students from the…

Austin Burke feels that the importance of songwriting and songwriters in the Nashville community has been ... set aside and he hopes giving 15% of his masters to his co-authors will inspire others in the industry to do the…

What's bubbling in the independent, unsigned music of Indian Hindi artists? To find out, check out the shortlist of 15 artists and their songs that recently launched JioSaavn Spotted's hunt for musical talent for the Hindi tour. Of these…

Even though film is primarily a visual medium, there is no doubt that very often it is the score that helps bring out the emotional richness and depth of a given film. Although most film scores tend to go unnoticed, and the same can be…

RED BANK — If you asked a group of chamber music enthusiasts to name a string quartet, Czech composer Antonín Dvořák's "American" would be among the top ten guesses, said Chris Foard, chairman of the board of directors of the RED BANK. Red…

The plan was as follows: a unique Sunday in Los Angeles promised two major environmental-themed premieres by two famous composers who have long and special associations with the city's two most important orchestras, as well as a walk sound…

Hello, Greenboro. Seven years ago, while at UNC-G, I started a songwriter showcase on Tate Street, which…

Musharaf Khan, 41, is a primary school teacher in Barpeta district, about 95 kilometers from Guwahati. Until about ten years ago, he lived in Tarabari char (sandbank) along the Brahmaputra and grew jute, rice!-->…

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EPHRATA, Pa. (WHTM) — This was one of Pennsylvania's earliest experiments with religious freedom. “Ephrata Cloister was an early religious community, established in 1732 by a German immigrant named Conrad Beissel,” Elizabeth…

Springtime single In My Heart performed by Anders Wihk and Will Diehl and written by Will Diehl, Andrew Rollins and Anders Wihk is now available worldwide on all digital music sites Award-winning…

Many Ringo Starr songs have been written by other musicians. For example, one of Ringo's greatest hits was written by a pair of writers behind many Disney songs. The songwriters wanted the track in question to give listeners…

The Curtis Institute has appointed four composers to its faculty. Composers include Nick DiBerardino, Amy Beth Kirsten, Jonathan Bailey Holland and Steven Mackey. They will begin their respective terms in the 2022-23 school…

by: Garry Lubi PCSF Chair The Palm Coast Songwriters Festival, which kicked off in 2018 with nine songwriters, this year showcased 35 of the best songwriters with more than 125 No. 1 hits under their…

Polo Piatti at the International Festival of Composers 2012Organizers promise it will be bigger and better than ever. For the first time, all concerts will take place in the same large hall.Register to our daily newsletter SussexWorld…

The Lincoln Alumnae & Patroness Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota (SAI) will host an in-person fundraiser for a Female Songwriters Concert to benefit the Lincoln Music Teachers Association's Music Outreach Program (LMTA-MOP)…

GREENPOINT, Brooklyn (PIX11) - The Greenpoint Songwriters Exchange is a group of musicians who come together in Brooklyn to help each other write music, offering support and feedback on each other's work. "When you're writing a…

The Lang Pioneer Village hosted an opening reception Friday night for the museum exhibit Cross Cut: Traditional Ontario Folk Songs Revisited in the Peterborough County Agricultural Heritage Building.The opening reception launched a songbook…

Aspiring songwriters in Leitrim are encouraged to enter the Night and Day Song Contest in association with Lensmen Photography and Video Production. The pre-selected songs will be displayed on…

Annie Xia, Associate Arts and Entertainment EditorMay 12, 2022 Last term, communications junior Eddie Ko was walking through Kresge Hall when an idea occurred to him: what if classrooms along a hallway were transformed into intimate…