BREAKING: Gustavo Dudamel resigns from the Opéra National de Paris "in order to spend more time with my family."

This was a really interesting piece to write, on “spatial audio” and the many auditory pleasures of sampling this year’s Sound Unwrapped series Kings Place. Plus a bonus monk. (Back by popular demand in the autumn, too, I think…)

New Vacancy ⭐ We're hiring for an Artist Coordinator in our vocal department! If you're a highly effective administrator able to ensure accurate, timely and detailed planning and delivery of international engagements, then this role is for you. Info: ow.ly/ZJCO50Otfoe

We are excited to announce our Pathways schemes for the 2023/24 season! The Pathways programme offers a range of paid training and development opportunities for musicians at the early stages of a career in participatory music making. wigmore-hall.org.uk/learning/pathw…

Finish This… is a nationwide, free music-making programme with over 100 schools across the country taking part. Calling all Secondary and SEND schools 🚨 Booking for the 2023-24 project delivery is now open. Apply for #ENOFinishThis before 19 June 👉 bit.ly/3IJULAJ

Don't think I've seen this posted, so: the BBC Radio 3 New Thinking podcast and the AHRC are looking for academics to take part in their new season. You can fill out a form to express interest in taking part here: engagementhub.ukri.org/ahrc-public-en… #ClassicsTwitter

🚨 opera people (both academics & practitioners, critics etc): do consider proposing a paper for this conference in Oxford in September 👇 can’t make it myself this year, but previous events have always been lively & thought-provoking!

It is with deep sadness that Chester Music announces the death of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho. wisemusicclassical.com/news/4571/Kaij…

‘Feel the force: the thrilling Icelandic soundscapes of Anna Thorvaldsdottir’. Timely follow-up to Saturday’s Record Review with ⁦Dr Leah Broad⁩ on Thorvaldsdottir’s fab new album ⁦BBC Radio 3⁩ Inside the composer’s hut with ⁦Flora Willson⁩ theguardian.com/music/2023/jun…

If you’d like to know more about how your primary school or Trust can take part in the FREE @RoyalOperaHouse National Schools Programme to support creative & cultural learning, I’m always happy to chat!❤️

A reminder that the BBC Singers have a solo Prom on 7th September. It’s NOT in the BBC Proms brochure, but it IS happening and features some absolutely amazing choral music! Tickets here: royalalberthall.com/tickets/proms/…

One of my soggier trips to Glyndebourne (and nothing to do with the weather, which couldn’t have been better). Really stellar musical performances & so much that was thoughtful in this new production. Still in its grip today, in fact.

As revealed in The Times and The Sunday Times today by Richard Morrison, WNO - muzzled by ACE from speaking out - is facing a cliff-edge. thetimes.co.uk/article/326fe6…

Haven’t been here much for various reasons of late, but this news from an impressive dept is a HUGE shame & yet another reminder of how precarious Music depts & programmes can be/are in the current HE “landscape”. Many condolences to all directly affected.

Academic colleagues, please consider adding your name to the list of signatories to this letter to The Sunday Times, kindly written by the Society for Music Analysis.

Morning, Andrew, morning all! Very much looking forward to this. Even if the fact that I forgot both hat & gloves today means I have more in common with Ravel (who apparently couldn’t leave Paris without forgetting to pack his shoes) than I’d like.

I’m looking for fans of melancholic/quiet solo piano music (think Nils Frahm/Hania Rani/Joep Beving/Ludovico Einaudi/etc etc) for a newspaper feature I’m working on… anyone out there and willing to have a quick chat? RTs gratefully received & DMs open!

This week’s The TLS, featuring Ian Penman on André Breton and Surrealism; Dinah Birch on Barbara Comyns; Sophie Oliver on art and motherhood; Rohan Maitzen on Sarah Perry; Ritchie Robertson on equality; Flora Willson on women pianists; Regina Rini on student protests – and more

We're delighted to announce Flora Willson as the presenter of our first live stream next Thursday 23 May from 1pm BST Wigmore Hall She'll guide us through Ermonela Jaho | Soprano and Carlo Rizzi's #DonizettiSongProject programme 🎶: ow.ly/sYuu50RJA4P

Just resharing this thread so it reaches Flora Willson who was actually the Library Builder on this occasion - I was only marshalling new releases! What an amazing piece Jeux is. Such a treat to hear this.