We are devastated at what the recently announced city council cuts could mean for the people of Birmingham and for the culture sector in this city. We urgently need creative solutions towards continued investment in the arts. Read our collective statement: cbso.co.uk/stories/bcc-cu…

States of Innocence brings together worlds - highly senuous with fascinating encounters and conversations - thanks to Peter Cant's libretto. An amazing cast for Sunday 19 May in the Corn Exchange, Brighton Festival! Peter Cant University of Sussex School of Media, Arts and Humanities Liz Webb

An intro to 'States of Innocence', a new opera I've adapted from Milton's 'Paradise Lost' with award-winning composer Ed Hughes coming to Brighton Festival in May planethugill.com/2024/04/states…

This May🔥 - delighted to announce that #HooliganArtCommunity will be artists in residence for this year's O Festival in Rotterdam, taking over abandoned space in the heart of the city o-festival.nl/voorstelling/h…

Great preview from Robert Hugill for States of Innocence on Sunday 19 May at Brighton’s spectacular Corn Exchange with a fantastic cast. Brighton Festival Ed Hughes Peter Cant Stuart Jackson Rozanna Madylus Tim Morgan @rachelduckett #BrightonFestival

Agree completely Goldsmiths ‘Department of Music has been ahead of the game in establishing a mix of subject emphases – contemporary composition and performance, popular music, history, sonic arts, social (and social justice) concerns’

Privilege to have met your dad Anna and very much looking forward to hearing Tranquil Abiding again, beautiful work

Just a few tickets in the balcony remaining for #ParadiseLost reimagined on Sunday Brighton Festival - director Tim Hopkins and projection designer Ian Williams working on imagery with opera stars Sir John Tomlinson & Rozanna Madylus brightonfestival.org/whats-on/Xw8-s… University of Sussex Sussex staff news

"Of man's first disobediance......" Heading to Brighton Festival today for the world premiere of States of Innocence, Ed Hughes's opera about Paradise Lost, written to mark the 350th anniversary of Milton's death, which falls this year. John Tomlinson and Tom Elwin are among the cast

To Brighton this afternoon after a whirlwind week. Have really enjoyed getting to know this new piece, and being in a rehearsal room with Sir John Tomlinson the last two days has been an absolute privilege!

📸 in the fantastic, recently refurbished, Corn Exchange yesterday afternoon before the evenings premier of States of Innocence by Ed Hughes. Lovely warm reception from the Brighton Festival audience for our performance.

Happy birthday Paul Archbold and congratulations on this wonderful concert! Excellent programming & performances Royal Academy of Music

Film of my opera after Paradise Lost with brilliant libretto by Peter Cant is being screened with subtitles at Depot cinema Lewes. Join us and cast members - there'll be a live Q&A with Sir John Tomlinson (Milton) chaired by John Hancorn. lewesdepot.org/film/states-of…

Yes, out today on Divine Art Records - a vivid and varied contemporary songbook responding to landscape and poetry (from 18th C to the present day) youtu.be/5V0yHqwZVPM #southdowns #NewMusic University of Sussex

I was on Melita Dennett’s excellent Brighton based arts and music programme on Radio Reverb yesterday afternoon, talking about the Orchestra of Sound and Light, South Downs Songbook and our new album Distant Voices New Worlds I'm on at 39mins.mixcloud.com/RadioReverb/tu…

The Copper Family, Sussex’s folk singing dynasty, are celebrated in a new exhibition in partnership with Sussex Retold, a project led by Margaretta Jolly with the support of Sam Carroll, which explores the histories, heritage and landscapes of Sussex. blogs.sussex.ac.uk/librarycollect…

Don’t miss Matthew Sheeran's Languet Anima in Apple Music Classical's Classical A.M. playlist! Listen now: apple.co/3Dm9v8X

Opera is one of the great national creative assets. So much in Britain is broken. Opera is nearly broken but must be repaired. The Royal Opera Glyndebourne My speech House of Lords 10/12/24

Just wonderful to hear Des canyons aux étoiles by Messiaen on the radio this evening. Astonishing, vivid, brilliant music