Spent today planning our Advent/Christmas music and was reminded just how much wonderful festive music there is by female composers. Thought I would do a little thread of some of my favourites in case it is helpful! Please do add any other pieces you can think of.

Ahead of our Organ Celebration event a few weeks ago, Anna Lapwood was taken on a tour of the inside of the instrument by Daniel, the organ curator. Watch the full video: bit.ly/3puwSGX 📹 SFL

During the opening weekend of the film Oppenheimer, a cinema in India accidentally played it with the Barbie subtitles.

#LFF 2023 opens with a beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire from Emerald Fennell. This year’s BFI London Film Festival Opening Night Gala is Saltburn, premiering at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall and cinemas across the UK on Wed 4 Oct. theb.fi/3KtWATg

I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things. TERRY PRATCHETT

#LFF dates for the diary 🗓️ 31 Aug: Programme revealed 4 Sep: Priority booking for BFI Patrons 5 Sep: Priority booking for BFI Champions 6 Sep: Priority booking for BFI Members 12 Sep: Tickets on sale 4-15 Oct: The Festival takes place

Everyone is invited to the 67th BFI London Film Festival. Taking place in London and across the UK 4-15 October with tickets from £10. Explore the line-up bfi.org.uk/lff #LFF

Conductor Vladimir Jurowski tells his audience to let two climate protestors speak, as they must be heard. He says he will only play after they have spoken, and otherwise he will leave the stage. Powerful stuff. 👏 x.com/Renovate_CH/st…

The Musicians' Census shows the barriers musicians face while trying to build a sustainable career; “it also highlights how committed they are in continuing to produce the music we love; demonstrating how resilient our population of musicians truly is.”bit.ly/460FrcN

JUST ANNOUNCED: record-breaking audience figures, 50% of people attending the BBC Proms for the first time, 3.5m viewers for the Last Night. Some fantastically encouraging stories here. New classical fans: come and join us BBC Radio 3! bbc.com/mediacentre/20…

The 67th BFI London Film Festival competition juries have been revealed, featuring directors Amat Escalante, Raine Allen-Miller, Rubika Shah and Charlotte Regan as our competition jury presidents. #LFF theb.fi/3PruKsA

We’re still thinking about our opening night at the Southbank Centre 😍 Here’s a clip from rehearsals of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2. If you missed it, don’t worry – more Mahler is on the way 🙌 We’re playing his Symphony No. 3 on 25 November. Head to our website for tickets. 🎟️

Throwback to opening night at the Southbank Centre. 😍 Here’s a clip from rehearsals of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2. 🙌 We’re playing his Symphony No. 3 on Saturday. As one of the biggest symphonies ever written, you just have to hear it live! Head to our website for tickets.

It’s been such a pleasure taking part in this programme! I’m not quite done yet, but applications are open for 2024 👀

Looking forward to speaking on this panel in the new year! #composer #filmcomposer

I accidentally co-ordinated my carol book with my takeaway cup this morning. So here goes: Carol books as takeaway coffee cups, a thread. 100 Carols for Choirs: Pret. Ubiquitous, solid, you know what you're getting.

Two weeks until our next Cross-Border Conversation on working across fiction and non-fiction in film & TV post-production. Read more and sign up here screencraftworks.org/cross-border-c…

We did the Monster Math. It was a star graveyard smash! A bizarre structure dubbed the “Green Monster” lurks in the remains of this exploded star. By combining Webb & @ChandraXray data, scientists may have found its source in a blast wave from the star: chandra.si.edu/photo/2024/cas…

OUT NOW - My track Everyday Ambience is out today! Listen wherever you get your music 🎶 #composer #womancomposer #contemporarymusic #electroacousticmusic #soundart #soundscape #ambient #electroacoustic #contemporaryclassical open.spotify.com/track/2juCaAPO…

If you missed it, you can now watch the recording (or read the transcript) of our Cross-Border Conversation on Working across fiction and non-fiction in film & TV post-production. screencraftworks.org/cross-border-c…