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News – Owain Park’s new gig
Owain Park is named Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers, marking a renewed commitment to the ensemble’s future after a turbulent period — and reaffirming the value of integrity, collaboration, and musical craft.
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Review – Anibal Vidal’s Theatre of Origins premiered at Spitalfields Festival
Vocalists strike, blow, and sing their way through a vivid retelling of Creation in Aníbal Vidal’s Theatre of Origins, premiered at Spitalfields Festival.
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Broad and telling: what the BBC’s new collaboration with the EBU might be signalling
Billed as pioneering, the BBC’s EBU collaboration hints at strategic changes in classical music broadcasting.
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Long Read – Aldeburgh, Fairy Tales, and a 90-Year-Old Psychodrama
What a music festival, a forest walk, and an unscheduled hospital trip taught about clarity, connection, and coming home.