This week's opportunities: - Paid opportunity for performances that inhabit the intersection between music and art - Paid music leader training programme - Associate composer based in South or West Wales www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
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Experience the splendour of Rubens’ magnificent ceiling at Banqueting House during this Classical DJ event next weekend 👇 www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
Classical DJ @ Banqueting House ~ Westminster, London — Alternative Classical
Experience the splendour of Rubens’ magnificent ceiling as music fills the space around you.
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What's something you wish was talked about more in the classical music industry? Here are your responses 👇
What’s Not Talked About Enough in the Classical Music Industry? — Alternative Classical
Honest answers from our community, ranging from debt to beauty standards.
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A question for female musicians: has anything been said to you that wouldn't be said to a man?
Is your organisation hiring? Submit it to our Opportunities board via the link at the top of the page here: www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
"Be open about pay and conditions, not make you grovel for basic info (e.g. leave, flex)" How to improve arts hiring: www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/how...
How to Improve the Classical Music Hiring Process — Alternative Classical
Your anonymous suggestions for how arts organisations can improve the hiring process.
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20 composer schemes to help composers at different stages: www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/uk-...
20 UK Composer Schemes — Alternative Classical
A selection of UK composer schemes on offer throughout the year in the UK.
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Office roles within classical music & opera: - Archivist at opera house - Education and community coordinator at orchestra - Development manager at venue www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
In light of the recent pushback towards the Ivors Academy Composer Awards and their increased application fees, here are some composition awards that are free to enter: www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/fre...
"Every day in my practice studio I attempt simply to pay attention. This is indescribably hard to do!" www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/aga...
Against ‘Hustle’: The Radical Reclaiming of Music’s Rest and Play — Alternative Classical
Pianist Cordelia Williams discusses the the radical reclaiming of music’s rest and play.
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“Awareness of the fierce competition to succeed as a classical musician ... haunted my student years and early career." www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/aga...
Composition awards and prizes that are totally free to enter 👇 www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/fre...
Free-to-Enter Composition Awards & Prizes — Alternative Classical
These awards provide monetary, workshop, performance and publication opportunities to composers in the UK.
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The ISM is seeking your views on discrimination and harassment in the music industry (all responses are anonymous) www.ism.org/news/ism-sur...
ISM launches Dignity in music survey | Independent Society of Musician
The ISM is seeking your views on discrimination and harassment in the music industry. Please complete our short, anonymous survey
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Arts funding for individuals: - £1,500 for creative women and gender-diverse artists - £5,000 for Bristol-based artists & creative freelancers - €5,000 for emerging solo artists www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/classical-mu...
What's on this summer? A classical music sound bath, a concert in a pub & a queer opera double bill. www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
"It's been a long and painful journey to unravel my own efficiency." Pianist Cordelia Williams on reclaiming rest: www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/aga...
An introduction to 15 operas by female composers, including 6 that you can see in the next few months: www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/ope...
Jobs & opportunities: - Instagram content creator for music awards night - Project manager for autism project - Paid music leader training programme for 18-30 year olds www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
Against ‘Hustle’: The Radical Reclaiming of Music’s Rest and Play www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/aga...
Against ‘Hustle’: The Radical Reclaiming of Music’s Rest and Play — Alternative Classical
Pianist Cordelia Williams discusses the the radical reclaiming of music’s rest and play.
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Not listened to any new music recently? Give Concert Roulette a try and see what you land on! www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concert-roul...
Concert Roulette — Alternative Classical
Concert Roulette is a new way to discover classical music, here to fill the concert-shaped hole in your lives.
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The project transforming classical music into an immersive bodily experience www.cam.ac.uk/stories/clas...
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The project transforming classical music into an immersive bodily experience
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"How many times have you sat in a ‘new music’ concert and thought, ‘I’ve heard this before’? I have lost count." www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/i-d...
I Don’t Know What ‘New Music’ Is — Alternative Classical
Is the music I am working with ‘new’? Or ‘contemporary’? Is it ‘experimental’? Or maybe ‘contemporary classical’?
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Jobs & opportunities: - Project manager at arts and mental health charity - Trustee at orchestral charity - Assistant to the chief executive www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
What's coming up in July? A rip-roaring parade, a festival of radical new operas, and a new series of relaxed, intimate performances. www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/jul...
Concert Recommendations ~ July 2026 — Alternative Classical
A rip-roaring parade, a festival of radical new operas, and a new series of relaxed, intimate performances.
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