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😘 After a mammoth summer of touring, I’m reflecting on the sheer amount of lovely people I made music with. THANK YOU! Here’s a snippet from our rehearsal at @presteignefestival The Choir of Royal Holloway. The premiere performance recording of ‘Three Motets’ is now up on the ol’ website.

This is such brilliant news – huge congratulations to The Cumnock Tryst and James MacMillan

CYFANSODDI I'R DELYN – cyfle datblygu proffesiynol newydd i gyfansoddwyr gyrfa gynnar, mewn cydweithrediad â Tŷ Cerdd ac Ymddiriedolaeth Colwinston. Gwnewch gais yn fuan iawn, y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau yw 4 Hydref am 5pm. Lawrlwytho manylion llawn – presteignefestival.com/wp-content/upl…

COMPOSE FOR HARP – a new professional development opportunity for early career composers, in association with Tŷ Cerdd and the Colwinston Trust. Get applying very soon, the deadline for applications is Friday 4 October at 5pm. Download full details – presteignefestival.com/wp-content/upl…

Congratulations @GeorgeVass19 on your 30th anniversary @StAchoralsoc – quite a milestone 🍾

Sheep Music will be hosting Presteigne Fireworks on the evening of Saturday 2nd November with an amazing firework display, spectacular fire sculpture, live music, hot food and bar. 🧵

Welsh composers – this is a fantastic opportunity. Deadline for submissions is 20 October

Sharing some lovely behind the scenes photos of Richard Blackford at Presteigne Festival, which took place at the end of August. For more information on Presteigne Festival, head over to their website; presteignefestival.com #RichardBlackford #Presteigne #Festival

Photo taken at Presteigne Festival after a performance of Spirit of Delight by the Piatti Quartet & Huw Watkins. Photographed; Miguel Sobrinho Huw Watkins Emily Holland Michael Zev Gordon Jessie Ann Richardson Richard Blackford George Vass Michael Trainor #Presteigne

Favourite speaker at the Presteigne Festival | Gŵyl Llanandras, Stephen Johnson gives the James Roose-Evans Memorial Lecture at The Bleddfa Centre on Sunday 20 October at 3pm. sidneynolantrust.org/your-visit/wha…

A fab choral workshop with Bob Chilcott yesterday – part of Presteigne Festival | Gŵyl Llanandras's community programme. A big thank you to everyone who took part and made it such an unqualified success. Thanks also to soloists Sophia Jin, Ethan Jacobs and to Jonathan Lyness for his superb accompaniment.

Great to be part of the Royal Philharmonic Society scheme again for #PrestFest25. Congratulations to all 8 of this year's composers – very much looking forward to working with derri joseph lewis 🏳️‍🌈. He'll be writing a solo piano work to be premiered by Tim Horton.

Fabulous review for Mid Wales Opera / Opera Canolbarth Cymru – they perform 'Pagliacci' at St Andrew's, Presteigne at 7.30pm on Tuesday 5 November in association with Mid Border Arts – book your ticket NOW! Details of how to book for all tour performances, via this link: midwalesopera.co.uk/productions/pa…

Perfect day at Tŷ Cerdd yesterday, working with our cohort of 6 'Compose for Harp' composers. Fabulously detailed advice from Anne Denholm-Blair (she/her) and Lynne Plowman – a joy to work with such an exciting group of composers. We'll be sharing the completed pieces online next year!

Diwrnod perffaith yn Nhŷ Cerdd ddoe, gan weithio gyda'n carfan o 6 chyfansoddwr 'Compose for Harp'. Cyngor gwych gan Anne Denholm-Blair (she/her) a Lynne Plowman – yn bleser gweithio gyda grŵp mor gyffrous o gyfansoddwyr. Byddwn yn rhannu'r darnau gorffenedig ar-lein y flwyddyn nesaf!

Extremely sad to report the passing of Barrie Gavin (1935-2024) – outstanding filmmaker, tireless supporter of living composers and a long-standing friend of the Presteigne Festival | Gŵyl Llanandras. The new music world has lost a major champion – RIP Barrie

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this hugely important and detailed piece of work, launched at the BAFA conference this week, showing the current state of the UK Festival sector. An essential read for anyone interested in the arts: artsfestivals.co.uk/festivals-mean…

Insights for classical composers 🎶 We asked the winners of The Ivors Classical Awards to share their top tips for navigating the world of composition. Their wisdom offers invaluable guidance for anyone looking to make their mark in classical music. 💡✨ Want more advice and

One for the composers among you 😆

Thanks to some UK Government Shared Prosperity Funding and after some very hard work, we now have a shiny new website, designed by Dan Goren of Source Music Services. Drop by and have a look – Springboard Weekend (10-11 May) to be launched very soon. presteignefestival.com