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Composers get their inspiration from so many different sources - in this video, Ben Gaunt (@gauntcomposer) introduces his piece, German Canine Waltz Time, in which he was inspired by some barking dogs outside Cologne’s beautiful Cathedral.

June 3rd. 2025 World premiere in Berlin of ‘but rather it stems from a complex interplay’ (2023) for Treble Recorder, Cor anglais, Viola, and Double Bass with Sylvia Hinz and XelmYa. Here’s something with XelmYa to listen to in the meantime soundcloud.com/marc-yeats/obs…

"Being a composer is simultaneously the raw uncharted land, the cartographer, and the curious explorer." Beautifully and evocatively put by composer and cellist Jo Quail.

Robert Laidlow's manifesto for music and AI provides some useful guidance for composers interested in it. It's well worth a read: buff.ly/IZNZqBb

Composers: which DAW are you using, and are you happy with your choice?

Tonight! As part of Manchester Jazz Festival, experience a special performance of Elliot Galvin’s new album The Ruin in the intimate surroundings of Low Four Studios. @elliotgalvin buff.ly/bzEnsWk

Tomorrow! Catch Stick in the Wheel performing at this year’s Bearded Theory Festival in Derbyshire. buff.ly/MtG8TT3

Composers: who are your favourite poets for text setting?

Explore the impact of visible and invisible air pollution on our health through talks and a special meditative musical performance by Sonic Threads feat Manasamitra at York Festival of Ideas on May 30 (Friday!): buff.ly/t7Vt6r5

Composers: what role do your pets play in your music writing? Do they keep you company while you're working? Are they even, perhaps, an early audience for new work?

Tomorrow! Reflecting on how he translates science into music, Robert Laidlow discusses his upcoming work Exoplanets at Fantasy Basel (the Swiss Comic-Con). buff.ly/0NBV3kS

How beautiful was Ultimate Breath last night? A huge thanks to our speakers and performers, and of course to the wonderful audience for coming. #YorkIdeas Manasamitra

Composers: what role does rhythm play in your music and what are your rhythmic influences? (We posted a video to Instagram today where Ayanna Witter-Johnson talks about how her childhood spent in a Ghanaian dance troup massively influenced her sense of groove)

Tomorrow! Carnatic vocalist and composer Manasamitra and harpist Lucy Nolan form Sonic Threads for a performance at Woven Festival, celebrating innovation in textiles across Kirklees. buff.ly/LdtRyrW

LIVESTREAM TONIGHT 1900 hr U.K. time XelmYa presents Breakdown @ 20:00 berlin-time @Unerhörte Musik, BKA-Theater, Mehringdamm Berlin! Including my ‘but rather it stems from a complex interplay’ (2023) WP for XelmYa and Sylvia Hinz live stream: youtube.com/live/Go_aLN3Fx…

Tonight! Watch the live streamed performance (7pm BST) by XelmYa featuring the premiere of marc.yeats' 2023 piece but rather it stems from a complex interplay for Recorder, Cor anglais, Viola and Double Bass. Live from Unerhörte Musik in Berlin! buff.ly/lruakAd

On Friday in Bath and Saturday in Leicester! See @yshani perform in this award-winning comedy show in which the cast improvises a new Jane Austen novel, inspired entirely by a title from the audience. buff.ly/7tXVFjp

Composers: what is your favourite real-world sound to sample for use in tape parts or other electronics?

Composers: do you spend time thinking about who your audience is? Who do you write your music for?

Composer-performers, how did it feel growing up trying to create this diverse path for yourself? Did you feel pressure (from yourself or your teachers) to focus on one thing?