14+ hour, 2+ min ago  (150+ words) Principal Conductor Ryan Bancroft takes to the podium for his final concert in the title role as we draw our 2025-26 Season to a close, starting with Stravinsky's symphonic poem Song of the Nightingale. Based on a Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale,…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (135+ words) Strauss & Wagner: two towering figures at the height of their expressive powers. Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs, composed in 1948, a year before his death, stand as one of the most luminous farewells in all music. Setting deeply contemplative texts, Strauss…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (132+ words) Free online workshops | Dates: 29-31 July 2026 Writing Retreats at the University of Derby (Online) - for writers, students & general audiences interested in Creative Writing, all welcome Programme - Writing Retreats 29-31 July 2026 These free online writing retreats, organised by staff of the MA in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (322+ words) Louis Mc Cartney to play Ringo Starr, with Darci Shaw, Ryan Sampson, Archie George, Jorden Myrie and Lea Drinda also joining the cast Further casting has been announced for Hamburg Days, the prestige six-part drama series created by showrunner Christian…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago  (148+ words) This work was composed for the Tredegar Town Band after a commission from my friend Richard Thomas. Later, I incorporated the music into the ballet score, Dark Arteries, for Rambert Dance Company. Renamed "These Scars Across Your Heart" the music…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (121+ words) Fifty years after his death we celebrate the mastery of Shostakovich in a concert featuring his Violin Concerto and the mighty Seventh Symphony under the baton of our much-loved Principal Conductor, Ryan Bancroft. From its broodingly dark opening Nocturne to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (262+ words) If you're a fan of the BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who, you may have been surprised to hear the news that the planned Christmas special for 2026 will no longer be made. When the announcement was made on Wednesday, it also…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (275+ words) Anjana Vasan and Charlotte Ritchie also join the forthcoming thriller led by Matthew Macfadyen and Charlie Hunnam Academy Award nominee and winner of the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, Claudia Llosa (The Vampire Lestat, The Milk of Sorrow),…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (596+ words) Presenter Joe Sims and producer Nicki Ledgard picked up the award BBC Radio Bristol's breakfast show has thanked the "best listeners in the world" after winning a national award. Joe Sims' Proper Bristol Breakfast won the gold award in the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (308+ words) Alex Jennings, David Gyasi, Emily Atack, Kyle Soller, Marli Siu, Alex Heath, Tilly Keeper, Corey Johnson, Aidan Mc Ardle, Ernest Kingsley Jnr, Jodie Campbell, Kayla Meikle, Mike Noble, Enzo Cilenti and Kat Ronney also join Filming has commenced on Reputation,…...