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Stölzel Wind Dectet Premiere - What's New

Composers Edition @composersed.bsky.social · 9h

LADYBAND Minneapolis, conducted by Rose Craig Tyler, will premiere Ingrid Stölzel’s wind dectet ‘Echo of the Past’ on Saturday
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October see the premiere of Ingrid Stölzel’s ‘Echo of the Past’, as well as a further performance of her ‘Anders als die Andern’.

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Jo Hindley @johindley.bsky.social · 9h

my experience witnessing Dad fall apart through dementia parallels my experience witnessing ecosystems and world communities fall apart #climatebreakdown #dementia #extinction

David Hindley (1933-2018) @wrotebirdsong.bsky.social · 9h

the experience of witnessing dementia break down a close relative & witnessing ecosystem breakdown… environmental generational amnesia @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social @dementiauk.bsky.social
@rupertreed.bsky.social @extinctionrebellion.uk @climatepsychol.bsky.social #BirdFanfares @bcmg.bsky.social

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David Hindley (1933-2018) @wrotebirdsong.bsky.social · 2d

What are we talking about when we talk about extinction? 🐦 @bcmg.bsky.social @phillauri.bsky.social #birder @quaker.org.uk
@rspb.bsky.social @extinctionrebellion.uk @juststopoil.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
@seanronayne.bsky.social
@musicdeclares.bsky.social

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Jo Hindley @johindley.bsky.social · 1d

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David Hindley (1933-2018) @wrotebirdsong.bsky.social · 2d

What are we talking about when we talk about extinction? 🐦 @bcmg.bsky.social @phillauri.bsky.social #birder @quaker.org.uk
@rspb.bsky.social @extinctionrebellion.uk @juststopoil.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
@btobirds.bsky.social
@seanronayne.bsky.social
@musicdeclares.bsky.social

Slater CD Release & October Concerts - What's New

Composers Edition @composersed.bsky.social · 1d

Trio Tempestoso will release their CD ‘First Impressions’ on Friday. The CD features Angela Elizabeth Slater’s ‘Der Same sucht das Licht’, commissioned by the ensemble
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October sees a CD release, as well as concerts in New York City and Aberdeenshire for Angela Elizabeth Slater.

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London New Wind Festival @lnwf.bsky.social · 1d

Tickets for the concert on 31 October 2025 are available from Ticketsource: www.ticketsource.co.uk/london-new-w...

Matthew Schellhorn’s ‘Odd Sympathies’ – Interview - What's New

Composers Edition @composersed.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations, Bushra El-Turk! Her string quartet ‘Three Tributes’ has been nominated for an Ivors Classical Award.

Read all about the work, commissioned and premiered by the Dudok Quartet, here:
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Composers Edition @composersed.bsky.social · 2d

First Hand Records releases Matthew Schellhorn’s ‘Odd Sympathies’ CD on Friday! To celebrate, we talked with the pianist about his release which features recordings of Martin Bussey, Michael Zev Gordon & Colin Riley works
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We’re happy to share news of the release of Matthew Schellhorn’s ‘Odd Sympathies’! The CD features Bussey, Riley & Zev Gordon.

Freud’s Two-by-Two: Habitation, Homemaking - Royal Anthropological Institute

Composers Edition @composersed.bsky.social · 3d

Kevin Malone will give a guest lecture on his 9/11 work ‘Sudden Memorials’ at the Royal Anthropological Institute on Wednesday
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Hybrid Symposium organised by the RAI - Online and in Person in Manchester Wednesday 15 October 2025, 10.00 am to 6.00 pm BST Location: Room 3.o13a, Alliance Manchester Business School, Booth St W, Ma...

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Composers Edition @composersed.bsky.social · 3d

Clare Hammond will perform Michael Betteridge’s ‘Shards of Freedom, Shattered Hope’ at Campden Music on Tuesday.

The work was co-created by Betteridge & participants from HMP Oakwood
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Clare Hammond performs Michael Betteridge - What's New

The pianist Clare Hammond will perform Michael Betteridge’s ‘Shards of Freedom, Shattered Hope’ during three concerts in the UK this month.

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Composers Edition @composersed.bsky.social · 5d

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Composers Edition @composersed.bsky.social · 5d

From magnifying tiny sounds to probing single chords to pushing the boundaries of virtuosity, contemporary accordion music is as wide-ranging in sound as the instrument itself.

CE’s Rishin Singh explores the solo accordion repertoire in our catalogue
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Works for Solo Accordion - What's New

Composers Edition’s Rishin Singh explores the repertoire for solo accordion in our catalogue. From magnifying tiny sounds to probing single chords to pushing the boundaries of virtuosity, contemporary...

Besuchen Sie den Musikverein – das traditionsreiche Konzerthaus Wiens und tauchen Sie in die Welt der klassischen & modernen Musik ein!

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David Hindley (1933-2018) @wrotebirdsong.bsky.social · 5d

Jo Hindley introduces her Dad’s music at BCMG #BirdFanfares concert 15/6/25
Rolf Hind performs TRANSCRIPTION (Skylark) #skylark 🎶🐦by David Hindley
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Composers Edition @composersed.bsky.social · 6d

The MAAT Saxophone Quartet will perform Aleksandra Vrebalov’s ‘Four Faces, Four Wings’ at Muzikverein Wien on Sunday
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Marie Schreer CD featuring Holloway-Nahum - What's New

Composers Edition @composersed.bsky.social · 6d

Marie Schreer’s CD – ‘until between’ – will be released next month on Coviello. The CD features Aaron Holloway-Nahum’s ‘If I am from somewhere, I am from there’, which Marie will perform at a launch party in London this Sunday.

Info & RSVP here:
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Coviello Contemporary releases Schreer’s ‘until between’ CD next month. It features Holloway-Nahum’s ‘If I am from somewhere, I am from there’.

Kingsley Performs Copley in Brighton - What's New

Composers Edition @composersed.bsky.social · 7d

The pianist Karen Kingsley will perform Peter Copley’s ‘Scherzino’ at New Music Brighton this Saturday
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The pianist Karen Kingsley will perform Peter Copley’s ‘Scherzino’ at a New Music Brighton concert this month.

Sánchez Premieres Gordon’s ‘Tagore Songs’ - What's New

Composers Edition @composersed.bsky.social · 8d

The tenor Santiago Sánchez and pianist Ian Tindale will premiere Michael Zev Gordon’s ‘Tagore Songs’ at the University of Birmingham on Friday
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The tenor Santiago Sánchez pianist Ian Tindale will premiere Michael Zev Gordon’s ‘Tagore Songs’ at Elgar Concert Hall this month.

Aitchison Piano Quintet in Manchester - What's New

Composers Edition @composersed.bsky.social · 8d

Quatuor Danel will be joined by Richard Whalley to perform Jim Aitchison’s ‘Margarete’ at the University of Manchester on Friday
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Quatuor Danel and pianist Richard Whalley will perform Jim Aitchison’s ‘Margarete’ at the University of Manchester this month.

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Living Songs @livingsongs.bsky.social · 8d

The Living Songs Series II - songs for baritone composed after 2000 is now live and the Living Songs website has had a little tidy up!
Huge thanks to Composers Edition who have been such a supportive partner.
www.livingsongs.co.uk/series-2/
#songsdontstopatschubert
#newsongsnowsongs
#LivingSongs

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Composers Edition @composersed.bsky.social · 9d

For Your Consideration
2026 Grammy Awards
‘Noise Uprising’
Christopher Trapani, Composer @trapanicomposer.bsky.social
Sophia Burgos
Sofia Jernberg
Zwerm
New World Records @newworlddram.bsky.social
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'These things shall be' - the anthem which launched the revival of Ailsa Dixon's music - What's New

Composers Edition @composersed.bsky.social · 9d

For Your Consideration
2026 Grammy Awards
A Chaos of Light and Motion
Jack Van Zandt, Composer
Stacey Fraser, Soprano
Neuma Records @neumarecords.bsky.social
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Composers Edition @composersed.bsky.social · 9d

London Oriana Choir premiered Ailsa Dixon’s ‘These things shall be’ 30 years after it was written, enabling the composer to hear it for the first time just 5 weeks before she died.

Watch the video of the premiere here:
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Josie Dixon, daughter of Ailsa Dixon, writes a guest article about the publication of her mother’s choral work ‘These things shall be’, the premiere of which led to the revival of her music.

Guest Artist: Nick May (saxophone)

Composers Edition @composersed.bsky.social · 11d

The saxophonist Nick May and pianist Alex Li will perform Ingrid Stölzel’s ‘Anders als die Andern’ at the Gantner Concert Hall in Eau Claire, WI on Tuesday
@nickmaysax.bsky.social @ingridstolzel.bsky.social
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You, Me, Us: A Celebration of Queer Music for Saxophone and Piano

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