Strike the Right Note

VERY excited to share that @pwallinga.bsky.social will be speaking at Henselfest!

🚨 CFP, Music and the Moving Image XXIII 📍 NYU Steinhardt, East Village NYC 🗓️ 21–23 May 2027 ⏰ Deadline: 14 Dec 2026 MaMI is without doubt the highlight of my conference season every year; I strongly recommend this deeply collegial event to any/all scholars of screen music, at all career stages.

New from Symphony: Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts Receive $10.5 Million Donation

Handel Institute - Essay Prize "The Handel Institute is pleased to announce the launch of the Handel Institute Essay Prize. The prize will be awarded to an undergraduate or postgraduate (Master’s or pre-doctoral) student"... handelinstitute.org/awards/essay... === #earlymusicnewsorg #earlymusic

Ma niece est corniste dans cet orchestre :( (elle va bien)

Sarah Jeffery / Team Recorder - Video "An unapologetically nerdy breakdown of recorder textbooks"... youtu.be/fKJ1HFzd4AU === #earlymusicnewsorg #earlymusic #earlymusicnews #historicallyinformedperformance #historicalinformedperformancepractice #musicaantica #musicaantiga #musicaantigua

Wasn’t quite ready to share this the other day, but I have just published FIVE new Hensel arrangements for strings, including four versions of Die frühen Gräber… some for real sicko low strings ensembles (4 cellos and contrabass, anyone?)

Oh my goodness. Listening to songs by Ethel Smyth and am incredibly moved. Incredible writing. Thanks to Sandra Mogensen and @leahbroad.bsky.social 's wonderful discussion on the podcast series, "Women of Notes." womenofnotes.substack.com

The 2026 Wieniawski Violin Competition has announced its winners: Bohdan Luts takes first prize, Jinzhu Li second and SooBeen Lee third. The top award carries €60,000. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/wieniawski-v... #Wieniawski2026 #Violin #ClassicalMusic

THIS IS ME: * height - 5' * age - 69 * sign - Libra * guilty food pleasure - yes * tattoos - 0 * fave season - autumn * fave colour - dark, intense teal * fave holiday - Bastille Day * fave flower - gardenia (for now)

forgotten opera by Delibes, Breinschmid’s glorious madness, Chopin without the schmaltz, Bartók’s scandalous music, and an accordion breaking new ground: Our five recommendations of the week show just how diverse classical music can be. Happy listening! backstageclassical.com/die-5-der-wo...

An opportunity to support Henselfest for East Bay residents!

New from Symphony: Phoenix Symphony Suspends Current Season Due to Financial Challenges

New from Symphony: Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts Raise $344 Million in Multiyear Campaigns

Harmonia - Website "Sounding the Trumpet!" www.ipm.org/show/harmoni... === #earlymusicnewsorg #earlymusic #earlymusicnews #historicallyinformedperformance #historicalinformedperformancepractice #musicaantica #musicaantiga #musicaantigua #musiquebaroque #musiqueancienne #instrumentsanciens

We're delighted to welcome composer, and Master of the King's Music, Errollyn Wallen CBE to the Ulster Hall on Friday evening for a special pre-concert talk with our Artistic Director Patrick McCarthy.

Henselfest will feature four-hands performances by @ericaannsipes.com and Sue Hammond!

What does trade union organising actually mean? 🤔 It’s about bringing musicians together, building collective strength and winning change on the issues that matter most Read our quick guide: theMU.org/our-campaigns/what-is-organising 🔁 Share with a musician who wants to make a difference

Attention Scottish voice actors! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎤 We’re gearing up to cast an upcoming project, which will require an (almost) all Scottish cast! So watch this space, if it’s nae bother.

Limelight (Australia) - Give Away "We are giving away three double passes, thanks to Bach Akademie Australia"... limelight-arts.com.au/competitions... === #earlymusicnewsorg #earlymusic #earlymusicnews #historicallyinformedperformance #historicalinformedperformancepractice

New from Symphony: Dayton Philharmonic Musicians File Unfair Labor Practice Charge Against Dayton Performing Arts Alliance

The Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina is an early 1900s German orchestrion that uses a rotating bow and pneumatic fingers to play three violins and a piano from a perforated paper roll, dubbed the “8th wonder of the world” at the 1910 Brussels World's Fair. IG: @andreridd ~ Netherlands

Buy a building for the Center for Black Research that includes a killer recital hall and also endow a revived Black Music Research Journal

🤔 How can you make sure you're being treated fairly as a freelancer? The Fair Work for Freelancers Checklist is backed by the Scottish Trades Union Congress and 29 organisations across Scotland 📄 Use it to start conversations about contracts, pay, royalties and workplace rights #FreelanceMusician

Yannick Nézet-Séguin has launched a year-long mentorship for two emerging conductors, combining symphonic and operatic experience with insight into a music director’s wider responsibilities. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/yannick-neze... #ClassicalMusic #Conducting #YannickNezetSeguin

$5,000 Fellowship for Biographers! If you're writing a biography about an African American figure or figures, I hope you'll apply for @biographersintl.bsky.social two 2027 $5,000 Frances "Frank" Rollin Fellowship. The deadline is February 1, 2027. Application details are at bit.ly/4dFeEIN

📅 One week. For eight weeks, we've been showing you tools you can use to save, discover, contribute, and connect. On October 21, we're bringing those ideas together. 🏛️ Democracy's Library: Tools for Participation ▶️ ONLINE: www.eventbrite.com/e/democracys... 🧵

Boosting! This is relevant to several things I’m working on right now and I want to build up my reading list.

Christian Thielemann and Elisabeth Sobotka will remain at Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden until July 2034. The General Music Director and Artistic Director have extended the partnership they began in September 2024. Read more at moto-perpetuo.com/thielemann-s...

New from Symphony: Robert Kahn Arrives as Music Director of Great Falls Symphony

Stanislav Gres - Video "François Couperin - Les Fauvéts Plaintives"... youtu.be/mAkBvu_s8nE === #earlymusicnewsorg #earlymusic #earlymusicnews #historicallyinformedperformance #historicalinformedperformancepractice #musicaantica #musicaantiga #musicaantigua #musiquebaroque #musiqueancienne

New from Symphony: Orchestras’ Essential Roles in Community Life

New from Symphony: Jackson Symphony Receives Donated Instruments and Gear for Youth Programs

Julius von Soden’s ‘Dirna’ was set to music by E.T.A. #Hoffmann for the Bamberg #theatre in 1809. The #melodrama was Hoffmann’s first contribution to the genre and the last significant dramatic work he composed for Bamberg, where he was active 1808–1813. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

La Scala workers have voted to strike on 20 October, threatening the opening night of Gounod’s Faust. Unions are seeking a 15% pay rise, and the strike remains in place as contract talks continue. [Link] Hashtags. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/la-scala-str... #LaScala #Opera

Do you work with freelancers or know someone who does? 📚 Learn how to support creative freelancers through clear communication, fair recruitment and transparent contracts 🔗 Get our free best practice guide: theMU.org/EngagingCreativeFreelancers 🔃 Repost to spread the word #FreelanceShoutOut

Chemnitz is celebrating packed theatres, yet Saxony plans to cut funding. In the BackstageClassical podcast, artistic director Christoph Dittrich warns of devastating cuts that would go far beyond individual productions. backstageclassical.com/sachsens-the...

our local orchestra is doing a collab with the local weavers guild! (in general, they do collab pretty well) imo, local collabs like this increases townies' sense of ownership of their local orchestra.

Martina Arroyo has died at 90. A celebrated Verdi interpreter and leading Metropolitan Opera artist, the American soprano helped break racial barriers and devoted her later career to mentoring young singers. More info at moto-perpetuo.com/martina-arro... #MartinaArroyo #Opera

Cool: Interindividual vocal tract diversity influences the phonetic diversification of spoken languages journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

"the Trump administration proposed additional 25 percent tariffs on trumpets, tubas and other brass instruments, citing 'national security threats'” 🎁link www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/b...