For Christmas I’m sharing my adaptation of #Dickens #achristmascarol It has a modern twist, but we seem to need the message more with each year. Read the lyrics, enjoy the recording, download the (free) sheet music, and perform next year? Peace to all. music.philipseaton.net/catalogue/op...

In a prefectural referendum 6 years ago today, the Okinawan people delivered a resounding "no" to a new US base at #Henoko. The US & Japan, who claim "democracy" is among their shared values, pretend it never happened. www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_p...

The US military is perfectly OK with the possibility that construction of the air base at #Henoko goes on forever. bit.ly/3TC67gC #辺野古新基地建設反対

… this beautiful bay is being destroyed to build a military base. #henoko

In stunning Okinawa with students from one of our postgraduate programs explaining why …

"The illusion promoted by the music industry that top musicians are invulnerable avatars to whom nothing bad can ever happen is depriving audiences of some great live performances." www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/sol...

Believe it or not, this is Tokyo. Walks in nice places get the musical ideas flowing…

Your absolute must-read of the day: “More than anything, this year's new recordings are reminders of the complexity of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's legacy, and the work still required to keep his memory alive.” #ClassicalMusic #BOTD #amreading

We love this definition! 😍

So much stress in the world at the moment. Chill to this … youtu.be/c6kOtLzSYpc?...

Here it is. Sinfonia Concertante . Enjoy! Next stop, I hope, is CD and streaming release. Wish me luck, or help me out! youtube.com/watch?v=c6kO...

Five things to remember about war:

An example of what I do … youtube.com/watch?v=c6kO...

Video of the premiere of my double violin concerto #SinfoniaConcertante is now available. 40 minutes of romantic getaway via the link below. Enjoy! music.philipseaton.net/17-may-conce...

Here it is … #SinfoniaConcertante Sit down with your favourite drink and take a break from worldly worries for 40 minutes. Share if you want a studio recording for your streaming service… Like if you like. May it bring you some peace … we all need more of that youtube.com/watch?v=c6kO...

The #SinfoniaConcertante video is good. Coming soon (after a bit of tidying up and editing) … watch this space!

Nice audience response to #SinfoniaConcertante ! Video coming soon …

曲を聴いて、晴れた空に飛びたいです。 とても素晴らしかったです！ #KHO

The first rehearsal went well. #SinfoniaConcertante is the day after tomorrow 😊 music.philipseaton.net/17-may-conce...

Two weeks to go until #SinfoniaConcertante music.philipseaton.net/17-may-conce...

Terra truth from Edward Givens #MusicNews

And just for good measure, this is me promoting #SinfoniaConcertante in Japanese (… which I need for the day job). youtu.be/kBMSe3mSv1w?...

Interview with the soloists for 17 May. It’s in Japanese, but the sneak preview from the cadenza (around 7:30) sounds great! #SinfoniaConcertante youtu.be/DiOPEAgfMAU?...

Hello #musicpublishers! I've had a thought. It's the bicentenary of Beethoven's death in 2027 and you're probably all busy planning new/revised editions of his stuff. What if, for every one of those, you also commit to publishing a work by a female C19th composer for the first time? #music #equality

Back at school. First teaching day of AY2025 … with Tokyo cherry blossoms. 39 days to go until #SinfoniaConcertante

3 Ways FaceBook (or any commercial social network) Can Kill Your Creativity #SocMed #creativity

Great news about a forthcoming exhibition. If black British music interests you, then you might also want to take a look at the following, brilliant resource. It explores black British composers and performers pre 1970: plainsightsound.com

tell us your compositional journey to date. don't make a list of collaborators, be super specific and tell us all what you did. also mention other things you do apart from composing. BUT can you cram all this in, I dunno, like 1,000 characters?

Chilling out on a Sunday ... youtu.be/ryerHG-okIY?...

Actually, in 2020/21 my artist friend Ray did create a blog/website and artists, poets, musicians and other creatives uploaded what they were creating under lockdown. Some got lost when the website was hacked but there is still quite a lot of good stuff on it. blog.timeofpandemic.co.uk

#Covid 5 years on: “& the people stayed home & read books & listened... & began to think differently... & created new ways to live...” Written & produced under lockdown in USA & UK, 2020 Music: Clive Whitburn Words: Kitty O'Meara Video / Art: Ray Burnside & Stephanie Grainger vimeo.com/417019812

Research commissioned by the Orchestra shows that orchestral audiences are the most frequent concert-goers across musical genres. Read more: www.rpo.co.uk/orchestral-music-most-likely-to-attract-regular-concert-goers

So very excited about this collection we’ve just published!

Read our Classical New Release Round-Up! This selection includes Stephen Hough's new piano concerto 'The World of Yesterday' and much more... 📖 Read here: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/articles/6400--new-release-round-up-new-release-round-up-28th-february-2025

A lovely performance of my Summer Songs by baritone Toru Kaku, with Yuri Mizutani and Asahi Matsuoka. Recorded last summer, but just up on YouTube. Enjoy! youtu.be/V_pg66a7_Gk

Born #OTD in 1921, English composer, writer, producer & broadcaster - Robert Simpson. His 9th Symphony (1987) is dedicated to his wife, Angela. It was commissioned & premiered by @bournemouthso.bsky.social & Vernon Handley in April 1987. open.spotify.com/album/52PFE7... #britsymphyear

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The attempted mugging of a visiting president was about the world war that Musk, Trump, and Vance have chosen. If we attend to what Vance and Trump said yesterday, we can work our way to the unreason of American policy, and to the chaos that will follow. snyder.substack.com/p/the-war-tr...

I happened to hear this piece yesterday on Radio 3 and it's absolutely magnificent! Shockingly, I'd never heard of Dora Pejačević... It's masterful writing, and I'm an instant fan. www.youtube.com/watch?v=knSP...

Cantor and singer Heinz Wartenberger (born #OTD in 1887) his wife and son fled to Shanghai in Aug 1939. Although he continued to be involved in the religious community there his involvement diminished until they left to reach NY via Germany in 1950. www.lexm.uni-hamburg...

PS here's the book... www.kahnandaverill.co.uk/product/myra...

Hear pioneering horn soloist and RPS Instrumentalist Award shortlistee Ben Goldscheider speak with ABRSM's Artistic Director Alexis Ffrench about curating concert programmes that balance the familiar with the unfamiliar. #RPSAwards

Classical music has much to learn from other genres … Looking forward to XG live 🐺

In Spring of 2016, "Point of Origin" (for piano quintet) was premiered. This animated score video on YouTube shows this performance alongside the score.

Born #OTD in 1906, Welsh composer, Grace Williams. Pupil of RVW & fellow RCM student with Britten, output incl an opera, 2 symphonies, concerti & a mass. The Ballads (1968) were premiered by Royal PO & Charles Groves at 1968 National Eisteddfod. open.spotify.com/track/1tlQos... #britsymphyear

Thread for #MusicWomenWednesday: 1/n Ethel Smyth (1858-1944): String Quartet in E minor (1902, rev.1912) youtu.be/-CmljE2TEMA #ClassicalMusic

Embarrassing for modern classical composers that none of them are considered as good as a guy who died in the 1700s. Like being an automotive engineer and getting smoked by the designer of Fred Flintstone’s car

Hiroshima last: This time the question in my head was could I ever write a piece of music about Hiroshima? I felt no. I need to leave it to Toshio Hosokawa and others. But the topic of Hiroshima music will be in the next book. Watch this space … youtu.be/cXg85YjWcpM?...