Showing posts with label Judith Weir. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Judith Weir. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Great news for two wonderful composers, who happen to be women

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As of this morning, Judith Weir is officially Master of the Queen's Music. She is off to Buckingham Palace today for an audience with...
Sunday, June 29, 2014

Master of the Queen's Music: why it's vital that a woman gets the job

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As some happy news for women in music - well, really for Judith Weir - leaked out in the Sunday Times earlier today, I've been writing t...
Sunday, February 16, 2014

Time for the Queen to have a musical mistress

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Brilliant piece in today's Independent on Sunday by Claudia Pritchard: as Max steps down as Master of the Queen's Music, it's ti...
Monday, May 07, 2012

Noah Stewart: the director's cut

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My interview with Decca's newest tenor sign-up, Noah Stewart, is in today's Ind y, but I thought you might like to see the "dir...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Fate is...a counter-tenor?

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The UK premiere of Judith Weir's new opera   Miss Fortune , a co-commission with the Bregenz Festival, was indeed a blend of the ups and...
Friday, March 09, 2012

Fanfare for uncommon women

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As promised, for International Women's Day #2: ten women composers of now. A small selection and a personal one - kicking off with Joan ...
Friday, March 02, 2012

Girl Power

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Hooray for music's powerful women!  1. JUDITH WEIR AND EMMA BELL ON  MISS FORTUNE Judith Weir 's latest full-length opera is h...