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Trumpeter Matilda Lloyd, composer Craig Armstrong and jazz guitarist Martin Taylor are among 16 musicians appointed as visiting professors at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for the 2026/27 academic year.
Opera for All combines free seats with community outreach to broaden access to the Met.
Paul Tam is the Executive Director of Performing Arts at the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA). In this role, he helps shape the WestK Performing Arts vision for WestK, a cultural district taking shape across 40 hectares of reclaimed land beside Victoria Harbour. He discusses WestK’s place in Hong Kong’s cultural ambitions, what artists need from its venues, and the audiences it hopes to reach.
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Kantos invites composers of all ages to enter its 2026 Christmas carol competition. The winning unaccompanied choral work will receive £500 and be performed at the choir’s Candlelit Carols concerts in Chester and Manchester. Entries close at 17.00 GMT on Thursday 5 November 2026.
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