Alternative Classical
@alterclassical.bsky.social
Pioneering positive change in the classical music industry.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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A one-day event confronting the socio-economic deficit in the classical music industry.
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Class Ceiling: Classical Music Conference ~ Barbican, London — Alternative Classical
Tackling the socio-economic deficit in the classical music industry.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
A one-day event confronting the socio-economic deficit in the classical music industry.
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
As well as jobs, there are lots of other opportunities on our site including a:
- Fellowship to lead the change you want to see
- Peer-to-peer professional development programme
- Residency for aspiring orchestral musicians
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
- Fellowship to lead the change you want to see
- Peer-to-peer professional development programme
- Residency for aspiring orchestral musicians
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
November 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
As well as jobs, there are lots of other opportunities on our site including a:
- Fellowship to lead the change you want to see
- Peer-to-peer professional development programme
- Residency for aspiring orchestral musicians
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
- Fellowship to lead the change you want to see
- Peer-to-peer professional development programme
- Residency for aspiring orchestral musicians
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
Classical music jobs and opportunities round-up:
- Music and technology officer at disabled musicians’ charity
- Finance assistant at interdisciplinary agency
- Chief executive of charity for young Londoners
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
- Music and technology officer at disabled musicians’ charity
- Finance assistant at interdisciplinary agency
- Chief executive of charity for young Londoners
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
October 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Classical music jobs and opportunities round-up:
- Music and technology officer at disabled musicians’ charity
- Finance assistant at interdisciplinary agency
- Chief executive of charity for young Londoners
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
- Music and technology officer at disabled musicians’ charity
- Finance assistant at interdisciplinary agency
- Chief executive of charity for young Londoners
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
What's on in the next few weeks?
- A concert that invites you to slow down
- A performance that turns the concert hall into a planetarium
- A musical wine tasting
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
- A concert that invites you to slow down
- A performance that turns the concert hall into a planetarium
- A musical wine tasting
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
October 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
What's on in the next few weeks?
- A concert that invites you to slow down
- A performance that turns the concert hall into a planetarium
- A musical wine tasting
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
- A concert that invites you to slow down
- A performance that turns the concert hall into a planetarium
- A musical wine tasting
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
Classical music jobs and opportunities round-up:
- Musician in residence at prison
- Chief executive of orchestra
- Marketing and communications officer at church music charity
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
- Musician in residence at prison
- Chief executive of orchestra
- Marketing and communications officer at church music charity
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
October 16, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Classical music jobs and opportunities round-up:
- Musician in residence at prison
- Chief executive of orchestra
- Marketing and communications officer at church music charity
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
- Musician in residence at prison
- Chief executive of orchestra
- Marketing and communications officer at church music charity
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
- £500 for blocked creatives of any discipline
- £3,000 towards your own music activity
More music funding pots for individuals and ensembles here: www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/classical-mu...
- £3,000 towards your own music activity
More music funding pots for individuals and ensembles here: www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/classical-mu...
October 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
- £500 for blocked creatives of any discipline
- £3,000 towards your own music activity
More music funding pots for individuals and ensembles here: www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/classical-mu...
- £3,000 towards your own music activity
More music funding pots for individuals and ensembles here: www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/classical-mu...
October 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
What's on in October?
- A conversation about classical music
- A film screening with live organ accompaniment
- Brandenburgs with live projections
View our events guide: www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
- A conversation about classical music
- A film screening with live organ accompaniment
- Brandenburgs with live projections
View our events guide: www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
October 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
What's on in October?
- A conversation about classical music
- A film screening with live organ accompaniment
- Brandenburgs with live projections
View our events guide: www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
- A conversation about classical music
- A film screening with live organ accompaniment
- Brandenburgs with live projections
View our events guide: www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
Arts funding:
- £500 for projects in Liverpool
- Up to £40k for venues & festivals operating in grassroots music
- £5k towards supporting emerging jazz musicians
View all on our funding board:
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/classical-mu...
- £500 for projects in Liverpool
- Up to £40k for venues & festivals operating in grassroots music
- £5k towards supporting emerging jazz musicians
View all on our funding board:
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/classical-mu...
October 2, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Arts funding:
- £500 for projects in Liverpool
- Up to £40k for venues & festivals operating in grassroots music
- £5k towards supporting emerging jazz musicians
View all on our funding board:
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/classical-mu...
- £500 for projects in Liverpool
- Up to £40k for venues & festivals operating in grassroots music
- £5k towards supporting emerging jazz musicians
View all on our funding board:
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/classical-mu...
St Martin-in-the-Fields will be transformed into a digital gallery later this month.
Bespoke, live projections fill the walls as London Mozart Players
plays Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos.
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#ad #classicalmusic
Bespoke, live projections fill the walls as London Mozart Players
plays Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos.
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
#ad #classicalmusic
October 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
St Martin-in-the-Fields will be transformed into a digital gallery later this month.
Bespoke, live projections fill the walls as London Mozart Players
plays Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos.
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
#ad #classicalmusic
Bespoke, live projections fill the walls as London Mozart Players
plays Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos.
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
#ad #classicalmusic
"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...
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/sol...
Memory slips to meltdowns: Caroline Swinburne on classical music’s taboos — Alternative Classical
Author Caroline Swinburne gives us a sneak peak behind her novel, Solo , which delves into the murky world of performance anxiety.
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September 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
"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...
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/sol...
This week's jobs and opportunities round-up includes:
• Freelance administrator of charitable trust
• Year-long residency for South London creatives
• Executive director at children’s choir
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
• Freelance administrator of charitable trust
• Year-long residency for South London creatives
• Executive director at children’s choir
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This week's jobs and opportunities round-up includes:
• Freelance administrator of charitable trust
• Year-long residency for South London creatives
• Executive director at children’s choir
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
• Freelance administrator of charitable trust
• Year-long residency for South London creatives
• Executive director at children’s choir
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
Today's article discusses the “cult-ish” characteristics within the classical music world.
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/the...
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/the...
The Conservatory-to-Cult Pipeline — Alternative Classical
A discussion of “cult-ish” characteristics within the classical music world, exploring the dark side of musical devotion.
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September 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Today's article discusses the “cult-ish” characteristics within the classical music world.
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/the...
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/the...
Films & TV shows with a classical music storyline available on Netflix & Amazon Prime:
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/cla...
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September 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Films & TV shows with a classical music storyline available on Netflix & Amazon Prime:
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/cla...
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/cla...
September 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
JOBS JOBS JOBS JOBS
- Choir manager
- Area leader at music trust
- Music administrator at school
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
- Choir manager
- Area leader at music trust
- Music administrator at school
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
September 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
JOBS JOBS JOBS JOBS
- Choir manager
- Area leader at music trust
- Music administrator at school
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
- Choir manager
- Area leader at music trust
- Music administrator at school
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
An introduction to some of the female organists based in the UK:
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/fem...
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/fem...
September 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
An introduction to some of the female organists based in the UK:
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/fem...
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/fem...
Love a short concert? Try this one:
London Mozart Players perform Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos at St Martin-in-the-Fields with the addition of bespoke, live projections.
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
London Mozart Players perform Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos at St Martin-in-the-Fields with the addition of bespoke, live projections.
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
September 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Love a short concert? Try this one:
London Mozart Players perform Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos at St Martin-in-the-Fields with the addition of bespoke, live projections.
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
London Mozart Players perform Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos at St Martin-in-the-Fields with the addition of bespoke, live projections.
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
‘Playing an instrument should be a joy, not a trauma'.
More on that in the latest article on our site: memory slips to meltdowns.
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/sol...
More on that in the latest article on our site: memory slips to meltdowns.
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/sol...
September 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
‘Playing an instrument should be a joy, not a trauma'.
More on that in the latest article on our site: memory slips to meltdowns.
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/sol...
More on that in the latest article on our site: memory slips to meltdowns.
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/sol...
We've added the deadlines for all of the current composing call-outs on our opportunities hub 😊
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
Classical Music Jobs Board — Alternative Classical
Classical music jobs & opportunities.
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September 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
We've added the deadlines for all of the current composing call-outs on our opportunities hub 😊
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/arts-jobs
How does an industry so obsessed with the voice leave its performers without one?
Plastic Bodies peels back the curtain on abuse in the opera industry...
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Plastic Bodies peels back the curtain on abuse in the opera industry...
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Plastic Bodies ~ Marylebone, London — Alternative Classical
Darkly funny experimental music theatre for the #metoo era.
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September 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
How does an industry so obsessed with the voice leave its performers without one?
Plastic Bodies peels back the curtain on abuse in the opera industry...
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
Plastic Bodies peels back the curtain on abuse in the opera industry...
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/concerts-cal...
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Ten women organists breaking traditions in the UK! Thank you Alternative Classical @alterclassical.bsky.social and Hannah Fiddy for this great article.
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10 Female Organists in the UK — Alternative Classical
An intro to the women who are breaking traditions for a previously male-dominated instrument.
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September 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Ten women organists breaking traditions in the UK! Thank you Alternative Classical @alterclassical.bsky.social and Hannah Fiddy for this great article.
@rcorganists.bsky.social
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/fem...
@rcorganists.bsky.social
www.alternativeclassical.co.uk/features/fem...
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September 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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