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The Sunday Boys will perform Michael Betteridge’s ‘Christmas Bells’ during two concerts at Stoller Hall in Manchester this weekend
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The Sunday Boys present, The Bells at mMidwinter
A Christmas ghost story, presented as an immersive choral experience by The Sunday Boys and creative team of last year’s ground-breaking Voices of the Polar Night.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Happy Bells at Midwinter Weekend 🔔

Our first performance is at Whitaker Museum Rossendale - we've sold out the 11.15am, 11.15am and 3.30pm performances 🥳

Only 3 tickets left either at 1.45pm and 2.45pm! Get them here 👇🏻

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December 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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The Harmonium Choral Society will give the US premiere of Liz Dilnot Johnson’s ‘A Wild Midwinter Carol’ at The Presbyterian Church of Morristown in New Jersey this weekend
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Season of Blessings — Harmonium Choral Society
Harmonium Choral Society invites you to experience Season of Blessings on Saturday, December 13 at 7:30pm and Sunday December 14th at 3:00pm at the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, 57 E Park Pl...
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December 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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The Sunday Boys will perform Michael Betteridge’s ‘Christmas Bells’ during four concerts this month.

The first 2 concerts take place this weekend at The Whitaker in Rossendale and at NECMA in Marsden
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Betteridge’s ‘Christmas Bells’, Podcast, and Queer Opera - What's New
December sees performances of Michael Betteridge’s choral music, a podcast appearance, and a trailer for his new in-development queer opera.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Manchester Chamber Choir will perform Martin Bussey’s setting of ‘The Jesse Tree’ at Christ Church, West Didsbury, Manchester on Saturday
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Bussey’s ‘The Jesse Tree’ in Manchester - What's New
Manchester Chamber Choir will perform Martin Bussey's setting of The Jesse Tree in their concert, Echoes of Christmas, this month.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Harpsichordist Yonit Lea Kosovske is in the studio this month recording her latest CD, ‘Apricity’, featuring Graham Lynch’s ‘Mystic Sun’
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Kosovske Records Lynch’s ‘Mystic Sun’ - What's New
Yonit Lea Kosovske will begin recording her latest harpsichord CD, Apricity, this month. The CD will feature Graham Lynch’s ‘Mystic Sun’.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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The Walhampton School Choir will premiere Rory Boyle’s ‘I Sing of a Maiden’ at St Thomas’s Church, Lymington on Friday
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Boyle ‘Maiden’ Premiere - What's New
The Walhampton School Choir, conducted by Chris Burton, will premiere Rory Boyle’s carol, ‘I Sing of a Maiden’, this month.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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The Portraits and Serenades CD, released on Pixaudio, features the debut recording of Odaline de la Martinez’s ‘Four Afro Cuban Poems’.
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Martinez CD - What's New
The ‘Portraits and Serenades’ CD features the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s recording of Odaline de la Martinez’s ‘Four Afro Cuban Poems’.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Colin Riley’s ‘Water Over Stone’ at Carlisle Cathedral on Wednesday
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Winter Notes
A Musical Almanac: Summer Notes in Cumbria Jack McNeill / clarinet and bass clarinet Eleanor McIntosh / soprano Katie Halsall Harmonium &...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Ruben Mattia Santorsa will perform Laurence Crane‘s solo electric guitar work, ‘Bobby J’, at Unerhörte Musik Berlin on Tuesday
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Santorsa Performs Crane in Berlin - What's New
Ruben Mattia Santorsa will perform Laurence Crane‘s solo electric guitar work, ‘Bobby J’, at the Unerhörte Musik series in Berlin this month.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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‘Duncan Honeybourne brings clarity, gracefulness and emotion to this elegant, atmospheric music, responding with much musical thought and sensitivity to its subtly-shifting colours and moods to create an album that is wholly enjoyable and deeply absorbing.’ crosseyedpianist.com/2025/12/05/a...
A House of Ghosts – piano music by Francis Pott
This new release of music by British composer Francis Pott, performed by Duncan Honeybourne, brings together piano works written between 1983 and 1997. The title of the album, ‘A House of Ghosts’, …
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December 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Happy birthday, Christina Rossetti! Composers Edition’s Isa Gibbs explores contemporary music setting and inspired by the poet
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Christina Rossetti Settings in Contemporary Repertoire - What's New
Composers Edition’s Isa Gibbs explores contemporary musical settings of English Romantic poet Christina Rossetti.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Following their work in prisons this year, pianist Clare Hammond and Michael Betteridge were invited to the Thoroughly Good podcast to discuss their activities in the criminal justice system
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217: Pianist Clare Hammond and Michael Betteridge
Podcast Episode · Thoroughly Good Classical Music Podcast · 10/22/2025 · 36m
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December 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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The Merchant Sinfonia will perform Oliver Searle’s ‘Skating with Mr Gow’ at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland on Sunday
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Searle’s ‘Skating’ in Glasgow - What's New
The Merchant Sinfonia will perform Oliver Searle’s ‘Skating with Mr Gow’ at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland this month.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Colin Riley’s ‘Water Over Stone’ will be performed again on Sunday, this time at St Anne’s Church in Ings
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Ings Village - Concerts in St Anne's Church, Ings
Several concerts take place in St Anne's Church, Ings each year.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Composers Edition’s Isa Gibbs talks with Frederick Naftel about his forthcoming Third Symphony, centred on the theme of war
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Frederick Naftel's Forthcoming Third Symphony - Q & A - What's New
Composers Edition's Isa Gibbs talks with Frederick Naftel about his forthcoming Third Symphony, centred on the theme of war.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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The Tempo journal has recently published an article by Composers Edition’s Rishin Singh in which he undertakes a deep reading of Michael Zev Gordon’s ‘A Kind of Haunting’, premiered by Britten Sinfonia.

Singh’s article is open access and free to read:
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Michael Zev Gordon’s 'A Kind of Haunting' analysed in Tempo - What's New
The Tempo journal has recently published an article by Rishin Singh in which he undertakes a deep reading of Zev Gordon’s A Kind of Haunting.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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As part of CE’s ongoing publication of Ailsa Dixon‘s (1932-2017) work, the latest batch of pieces to be released brings together sacred vocal works and a set of lute ‘Fugues on Biblical Subjects’
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Ailsa Dixon – Sacred Songs & 3 Fugues on Biblical Subjects - What's New
The latest batch of Ailsa Dixon’s works to be published by CE brings together sacred vocal works and a set of Fugues on Biblical Subjects.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Composers Edition is pleased to announce the release of Johnny Reinhard’s ‘Microtonal Essays’, published by Vision Edition!
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Announcing the release of Johnny Reinhard’s ‘Microtonal Essays’ - What's New
Composers Edition is pleased to announce Johnny Reinhard’s ‘Microtonal Essays’, published by Vision Edition!
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December 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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PARTSONGS: 12 pieces specially composed for small vocal groups, including works by Amber Priestley, Janet Oates, Christopher Fox, Kerry Andrew and Michael Pisaro. Try them in classrooms, workshops, concert halls – or even around the festive fireplace.
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Cover image of CoMA's partsongs anthology
December 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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@excathedrachoir.bsky.social X Liz Dilnot Johnson 🔥
December 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Composers Edition’s Rishin Singh explores the contemporary music for children’s choir in our catalogue, uncovering a range of works varying in complexity and subject matter
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Contemporary Music for Children’s Choir - What's New
Explore the contemporary music for children’s choir in our catalogue, uncovering a range of works varying in complexity and subject matter.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Jack McNeill, Eleanor McIntosh, and Kate Halsall will perform Colin Riley’s ‘Water Over Stone’ at Rookhow Quaker Meeting House on Thursday
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December 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Pianist Henry McPherson will premiere Joshua Brown’s ‘Empty Dreaming’ at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation on Tuesday
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Joshua Brown Piano Premiere - What's New
Pianist Henry McPherson will premiere Joshua Brown’s ‘Empty Dreaming’ at International Anthony Burgess Foundation this month.
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November 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Ex Cathedra’s ‘Christmas By Candlelight’ tour begins on Tuesday and features two of Liz Dilnot Johnson’s choral works. See all the dates and venues here:
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Johnson Christmas Choral Concerts - What's New
December sees Liz Dilnot Johnson’s choral music performed in the US by The Harmonium Choral Society and throughout the UK by Ex-Cathedra.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM