Book Now! Scottish Music! Musica Scotica Conference 2016.

There are going to be lots of speakers, talking about new Scottish music and research into many other angles on the subject:-

Musica Scotica 2016: 800 years of Scottish Music

Musica Scotica's Eleventh Annual Conference 

Saturday 23 April 2016 and Sunday 24 April, 2016 

 Venue:
Stirling Court Hotel
University of Stirling
Stirling, FK9 4LA
Scotland, UK

• The programme is being drawn up, and speakers will very soon hear when their papers are scheduled. 
• The registration form is here, now!
• Full link to registration form:- http://www.n-ism.org/musicascotica.org.uk/conferences.shtml
• On Twitter, follow @MusicaScotica
• Practicalities:- if travelling from Glasgow, use Central Station and allow extra time. (Queen Street is undergoing extensive rail works.)
• Details of campus hotel on the Musica Scotica website. Delegates self-book accomodation.

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http://www.musicascotica.org.uk/conferences.shtml

Talking about Scottish Music - Musica Scotica 23-24 April 2016 Call for Papers

If you study, play or compose Scottish music - here's your chance to join in the conversation.  The next Musica Scotica Conference takes place in Stirling 23-24 April 2016, and the Call for Papers is now live.

For more details please visit the Musica Scotica website:- 

http://www.n-ism.org/musicascotica.org.uk/conferences.shtml

The Flick of a Baton - Young Conductors Showing Potential

CALL FOR ENTRIES: DONATELLA FLICK LSO CONDUCTING COMPETITION 2016 

The Whittaker Library likes to share competition opportunities with our performing arts community.  Today, we share with you the Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition:-

The Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition, created by Donatella Flick in 1990, aims to help a young conductor establish an international conducting career.
The winner of the competition is offered, in addition to an award of £15,000, the opportunity to become Assistant Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra for up to one year.
The next competition will be held in London on 15–17 November 2016, and is open to conductors under the age of 35 who are citizens of the 28 countries having full membership of the European Union.
Competition entry is open now, and is by online submission only. The deadline is 6pm on 21 April 2016.
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Click here for full details, rules and the entry form
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Find a Young Musician from Kirklees Metropolitan Area - 2016 Contest!

We received a leaflet from The Kirklees Young Musician of the Year Contest 2016.

It takes placed in Huddersfield on 19 February 2016.  Entries must be submitted by 14 November 2015.

You must be aged 16-25, from Kirklees area!

More info at their website:- Mrs Sunderland Music Festival