Bristol’s Sounds Inspiring Festival

We’re looking forward to Bristol Plays Music and St. George’s Bristol launching their first Sounds Inspiring Festival, to celebrate young people’s music making. Over two weeks, venues across Bristol will hold events with thousands of local musical young people. The festival runs from Sunday 16th – Saturday 27th June and launches with a South Bristol Singing Day. Merchant’s Secondary in…

Daniel Barenboim Unveils New Piano Design

World-renowned Argentinian pianist, conductor and director of La Scala in Milan, Daniel Barenboim, has unveiled his radical new piano design. Describing it as a ‘sound alternative’, Barenboim played part of Beethoven’s Appassionata on his Steinway, then the same piece on his new piano to a selected group of journalists at the unveiling. Barenboim conceived the new…

Piano Tuner’s Association Conference

The Piano Tuner’s Association held their annual conference this week in Hereford. The conference is where the piano industry gathers to learn new skills and hone their trade. Since 1913 the PTA has hosted the convention each year in a different town across the UK to maintain high standards in piano tuning and maintenance. A number of…

Cheltenham Choral Society Performs at Bath Abbey

The Cheltenham Choral Society will be performing an evocative program of music at Bath Abbey during a lunchtime recital on Saturday 23rd May. The performance will include a range of music from Mozart, Bach, Holst, Haydn and Tallis in the beautiful setting of the historic Bath Abbey. For more than 75 years, the Cheltenham Choral Society have been performing….