Month: November 2024
While this progress is encouraging, we at The Ivors Academy believe there are critical challenges that need addressing. These include the imbalance between recording and composition revenues, safeguarding works against unapproved AI training, and promoting fair negotiations—all vital to securing a sustainable future for songwriters and composers. The UK remains a magnet for musical talent, […]
Michelle Escoffery has been confirmed as the next Chair of The Ivors Academy Trust, an independent charity that helps songwriters and composers overcome barriers – particularly those that are less advantaged – after being voted in by her fellow Trustees. The Ivors Academy Trust is in a phase of growth and development, with ambitious plans […]
A student of philosophy before becoming a jazz bassist (and, in the trio Joseph Holbrooke, with guitarist Derek Bailey and drummer Tony Oxley, helping found the British free improvisation tradition along the way), Gavin Bryars has always viewed ‘composition’ in an extended field. His first major work, The Sinking of the Titanic (1969), was originally […]
The Ivors Academy has revealed the winners of 11 Ivor Novello Awards at The Ivors Classical Awards, celebrating the best new classical music and sound art by British, Irish and UK resident composers. The winners were announced during a ceremony hosted by BBC Radio 3’s Kate Molleson and Tom Service at the British Film Institute […]
Roxanna Panufnik is one of the most prominent and prolific contributors to the modern English choral tradition. Since her reputation was established in 1998 with her Westminster Mass (commissioned by the American-British philanthropist John Studzinski for the seventy-fifth birthday of Cardinal Basil Hume), she has written a large body of work for choirs of all […]
Meet Morgan, global Head of Music Publishing Partnerships and Strategy at Meta. How did you end up working in music? The short answer is ‘luck’! The longer answer is that I’ve had a reasonably varied professional career that started with stints as both a lawyer and a strategy consultant, before moving into the music industry […]
Co-Pilot is an online mentoring network that offers eight hours of support over six months. You’ll also gain access to resources, workshops, and networking opportunities to help you advance your career. The application is simple and takes just 30–60 minutes! You’ll need to provide basic information about your career and write three paragraphs (up to […]
‘Writing in music is thinking in time’, observes Errollyn Wallen in her memoir, Becoming a Composer. ‘And, often, thinking in public.’ By that reckoning, few composers today can have done quite so much thinking: Wallen is not only an extraordinarily prolific creator (her twenty-two operas is as good a measure as any) but also one […]
Elected by members, the Senate plays an essential role in representing the interests and rights of songwriters and composers. Through the body, the views and priorities its members will be central to The Ivors Academy’s governance, as the organisation works to protect, empower and champion the rights of its community. Members of the Senate will […]
