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  • Cardiff University to drop subjects including music

    Such sad news. In this world where we no longer have the funding to attract foreign students, numbers are plummeting according to the Guardian. On Radio 4’s This Morning, Professor Wendy Larner said that the music school would go as there were ‘two music schools in Cardiff’. This completely fails to understand the deep seated…

  • The Coronation and why music is important

    The Coronation and why music is important. Music has always been important to royal ceremonies and Charles’ was no exception. Fortunately the new KIng himself has a keen interest in music and his choices for the event were inspired. 12 new works were commissioned by contemporary composers including Paul Mealor, Roxanna Panufnik, Tarik O’Regan, Judith…