In March of last year, I posted about a competition being run by Abbey Road Studios in London to celebrate the historic studio’s 80th birthday. Eight winners were eventually chosen from more than 900 entries, and of course many of the entries were composed or prepared in Sibelius. One of the winners is an anthem […]
Each year, Avid is proud to sponsor, along with Yamaha, the Classic FM Music Teacher of the Year competition. Run by the UK’s most listened-to classical music radio station, the Music Teacher of the Year competition sets out to recognise the most exceptional music teachers in UK schools across six categories (primary, secondary, special educational […]
In March of last year, I received a letter from a young composer by the name of Julian Pombo, who had won the Strictly Composing competition organised as part of the UK government’s Year Of Music initiative. Julian wrote his winning piece, a tango called Amor Joven, using Sibelius Student, and we were so thrilled with […]
To celebrate the 80th birthday of the world-famous studios in London, Abbey Road is staging a competition to find the next great choral anthem. Up to ten composers will have their original works recorded in Studio One, under the direction of Eric Whitacre, one of the world’s most popular contemporary choral composers. The competition will […]
The Clark Fork Chronicle, a community newspaper in Missoula County, Montana, USA, this week has a story about local student Morissa Trunzo (pictured right), who has won a state-wide songwriting competition run by Project UNIFY, a student advocacy program run by the Special Olympics organisation: The song-writing contest was conceived as a way of encouraging […]
For the past several years Avid, and before that Sibelius Software, have been privileged to sponsor Classic FM’s Music Teacher of the Year competition, which seeks to recognise six of the most inspirational music teachers in the UK’s schools. There are categories for primary, secondary, special needs, peripatetic and newly-qualified teachers. This year’s winners will […]
LCO New: Explore ‘Inspired by Architecture’ is a composition scheme run by London Chamber Orchestra, in partnership with the East Festival (@eastfestival on Twitter) and Queen Mary University of London. Following a Study Day for music students in November 2009, which featured talks from prominent architects and composers – a video from which is embedded above, […]
I was delighted to receive a letter here at Sibelius HQ from a young composer called Julian Pombo, who has won the Strictly Composing competition, which was organised as part of the UK government’s Tune In – Year of Music initiative. The Year of Music is designed to get children and young people across the […]
DS Music is one of the UK’s biggest Sibelius resellers, and its Managing Director, Jon Petrie, has been shortlisted for the Shell Live Wire Young Entrepeneur of the Year 2009, a highly sought-after award that recognises the best young businessmen and businesswomen under 30 years of age. To have got to this stage in the […]
Avid has partnered with Walt Ribeiro, the Internet’s music teacher (so I’m told), to give away a few copies of Sibelius 6 via YouTube. All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning a copy of Sibelius 6 is leave as many comments as you like on this video. Walt will […]