Oxford University academics consider 'decolonising' music syllabus

Oxford University suggests ‘decolonising’ music syllabus, following years of pressure by students

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Salisbury Cathedral becomes a vaccination centre

Beautiful organ music at Salisbury Cathedral’s COVID-19 vaccination centre is now an album

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Coronavirus

81 percent of women say it’s harder for women artists in music, with sexual harassment a key challenge

81 percent of women say it’s harder for female artists in music, with sexual harassment a key challenge

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Singer does a cappella ‘Aladdin’ in an empty museum

Vocalist sings spine-tinglingly beautiful ‘Arabian Nights’ in an empty museum acoustic

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House of Lords report says post-Brexit touring could be "prohibitively bureaucratic and expensive"

Post-Brexit touring ‘prohibitively expensive’ for musicians if government fails to act, says Lords report

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Black composer ‘decommissioned’ by Tulsa Opera for refusing to amend one word in massacre commemoration

Black composer ‘decommissioned’ by Tulsa Opera for refusing to amend one word in massacre commemoration

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Is The Weeknd a good singer?

Is The Weeknd a good singer, and what is his vocal range?

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Isolated musicians create hypnotic ‘Sacrificial Dance’ with light-boxed Stravinsky

Isolated musicians create hypnotic ‘Sacrificial Dance’ with light-boxed Stravinsky

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This is actual footage of Pavarotti singing in the shower

Someone has unearthed actual footage of Luciano Pavarotti singing in the shower

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Luciano Pavarotti

Bolero on just one cello

Four cellists play Ravel’s Bolero on one cello, in acrobatic classical masterpiece

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Ravel

Choral singer duets with talking koala toy

Choral singer duets on Mozart Requiem with talking koala toy, and a masterpiece is born

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Mozart

Show-stealing lightbulb explodes and terrifies violinist during serene string recital

Show-stealing lightbulb explodes and terrifies violinist during serene string recital

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Young patient Kadina, 16, can’t wait to play the violin

A hospital school is giving child patients a free violin to boost mental health

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Footballer Wilfried Zaha calls for every child to be given a free musical instrument

Footballer Wilfried Zaha calls for every child to be given a free musical instrument

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James Levine, former Met Opera conductor, has died at 77

James Levine, former conductor accused of sexual abuse, has died at 77

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James Levine

TikTok piano names

A TikTok composer is painstakingly setting every name to beautiful piano music

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Violist Lech Antonio Uszynski plays Bach at Schlüsselzunft Basel

A solo viola plays Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor with monumental virtuosity

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