Following distribution of the MusEd CD-ROM last summer, overseas contacts working in classical and contemporary music education are invited to the Spitalfields Festival for a weekend showcase of outreach work and performance. The programme, from 8 - 11 June, will offer delegates the opportunity to see period brass group QuintEssential Sackbutt and Cornett Ensemble working with the local elder community at the Brady Centre, attend rehearsals of six world premieres by spnm composers, and the results of schools work featuring students from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and leading animateurs Jackie Walduck and Alison Blunt. There will also be performances over the weekend by the Dante Quartet and The Britten Sinfonia .
Registration is open to overseas contacts working in areas of music education and outreach.
Please contact your local British Council office for more information. Last December, the composer Michael Nyman visited India with support from the British Council to research Indian music and musicians for a new collaborative project. The results will be seen later this year when Nyman tours the UK with the Asian Music Circuit performing the new commission before returning to India for further performances. A delegation of British music industry representatives is invited to attend Forte Riga from 31 May to 3 June 2001 with support from Trade Partners UK , AIM and the British Council. Now in its third year, Forte Riga is the only music forum in Eastern Europe, uniquely positioned as a meeting point for music companies from both the former Soviet Union, Central and Western Europe.