Shouting at the Desert: Tse Tse Fly Middle East Then and Now – by Simon Coates
samaraDubai is the lottery winner that taste forgot. Thin-skinned and swaggering, the nation state leaf-blows money into half-formed ideas and…
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Guest Editor – April
samaraThis month we welcome the exceptionally talented artist, writer and curator Simon Coates as The Sampler’s Guest Editor! Simon is…
The Sound and Music podcast – Episode 4
samaraSound and Music Podcast: International Women’s Day What does it mean to be a female composer in 2018? How do…
The Sampler x Brighton Fringe
Guest EditorThe Sampler x Brighton Fringe 4 May – 3 June 2018 We’re proud to announce an exciting new partnership…
Guest Editor – Editorial by Xenia Pestova
samaraThis month our talented guest editor Xenia Pestova explores the issue of ‘balance’ faced by creatives in today’s fast paced…
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Opera and Ballet – A happy pairing? In every opera house across the world, a ballet company and an opera…
Blog – Beyond traditional brass band boundaries
samaraThis month’s Guest Editor asks for opinions on some of the new music being written for brass band from musicians…
Blog – Commissions and Collaborations
samaraCommissions and Collaborations Some of my most memorable composition projects in recent years have been collaborative and hugely rewarding. I…
Blog – Building an accessible repertoire
samaraThe award winning and pioneering South-West Open Youth Orchestra (OpenUp Music) is the UK’s first disabled-led regional youth orchestra. Composer…
Guest Editor – Blog by Robert Szymanek
samaraCalm before the storm For this month’s Sampler, I’ve used my Guest Editor position to explore a theme that’s been…
Blog by Mike Elm and Gemma Lawrence
samaraThis month we hear from Mike Elm and Gemma Lawrence from Creative Carbon Scotland. Music’s role in making a better…
Blog by Deborah Pritchard
samaraEDGE: global warming, Maggi Hambling and a new double concerto First performance of Edge at the Aldeburgh Festival 2017 with…
GUEST EDITOR – BLOG BY Toby Young
samaraInspiration and Nature There are numerous theories of creativity in the arts, ranging from the antique fascination of a composer…
GUEST EDITOR – BLOG BY Katie English
samaraI may well be biting the hand that feeds me but, having been given this platform I couldn’t help but have…
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