by Lillie Harris | Mar 8, 2019 | OPINION
As of this moment in time, there are excerpts of music by sixteen different women composers spread throughout the Dorico 2 Operation Manual. There are a few by some ‘typical’ names from the canon too of course, like Debussy, Mozart, and Brahms, but I wanted to make a...
by Staff | Dec 2, 2018 | OPINION
In recent years, the issue of sexual harassment has sent shockwaves reaching from the film industry to national governments – and the world of classical music has not been immune from revelations. Earlier this year, the Washington Post published the results of its...
by Staff | Nov 15, 2018 | OPINION
Playing as part of an amateur ensemble can be a fantastically rewarding experience, but it can also go badly wrong if you don’t bother to put in the preparation needed to fully develop your musical skills. We’ve discussed before how you can build your own concert...
by Staff | Nov 10, 2018 | OPINION
Continuing our new Q&A series, we spoke to Ben Timms, Head of the Scoring Team at Dorico, to find out what music means to him. What musician (dead or alive) would you want to have dinner with? I’m not sure I would be brave enough to have dinner with the artists...
by Staff | Oct 7, 2018 | OPINION
Continuing our new Q&A series, we spoke to Dorico product specialist John Barron, to find out what music means to him. – What musician (dead or alive) would you want to have dinner with? Gil Evans, the pianist and arranger. Although there are so many that my...
by Staff | Sep 20, 2018 | OPINION
Whether you’re fully committed to making it in the world of professional music, or enjoy playing with an amateur ensemble in your leisure time, there are few things more thrilling than putting on your own concert. Practicing and performing for yourselves is one thing,...