How ACE took an axe to contemporary music
NewsAmid the fuss about English National Opera, few have noticed the deep cuts made by Arts Council England to support systems for living composers.
Here are four major blows:
Britten Sinfonia – total removal
Psappha Ensemble – total removal
London Sinfonietta – minus 41%
Sound and Music – minus 31%
That is savage.
The options for composers could be silence or emigration.
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