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Generation change in the board of the Music Information Association In June 2018 the youngest general assembly of our organization “Music Information Association” took place. In this connection a generation change was decided at the association. In order to guarantee a smooth transition, a one-year transition phase is agreed for

Hans Hütten was a composer with broad compositional skills. On 20.10.2018 the composer Hans Hütten, popular in Germany, died in his hometown Cotbus. Hütten, who was born in 1943 in Nossens near Meissen, was a trumpeter in the then pioneer wind orchestra Meissen from 1954 to 1957. From 1957-1961 he

WASBE announces the second edition of the WASBE Composition Competition. The International Composition Contest is an initiative sponsored by WASBE that is open to composers from around the world. The concept is to encourage both young and experienced composers to write original compositions of high artistic merit for the school/educational

Aretha Louise Franklin: 1942 – 2018 Aretha Franklin was an American singer, songwriter, actress, and pianist. Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan where her father C. L. Franklin was minister. At age 18, she embarked on a secular career recording

WASBE Conference from 10 to 13 July 2019 The city of Buñol (Spain) will be the hotspot for the next International WASBE Conference on 10-13 July 2019. Bunol is a municipality in the province of Valencia and the area is considered one of the most important strongholds in Spanish brass

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, pianist and educator has died Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, pianist and educator George Walker has died at the age of 96. Walker’s music was firmly rooted in the modern classical tradition, but also drew from African-American spirituals and jazz. His nearly 100 compositions range broadly, from intricately orchestrated

Cher, Philip Glass, Reba McEntire and Wayne Shorter receive the 41st Annual Kennedy Center Honors Prize 2018 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the largest cultural center in Washington, D.C. It was posthumously named after John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. Since