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We're recruiting: Trustees
Jun 6, 2025
We're recruiting: Trustees
Jun 6, 2025

Apply to be our new Nonclassical Trustee!

Jun 6, 2025
Introducing our new Board members: Alan Davey and Karen Lee
Jun 6, 2025
Introducing our new Board members: Alan Davey and Karen Lee
Jun 6, 2025

Meet our new Board members – Alan Davey and Karen Lee.

Jun 6, 2025
Birthday Party at Two Palms
Oct 1, 2024
Birthday Party at Two Palms
Oct 1, 2024

We rang in twenty years of nonclassical with a birthday party at Hackney bar Two Palms.

Oct 1, 2024
Ben Nobuto – Baby Lexicon (video premiere)
Oct 1, 2024
Ben Nobuto – Baby Lexicon (video premiere)
Oct 1, 2024

Watch the video premiere of Ben Nobuto's Baby Lexicon, performed by Abstruckt percussion quartet at our July gig.

Oct 1, 2024
What A Racket!
Jul 22, 2024
What A Racket!
Jul 22, 2024

We made some serious noise with Abstruckt and Klavikon on Fri 12 July – read more about it.

Jul 22, 2024
Sound Sculptures, Dynamical Systems, Natural Environments
Jul 22, 2024
Sound Sculptures, Dynamical Systems, Natural Environments
Jul 22, 2024

Sound Sculptures, Dynamical Systems, Natural Environments celebrates the unpredictable beauty that lies within both the natural world and the realm of sound.

Jul 22, 2024
the greenhouse effect: one year on
Mar 12, 2024
the greenhouse effect: one year on
Mar 12, 2024

One year on from our Barbican Conservatory concert, the greenhouse effect, we reflect upon the impact of the concert.

Mar 12, 2024
Introducing: Girl by Soosan Lolavar
Mar 11, 2024
Introducing: Girl by Soosan Lolavar
Mar 11, 2024

Meet the artists involved in ‘Girl’, our latest album. Out March 15.

Mar 11, 2024
Girl
Jan 31, 2024
Girl
Jan 31, 2024

Girl – the triple-debut album from composer Soosan Lolavar, conductor Kelly Lovelady and chamber orchestra Ruthless Jabiru – puts diasporic experience at the centre of a uniquely personal soundworld. Out March 15th.

Jan 31, 2024
Tape Reworks, Vol. 2
Jan 26, 2024
Tape Reworks, Vol. 2
Jan 26, 2024

Tape Reworks, Vol. 2 features remixes of Langham Research Centre originals by electronic artists Beatriz Ferreyra and Kara-Lis Coverdale.

Jan 26, 2024
nonclassical appoints Miranda Johnson as Executive Director (maternity cover)
Jan 22, 2024
nonclassical appoints Miranda Johnson as Executive Director (maternity cover)
Jan 22, 2024

Nonclassical have appointed Miranda Johnson as their Executive Director, providing maternity cover for Natalia Franklin Pierce.

Jan 22, 2024
2023 Highlights
Dec 14, 2023
2023 Highlights
Dec 14, 2023

What a year it’s been! Read on to see some of our favourite moments and reflections on 2023.

Dec 14, 2023
Auction! Signed original watercolour paintings by Bob and Roberta Smith RA (2023)
Nov 28, 2023
Auction! Signed original watercolour paintings by Bob and Roberta Smith RA (2023)
Nov 28, 2023

We’re auctioning off two signed original watercolour paintings by Bob and Roberta Smith RA (2023)!

Nov 28, 2023
Nonclassical Memories
Nov 23, 2023
Nonclassical Memories
Nov 23, 2023

We’re looking back on the last 20 years of Nonclassical activity with some of our favourite moments.

Nov 23, 2023
Spotlight: Rebeca Omordia
Oct 27, 2023
Spotlight: Rebeca Omordia
Oct 27, 2023

We spoke to Rebeca Omordia, founder of the African Concert Series, about Outside the Lines, Vol. 6.

Oct 27, 2023
Ivors nominations for Alex Paxton and Simon Knighton!
Oct 18, 2023
Ivors nominations for Alex Paxton and Simon Knighton!
Oct 18, 2023

Congrats to Nonclassical artists Alex Paxton and Simon Knighton for their 2023 Ivors nominations!

Oct 18, 2023
Introducing our Artists in Residence for 2023-25
Oct 13, 2023
Introducing our Artists in Residence for 2023-25
Oct 13, 2023

Meet our 2023-25 Artists in Residence.

Oct 13, 2023
Meet the Artists // Outside the Lines, Vol. 6
Oct 12, 2023
Meet the Artists // Outside the Lines, Vol. 6
Oct 12, 2023

Meet the artists involved in our upcoming album release Outside the Lines, Vol. 6.

Oct 12, 2023
Outside the Lines, Vol. 6
Oct 6, 2023
Outside the Lines, Vol. 6
Oct 6, 2023

The sixth edition of our eclectic compilation, showcasing UK-based artists who are exploring and engaging with the different dimensions of African art music.

Oct 6, 2023
Spotlight: William Norris
Oct 4, 2023
Spotlight: William Norris
Oct 4, 2023

We spoke to Will Norris, our new Chair, about music, plants, and what he’s listening to.

Oct 4, 2023
Listen now: interview with Amit Dinesh Patel and Aniruddha Das
Aug 31, 2023
Listen now: interview with Amit Dinesh Patel and Aniruddha Das
Aug 31, 2023

Listen to an interview with Dushume and Dhangsha about Disruptive Frequencies.

Aug 31, 2023
nonclassical appoints William Norris as new Chair
Aug 30, 2023
nonclassical appoints William Norris as new Chair
Aug 30, 2023

Nonclassical have appointed William Norris as their new Chair.

Aug 30, 2023
Nonclassical x State51: watch now!
Aug 30, 2023
Nonclassical x State51: watch now!
Aug 30, 2023

Watch our 2023 Battle of the Bands finalists perform special live sets in collaboration with State51.

Aug 30, 2023
the time the time the time and written time
Jul 26, 2023
the time the time the time and written time
Jul 26, 2023

Read Elischa Kaminer’s reflection on his time as a Nonclassical Associate Composer.

Jul 26, 2023
Highlights // Disruptive Frequencies at Kings Place
Jul 24, 2023
Highlights // Disruptive Frequencies at Kings Place
Jul 24, 2023

Check out highlights from the launch of Disruptive Frequencies at Kings Place.

Jul 24, 2023
June 2023 Playlist
Jun 15, 2023
June 2023 Playlist
Jun 15, 2023

Read Charlie Williams’, a student on a marketing placement at Nonclassical during June, essay on his favourite pieces from the Nonclassical back catalogue.

Jun 15, 2023
Meet the Artists // Disruptive Frequencies
Jun 2, 2023
Meet the Artists // Disruptive Frequencies
Jun 2, 2023

Meet the artists involved in our upcoming event and album release Disruptive Frequencies.

Jun 2, 2023
Disruptive Frequencies
Jun 1, 2023
Disruptive Frequencies
Jun 1, 2023

Disruptive Frequencies is the upcoming release from artists Dushume, Poulomi Desai, Bantu, Nikki Sheth, Dhangsha and NikNak, out on double LP and digital platforms on Thursday 13 July.

Jun 1, 2023
2021-22 COMPOSERS SCHEME HIGHLIGHTS
May 31, 2023
2021-22 COMPOSERS SCHEME HIGHLIGHTS
May 31, 2023

Find out what our four Associate Composers got up to during their year on the scheme.

May 31, 2023
Interzone - Nichola Scrutton
May 4, 2023
Interzone - Nichola Scrutton
May 4, 2023

Interzone is the upcoming release from composer and performer Nichola Scrutton, out on CD and digital platforms on Thursday 15 June.

May 4, 2023
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