I am very excited to announce that I have been selected to become a member of the Millennium Composers Initiative. This organisation represents over 100 composers worldwide, and seeks to provide new experiences for audiences, performers, and artists everywhere. I…

I am delighted that I have been selected as a one of the composers for the February edition of East Chamber Music's Composer Festival Series; an online intensive workshop, writing for the 'flavour of the month' instrumentation, which for this…

These last couple of months since the release of 'DIVISION OF MEMORY' have been great, and it's been lovely seeing lots of positive response to both the album, and my piece. Back in November 'Carolina's Jig' was featured on WSMR…

I am delighted to announce that 'DIVISION OF MEMORY', featuring my solo cello piece 'Carolina's Jig' has been released through Navona Records! Performed by Thomas Mesa, the album is an incredible display of both the cello and new music

The…

I'm absolutely delighted to say that DIVISION OF MEMORY has a confirmed released date of OCTOBER 8th 2021 with Navona Records! The album will be available on all major music platforms and retailers.

This project has been essentially 2 years…

After many months of delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I'm delighted to say that my choral pieces 'My Hiding Place' and 'Adiraï' were recorded by The Kühn Choir in Prague on August 31st 2021, kicking off this amazing opportunity…

I had the great joy of discussing writing music for voices on the lovely podcast Total Choir Resources 

You can listen to the episode by following the link below:

https://www.totalchoirresources.com/207-writing-inspiring-music-for-voices-with-lydia-jane-pugh/?fbclid=IwAR1O338OL6ZG7fImae7CU1ozyxsJ6S1b1lo45eCrIBp-7yeton3WTQjBj48 

'All-Nighter' the musical was a huge success - it was quite unbelievable what we managed to pull together and produce in just a week. And riding on the back of the shows initial success, the writers Laura Simpson and Rickey…

I was utterly delighted to have been asked my my dear friends Laura Simpson and Rickey Long to perform in their new musical initiative.  

With theatres around the world still closed and arts industries in jeopardy, Laura and Rickey took…

This year would have marked the 10th Anniversary of Choral Chameleon's Summer Institute; an amazing forum in New York City, who I credit with giving me the huge career surge I have seen in the last few years. Undeterred by…

Despite everything that's going on, the amazing people I get to work with are all still finding ways to push through with optimism and hope for the arts when we return to a sense of normalcy. At the end of…

I am delighted by this wonderfully written review by Dan Lis, of my piece 'Carolina's Jig' on his blog site Composers Toolbox. 
- Dan has reviewed my work before, having written another great article about 'Vous-lous enne P'tite Goute?', and…