Lydia Jane Pugh

Apr 24 2017

WONDERFUL WEEKEND OF SINGING! April 24th, 2017

This past weekend went on a little Island hop to the most northern island of the Channel Islands; Alderney. During this weekend I had a wonderful cabaret-style gig at the Adventurer's Rest Hotel and Bar, and ran a thoroughly successful…

Feb 12 2017

LYDIA JANE PUGH TO BE FEATURED ON COMPOSITION BLOG, February 2017

Following a call for scores, my piece 'Voul-ous enne P'tite Goute?' (which was written for the Charlotte New Music Festival, 2015, and premiered by the Great Noise Ensemble) has been selected for analysis and feature on the Composer's Toolkit blog…

Aug 25 2016

NEW CONDUCTOR FOR THE GUERNSEY GLEE SINGERS, August 2016

Effective from September 2016, I will be taking on the role of conductor and musical director of the Guernsey Glee Singers. The Glees were formed in 1927, and are still going strong nearly 90 years later! There have been many…

May 17 2016

FEATURED ON 'LISTENING TO LADIES", May 2016

My piece 'The Land Where I was Born' for choir and piano was selected to be featured on the blog 'Listening to Ladies' - this blog features female composers from all over the globe with a view to getting their…

Apr 1 2016

'WINNER OF THE JOHN OWEN JONES AWARD', April 2016

I am incredibly proud and excited to announce that I have been awarded the John Owen Jones Award, a scholarship from VIDLA (Vocal International Distance Learning Academy) to study for the Advanced Diploma in Teaching Contemporary Singing. Even more excited…

Apr 1 2016

LEHIGH CHORAL COMPOSERS FORUM, March 2016

I am delighted to announce that I have been selected to take part in the Lehigh Choral Composers Forum 2016, which takes place at the end of June in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania USA. This is a workshop in where I will…

Apr 1 2016

'SONGBIRDS TO BE PERFORMED IN THE USA', February 2016

Songbirds received International premieres in the USA back in 2015, and it has been selected again to be performed by the Tallahassee Classical Revolution in Florida, USA on the 26th April 2016

Jan 27 2016

'NORTHERN STAR' FEATURED ON CD RELEASE, December 2015

Back in 2014 I was utterly thrilled that my choral piece for male voice choir, 'Northern Star' made the finals of the Australian Boys Choir Choral Composing Competition. The piece was premiered in Melbourne by the Australian Boys Choir Vocal…

Dec 9 2015

NATIONAL PREMIERE OF 'CAN IT BE TRUE?' December 2015

At the Guernsey Eisteddfod 2015, my piece 'Can it Be True?' (words by Mary Hill) won the Composition Class (over 18), and the adjudicator Ian Hytch asked me for permission to perform the piece with his choir at Christmas -…

Jul 9 2015

FEATURED ON LYREKA.COM AS EXPERT SONGWRITER / COMPOSER: July 2015

Whilst in the USA for the Charlotte New Music Festival 2015 I was approached to be featured on lyreka.com, putting forward my top tips for budding songwriters

You can read my (and the 10 other) tips by following the link…

Jul 8 2015

INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCES IN CHARLOTTE, USA, June 2015

In June 2015 I was selected to take part in the Charlotte New Music Festival, in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

As part of the festival I was commissioned to write a new work for the Great Noise Ensemble, which was…

May 11 2015

SELECTED FOR USA CONCERTS, March 2015

My chamber piece 'Songbirds' was selected to be part of a series of concerts in the USA by Dr Elizabeth Robinson. The first concert was 13th March at Kansas State University, and the second 20th March 2015 at South Dakota…