2018 has proven to be off to an amazing start. I travelled to New York City to participate in the Young New Yorker's Chorus' Young Composer Competition, as one of three finalists who were each commissioned to write a new…
Oct 19 2017
FINALIST FOR THE YOUNG NEW YORKER'S CHORUS YOUNG COMPOSER COMPETITION, September 29th 2017
2017 just keeps getting better and better! I have been selected as one of three finalists for the Young New Yorker's Chorus Young Composer Competition 2018 - this means I'll be writing a brand new piece for YNYC to perform…
Sep 21 2017
WINNER OF THE P.J. PROBY AWARD, September 1st 2017
So, not only was I awarded my Advanced Professional Diploma with Distinction from the Voice College in July 2017, making me a fully qualified practitioner of the voice, I was subsequently shortlisted and then awarded the The P.J. Proby Award…
Aug 28 2017
FEATURED COMPOSER ON COMPOSER'S TOOLBOX, August 23rd 2017
You may remember that my piece 'Vous-lous enne P'tite Goute?' (which was commissioned and premiered by the Great Noise Ensemble at the Charlotte New Music Festival in 2015) was selected to be featured on the new music blog 'Composer's Toolbox'…
Jul 5 2017
VOCAL PRACTITIONER, July 5th 2017
I'm am so very pleased to announced that I have received a Distinction for my Advanced Professional Diploma in Teaching Contemporary Singing, awarded by The Voice College. I was awarded the John Owen-Jones Award (one of their scholarships) in…
May 31 2017
CHORAL CHAMELEON INSTITUTE IN NEW YORK, May 31st 2017
I'm delighted to announce that I'll be heading state-side, once again, to partake in another workshop, this time in Brooklyn New York, from the 23rd-30th June. I will also be participating as both a composer and conductor, which is incredibly…
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…