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…
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 -…