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GemArts joins The Glasshouse as new Artistic Partner ahead of their biggest collaboration yet

The Glasshouse, currently celebrating its 20th birthday and most creatively ambitious era yet, today welcomes GemArts as new Artistic Partner.
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The Glasshouse launches new season of music this September

This September, The Glasshouse International Centre for Music launches a new season of concerts, continuing its 20th anniversary year with a line-up that spans international stars, homegrown artists and new creative projects.
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New wellbeing workshop series at The Glasshouse with Shannon Pearl

This autumn, a new series of workshops at The Glasshouse will explore how music can support emotional wellbeing. Spirituality in Sound, led by neo-folk artist Shannon Pearl, runs across five events from 2 November to 20 December.

Abigail Pogson to depart The Glasshouse for London’s Barbican Centre

After a decade, CEO Abigail Pogson will depart the organisation this autumn with Fraser Anderson appointed as Interim CEO.

RNS Moves – Royal Northern Sinfonia’s inclusive ensemble featuring professional disabled musicians and non-disabled members of RNS – makes its London debut at Kings Place, London, on 21 September

RNS Moves is a unique musical ensemble made up of professional disabled musicians and non-disabled members of Royal Northern Sinfonia.

The Glasshouse to host special one-off Fringe events as The Mercury Prize comes to Newcastle

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music will play a key role in this year’s Mercury Fringe, a week-long celebration of music across the North East in the run-up to the Mercury Prize in Newcastle this October.

Music icons named to lead NewcastleGateshead Music City board

Two of the most influential and well-respected figures in the UK music scene have been confirmed as chair and vice chair of NewcastleGateshead Music City.
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Mix Tape presents new sociable events at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music

The Glasshouse is introducing even more ways to enjoy music with its Mix Tape programme. In a hand-picked lineup of sound and sensation, five events will take place from Friday 29 August to Sunday 31 August, with more to be announced throughout the year.
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BBC Proms in the North East attracts record numbers of first-time audiences and national broadcasts

The busiest BBC Proms in the North East yet, concertgoers travelled from all over the UK – from London, Belfast and Glasgow, to Carlisle, Manchester and Cardiff – to experience the BBC Proms in the North East.
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BBC Proms returns to the North East with world-class music, emerging talent and a regional story to tell

BBC Proms returns to The Glasshouse this July (24–27) with four days of live music, family shows and free performances - and with less than two weeks to go, there’s still time to book for some of the biggest and boldest moments. 
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The Glasshouse launches The Friday Night Club with The Unthanks

Folk pioneers and Artistic Partners of The Glasshouse, The Unthanks have announced an eclectic new event: The Friday Night Club.
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BBC Proms makes its Sunderland debut at The Fire Station

This summer, the BBC Proms makes history in the North East. For the first time, the world-famous festival comes to Sunderland. Over four days from 24–27 July, audiences can enjoy live music across Gateshead and Sunderland in a unique regional programme.

The Glasshouse Artists in Residence stage visionary projects at the cutting edge of technology meeting music

After ten months of creativity and innovation, The Glasshouse International Centre of Music's Artists in Residence are ready to share their visionary new work.

The Glasshouse – the North East’s thriving home for music – will host a major weekend of the BBC Proms this summer, led by Royal Northern Sinfonia and showcasing a bold mix of orchestral scale, pop innovation and homegrown talent

BBC Proms in the North East returns to The Glasshouse for a bold weekend of world-class music-making for everyone. Running from Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 July, the weekend sees The Glasshouse transformed into a festival hub, with symphonic works, boundary-
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Andy Haldane CBE joins The Glasshouse as Chair of the Board

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music – currently celebrating its 20th birthday – has today announced the appointment of Andy Haldane CBE as its new Chair of the Board.
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