Bethan Morgan-Williams 🏴
@morganwilliamsb.bsky.social
Walking contradiction
Thank you, @royalphilsoc.bsky.social!
Huge congratulations to RPS Composer Bethan Morgan-Williams, @morganwilliamsb.bsky.social who has been awarded the 2026 Ernst von Siemens Composer Prize!
You can discover more, hear Bethan's music, and find out about upcoming performances of her works on her website: www.bethanmorganwilliams.com
You can discover more, hear Bethan's music, and find out about upcoming performances of her works on her website: www.bethanmorganwilliams.com
Bethan Morgan-Williams
Composer
www.bethanmorganwilliams.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Thank you, @royalphilsoc.bsky.social!
My piece ILDIO is on BBC Radio 3’s New Music Show tonight (10:30pm–12:30am)!
Performed by Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, it’s about surrender, uncertainty, and finding clarity through sound.
This is not comfort listening, so strap in!
Listen live or catch up: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Performed by Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, it’s about surrender, uncertainty, and finding clarity through sound.
This is not comfort listening, so strap in!
Listen live or catch up: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 3 - New Music Show, The Poet’s Favourite Places
The latest in new music, with Tom Service.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
My piece ILDIO is on BBC Radio 3’s New Music Show tonight (10:30pm–12:30am)!
Performed by Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, it’s about surrender, uncertainty, and finding clarity through sound.
This is not comfort listening, so strap in!
Listen live or catch up: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Performed by Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, it’s about surrender, uncertainty, and finding clarity through sound.
This is not comfort listening, so strap in!
Listen live or catch up: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Today, 11.4. at 8pm on the radio at WDR 3 and afterwards for 30 days online: Musikfabrik in WDR 92 with works by Georgia Koumará , @morganwilliamsb.bsky.social, Sara Glojnarić, Mats Thiersch, Mazyar Kashian and Christopher Collings. Conductor: @edofrenkel.bsky.social.
www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr3/p...
www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr3/p...
"Sugarcoating"
Hinter jeder Tür ein neuer Klang – die Musikfabrik spielt bei ihrem 92. Gastspiel im WDR sechs zeitgenössische Werke in ständig wechselnden Konstellationen.
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April 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Today, 11.4. at 8pm on the radio at WDR 3 and afterwards for 30 days online: Musikfabrik in WDR 92 with works by Georgia Koumará , @morganwilliamsb.bsky.social, Sara Glojnarić, Mats Thiersch, Mazyar Kashian and Christopher Collings. Conductor: @edofrenkel.bsky.social.
www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr3/p...
www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr3/p...
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3.4. 20.03 - 22 Uhr, WDR 3 Konzert mit dem Mitschnitt von Musikfabrik im WDR 91 mit Uraufführungen von Lisa Streich und Arnulf Herrmann und weiterer großartiger Musik von Lucia Dlugoszewski, @morganwilliamsb.bsky.social und Elena Rykova.
www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr3/p...
www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr3/p...
Uraufführungen von Arnulf Herrmann und Lisa Streich
Das Ensemble Musikfabrik spielt im WDR Funkhaus Stücke von Bethan Morgan-Williams, Elena Rykova, Lucia Dlugoszewski, Arnulf Herrmann und Lisa Streich.
www1.wdr.de
April 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
3.4. 20.03 - 22 Uhr, WDR 3 Konzert mit dem Mitschnitt von Musikfabrik im WDR 91 mit Uraufführungen von Lisa Streich und Arnulf Herrmann und weiterer großartiger Musik von Lucia Dlugoszewski, @morganwilliamsb.bsky.social und Elena Rykova.
www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr3/p...
www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr3/p...
I’m used to performers living rent-free in my head, but last night things escalated… I had a dream where Richard Craig was piloting a roofless, sideless plane, with me aboard. We hit turbulence and had to fly upside down. No seatbelts. Just me and a bunch of dream-people clinging on for dear life.
March 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I’m used to performers living rent-free in my head, but last night things escalated… I had a dream where Richard Craig was piloting a roofless, sideless plane, with me aboard. We hit turbulence and had to fly upside down. No seatbelts. Just me and a bunch of dream-people clinging on for dear life.
Lovely weekend in Köln just gone. I was fortunate to hear Hannah Weirich perform my piece ‘Ffarwel i Uli’ at WDR. Plus, a productive rehearsal with @CarlRosman on ‘Skyppan,’ a new 35-minute solo piece for basset clarinet (yes, I’m THAT mad!). And how about that wonderful weather? 🍦🌞 #ComposerLife
February 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Lovely weekend in Köln just gone. I was fortunate to hear Hannah Weirich perform my piece ‘Ffarwel i Uli’ at WDR. Plus, a productive rehearsal with @CarlRosman on ‘Skyppan,’ a new 35-minute solo piece for basset clarinet (yes, I’m THAT mad!). And how about that wonderful weather? 🍦🌞 #ComposerLife
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"Dedicated 'to Hannah, with love,' Ffarwel i Uli is more than an elegy; it is a heartfelt embrace, a tribute to Uli’s spark, and a reminder to cherish the light he left behind."
🗓️ 22.2.2025 - 8pm
📍WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz, Köln
www.musikfabrik.eu/.../musikfab...
🗓️ 22.2.2025 - 8pm
📍WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz, Köln
www.musikfabrik.eu/.../musikfab...
February 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"Dedicated 'to Hannah, with love,' Ffarwel i Uli is more than an elegy; it is a heartfelt embrace, a tribute to Uli’s spark, and a reminder to cherish the light he left behind."
🗓️ 22.2.2025 - 8pm
📍WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz, Köln
www.musikfabrik.eu/.../musikfab...
🗓️ 22.2.2025 - 8pm
📍WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz, Köln
www.musikfabrik.eu/.../musikfab...
That ‘I just finished a piece’ feeling ☺️
February 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
That ‘I just finished a piece’ feeling ☺️
You can take the girl out of Wales, but you can’t take the Wales out of the girl!
January 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
You can take the girl out of Wales, but you can’t take the Wales out of the girl!
Started teaching at Huddersfield Uni today. It was a good experience helping undergrads with their solo piano compositions. I appreciated the variety and different approaches to learning, and I really enjoyed it! #UniversityofHuddersfield #Teaching
January 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Started teaching at Huddersfield Uni today. It was a good experience helping undergrads with their solo piano compositions. I appreciated the variety and different approaches to learning, and I really enjoyed it! #UniversityofHuddersfield #Teaching
If I tie my shoes tight enough for my feet to feel secure, I cut off the blood-flow and eventually break my laces. Does anyone else have this problem?
January 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
If I tie my shoes tight enough for my feet to feel secure, I cut off the blood-flow and eventually break my laces. Does anyone else have this problem?
This morning, I delved into my allocation of scores from the LSO Panufnik applicants ahead of our panel meeting next week. It’s truly humbling to discover so many amazing pieces from composers I mostly hadn’t heard of until today. Thank you, world! 🌍🎶 #LSOPanufnik #ComposerDiscovery
January 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This morning, I delved into my allocation of scores from the LSO Panufnik applicants ahead of our panel meeting next week. It’s truly humbling to discover so many amazing pieces from composers I mostly hadn’t heard of until today. Thank you, world! 🌍🎶 #LSOPanufnik #ComposerDiscovery
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Something newer again (despite the vintage look) by @morganwilliamsb.bsky.social. Back to Eb clarinet for this one. youtu.be/5P4n6cukdxE?...
Bethan Morgan-Williams – Gêmdisyn (2020)
YouTube video by Ensemble Musikfabrik
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November 27, 2024 at 6:54 AM
Something newer again (despite the vintage look) by @morganwilliamsb.bsky.social. Back to Eb clarinet for this one. youtu.be/5P4n6cukdxE?...
Why do bluetooth headphones still have the plastic piece at the bottom where the wire used to be?
February 26, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Why do bluetooth headphones still have the plastic piece at the bottom where the wire used to be?
This is happening www.musikfabrik.eu/en/calendar/...
MaerzMusik | Ensemble Musikfabrik
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February 25, 2024 at 12:50 PM
This is happening www.musikfabrik.eu/en/calendar/...
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Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.
February 23, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.
Can someone please explain to me how it is that 999/1000 is equal to 1?
December 5, 2023 at 9:59 AM
Can someone please explain to me how it is that 999/1000 is equal to 1?
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November 17, 2024 at 8:29 PM
How’s your Monday going? Yeah not bad thanks, just caught a horse 👋
November 20, 2023 at 3:48 PM
How’s your Monday going? Yeah not bad thanks, just caught a horse 👋
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Live concert streaming tonight if anyone’s curious… www.youtube.com/live/Nr_AvIZ...
Montagskonzert - The Heart's Ear
Monday concert curated by Carl RosmanRobert HP Platz – Chapelle (2020) German premierefor clarinet soloLiza Lim – The Heart’s Ear (1997)for flute, clarinet a...
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November 20, 2023 at 11:34 AM
Live concert streaming tonight if anyone’s curious… www.youtube.com/live/Nr_AvIZ...
Lovely doc that www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Michael Tippett, The Shadow and the Light
The fascinating life and music of British composer Michael Tippett, who died in 1998.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2023 at 5:05 PM
Lovely doc that www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
“You can start asking questions that you can’t ask in humans.” www.science.org/content/arti...
Baby bats babble, much like human infants
Behavior could shed light on human language learning
www.science.org
November 11, 2023 at 8:59 PM
“You can start asking questions that you can’t ask in humans.” www.science.org/content/arti...
“We shouldn’t have to spend all this time presenting ourselves to be recognized” van-magazine.com/mag/laurence...
Show Some Emotion
Currently, Laurence Osborn is moving house, from Notting Hill (West London) to Notting Hill (West London). We meet for coffee on Gloucester Road (West London) in an hour squeezed between cardboard box...
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November 9, 2023 at 4:00 PM
“We shouldn’t have to spend all this time presenting ourselves to be recognized” van-magazine.com/mag/laurence...