Guardian Music — Southbank Centre, LondonMost composers suffer at least a temporary eclipse in the years after their death, but in the 10 years since Iannis Xenakis died, the audience for his music has grown steadily. Two concerts in the Southbank Centre's Ether seri... more info

Guardian Music — The £50,000 PRS foundation prize for new music has been awarded to the Organ of Corti, an intriguing project that recycles environmental sound. But does the prize have a future?The winner of the 2010 Performing Right Society foundation prize for new... more info

Guardian Music — The Organ of Corti – which takes sounds from saturated environments and recycles them using sonic crystals – wins £50,000 prize for most innovative idea for a new musical workA £50,000 award given to the most innovative idea for a new musical w... more info

Guardian Music — Rag Factory, LondonChris Newman first attracted attention in the 1980s, when his disconcertingly strange music was performed at the ICA in London. Now in his early 50s, he's based in Berlin, and describes himself as an inter-disciplinary artist, exhi... more info

Guardian Music — I am currently chairing a panel of judges, for the Performing Right Society Foundation award for new music. We've just come up with our shortlist, and it's been extremely hard whittling the proposals down from an initial 16 to five (the eventu... more info

Guardian Music — Although once home to Stockhausen and Boulez, it took two English composers to drag Darmstadt music school out of its rut. Christopher Fox examines their legacyIn many ways, Darmstadt is a typical German city. It has a local beer, an opera house, par... more info

Guardian Music — Wilton's Music Hall, LondonMichael Finnissy's new work may be scored for small forces - two vocalists, six instrumentalists from the excellent Ixion Ensemble, a string trio plus cimbalom, an accordion and piano performed its premiere under the compos... more info