John Butt joins prestigious Council

02 September 2010

David Willetts, Minister for Universities & Science, has announced the appointment of John Butt and three other academics to the governing body, the Council, of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Council members are appointed by the Minister for Universities and Science and are responsible for the overall strategic direction of the AHRC including its key objectives and targets, and key decisions about the research direction of the AHRC.

Each year the AHRC provides approximately £112 million from the Government to support research and postgraduate study in the arts and humanities, from languages and law, archaeology and English literature to design and creative and performing arts. In any one year, the AHRC makes approximately 700 research awards and around 1,350 postgraduate awards. Awards are made after a rigorous peer review process, to ensure that only applications of the highest quality are funded. The quality and range of research supported by this investment of public funds not only provides social and cultural benefits but also contributes to the economic success of the UK.

Gramophone's Editor's Choice

30 June 2010

The award-winning Dunedin Consort's "spine-tingling" new album 'J.S. Bach Mass in B Minor' has just been named 'Editor's Choice' in the latest issue of Gramophone Magazine. This wonderful double album features the premiere recording of the Breitkopf & Härtel Edition of Bach's popular mass edited by Joshua Rifkin in 2006. Director John Butt and the Dunedin Consort make this both a revealing, historically accurate soloist-led performance and a truly groundbreaking recording.

Lammermuir Festival

25 May 2010

The Dunedin Consort & Players have been chosen to close a new and exciting music festival which will run from the 10th to the 19th September 2010. The Lammermuir Festival will feature many major artists, ensembles and orchestras in a host of intriguing venues across East Lothian, Scotland, including historic buildings and on board Concorde.

John Butt wins the Royal Academy of Music Kohn Foundation Bach Prize

29 March 2010

The Dunedin Consort is delighted to announce that John Butt is to be the fifth recipient of the Royal Academy of Music/Kohn Foundation Bach Prize.