C:T talks to composer Ed Hughes, who's opera The Birds is being performed by I Fagiolini in this years City of London Festival

We're looking for composers to write a short extract for French Horn, Wagner Tuba, Natural Horn, or Baroque Horn in our unique online workshop - find out more.

Gavin Thomas introduces the work of leading French composer Tristan Murail

A new article introducing the work of leading British composer Oliver Knussen

A new interview with Ian Pace, one of the UKs leading performers of contemporary piano music. Ian is renowned for his ability to tackle the most demanding contemporary scores, and has commissioned and premiered a huge number of new works by some of the worlds leading composers.

Chicago-based organization 'Accessible Contemporary Music' promotes weekly concerts of new music and aims to encourage new audiences through a new choice of venues, direct interaction with the composer and a lot else besides - we talk to Artistic Director, Seth Bousted

We've added some new trumpet mute sounds to the sound bank today. The new sounds are for plunger and harmon mute.

We have more trumpet sounds inline to be added shortly.

We've added a new section of the site - Contemporary Music Concert Listings.

We'll be adding many of the larger concerts ourselves, but there is also an online wizard which allows you to instantly add your own new music concert - for free (part membership required.)

With our membership growing every day, it's a great way to advertise your concert.

The listings section is currently divided into UK, US and other international to allow you to easily find concerts in your area.

C:T talks to one of the leading figures in British Contemporary music, Robert Saxton. Robert is currently University Lecturer and Tutorial Fellow at Worcester College, Oxford. Current projects include a work for Steven Isserlis and The Wandering Jew - a dramatic radio operatic fantasy commissioned by BBC Radio 3

C:T talks to Gwyn Pritchard, composer, founder of the Uroboros Ensemble and Artistic Director of the Reggello International Festival of Contemporary & Classical Music in Tuscany, Italy. The festival invites ensembles and soloists from many parts of the world to participate, programming music which is seldom heard in Italy. He also directs the RIF Composers' Competition which is hosted by the festival.