News for Category: Press release
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music celebrates Steve Reich’s 90 birthday with immersive festival weekend
Steve Reich, the pioneering New York composer, turns 90 on 3 October 2026. To celebrate, The Glasshouse will host Steve Reich at 90, a festival weekend bringing some of his most iconic and influential works to the North East.
The Unthanks unite with Royal Northern Sinfonia to mark 20th anniversary with orchestral tour across the UK
The Unthanks, Tyneside’s much-loved folk group and Artistic Partners at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, are marking their 20th anniversary with a tour in collaboration with Royal Northern Sinfonia.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
