▁announ ces ▁the ▁w inners ▁of ▁its ▁' Oper a ▁S par ks ▁ 2 0 1 8 ' ▁competition : ▁ ▁Henry ▁Mc Ph erson ▁– ▁Ma ud ▁ ▁Lewis ▁Mur phy ▁and ▁Laura ▁At tr idge ▁– ▁un t itled ▁work ▁Matthew ▁Wh ites ide ▁and ▁Hel ene ▁Gr ø n ▁– ▁Little ▁Black ▁L ies ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ ▁The ▁London ▁Festival ▁of ▁Bar o que ▁Music ▁announ ces ▁that ▁L inds ay ▁K emp ▁is ▁to ▁stand ▁down ▁as ▁art istic ▁director , ▁and ▁Lucy ▁B ending ▁is ▁to ▁stand ▁down ▁as ▁festival ▁manager , ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁at ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁festival . ▁ ▁The ▁Chamber ▁Music ▁Society ▁of ▁Lincoln ▁Center ▁announ ces ▁its ▁award ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁El ise ▁L . ▁Sto eg er ▁Prize , ▁for ▁contributions ▁to ▁chamber ▁music ▁composition , ▁to ▁H uw ▁Wat kins . ▁ 2 7 ▁January ▁– ▁Luc ie ▁Jones ▁is ▁selected ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁" N ever ▁Give ▁Up ▁on ▁You ", ▁co - written ▁by ▁Den mark ' s ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Euro vision ▁winner ▁Em mel ie ▁de ▁Forest . ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁– ▁ 5 9 th ▁Ann ual ▁Gram my ▁Awards ▁( see ▁Awards ▁section ) ▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁– ▁The ▁European ▁Union ▁Bar o que ▁Orchestra