[London, UK] - Grabbing the classical music industry by its waistcoat and tails, Dilettantemusic is shaking up the notoriously conservative niche and dragging it into the Digital Age. Driven by a mission to support classical music and musicians, Dilettante has built a new generation social music network, using an e-commerce platform to support the Dilettante community of musicians and fans.

This model earned the site a spot on the shortlist for the Good Web Guide’s recent Website of the Year Awards, which attracted more than 1000 entries.

dilettantemusic.com NAMES AMERICAN COMPOSER

DAVID T. LITTLE FIRST-EVER DIGITAL COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE

AT CONCERT EVENT

Site Joins 25 Companies On Inaugural Competition Shortlist

[London, UK] Dilettantemusic.com has been shortlisted for ‘Website of the Year’ in the Good Web Guide’s inaugural competition. The online classical music hub is one of 25 shortlisted sites chosen from more than 1000 nominees across a range of categories from Entertainment to Travel, Property and Parents.

Finalists from U.S., Canada, and Taiwan Compete to Win In Pioneering Initiative; Winner To Be Announced At Concert Event Nov. 5 at 7pm

Here are the Finalists: Now it’s Your Turn to Vote

Jennifer Higdon, Jonathan Nott Round Out International Panel of Judges for Pioneering Initiative

DILETTANTE, THE ONLINE CLASSICAL MUSIC HUB

DilettanteMusic.com, the web’s global classical music hub, has announced the launch of its Digital Composer-in-Residence competition, which makes DilettanteMusic.com the web’s first social network to commission and present original content from its community. The competition launches alongside the site’s brand new intuitive searching and shopping features.

A Unique Competition Uniting Online and Offline Music

Dilettante, the classical music website, unveils a range of new tools and features that complete its evolution into a vibrant classical music hub.

The site brings together a wide range of classical music activities in a virtual village that will engage and delight performers, composers, connoisseurs and occasional listeners. Whether they're signed-up members of the Dilettante community or simply visiting the site on a quest for a favourite CD, all contribute to making Dilettante the place to find, listen, buy and experience classical music.

Dilettantemusic.com hires NMA's 'Ones to Watch' to develop Phase 2

One year after the Phase 1 launch of its hugely successful classical music website, Dilettantemusic.com has appointed digital agency Blonde to undertake Phase 2 site design and development. In addition to building Dilettante's consumer-facing tools, Blonde will boost the site's usability, and finesse its look and feel.

With digital clients such as London's Sadler's Wells and the Edinburgh International Festival, Blonde were named 'Ones to Watch' by New Media Age.

Dilettantemusic.com, the online classical music company has appointed Christopher Gruits as Commercial Director.

Christopher recently completed an MBA from the University of Edinburgh Business School where his thesis focused on corporate digital strategy in the classical music business and an analysis of strategic responses by classical music companies operating in the digital sphere.

Getting married this Christmas? Why not choose classical music to add an extra bit of sparkle to your Winter Wedding. Whether you want traditional carols by the fireside, or a string quartet evoking seasonal images with Vivaldi's "Winter"; Dilettantemusic.com, the online classical music company, has made it easy for you to find the right ensemble and music to create a perfect Winter Wonderland Wedding.