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Founded in 1979, the British Music Society is dedicated to promoting and preserving Britain’s musical heritage with particular emphasis on 20th century composers through recordings, publications and events
Music news in brief
News in brief including the death of two British conductors and the release of two new CDs from SOMM Recordings…
Obituary: Rev. Ronald Corp
Ronald Corp lived a full life as an accomplished musician whose achievements as a conductor and composer earned him an OBE for services to British music…
City churches host summer music in June
The seventh annual Summer Music in City Churches will take place from 18 to 27 June in the City of London and feature music with the theme of Eternal Light.
Latest features & reviews
The Lancashire Caruso
How many British opera singers get a Wetherspoons pub named after them? Not many – but here’s one I stumbled upon when cruising along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal…
GRACE WILLIAMS: The Parlour
One remarkable feature of the work is the fact that Williams wrote her own libretto and made an excellent job of it, using some very sophisticated rhyme schemes…
THOMAS PITFIELD: Orchestral Music
Pitfield supporters during his lifetime boasted Sir John Barbirolli, David Ellis (Head of Music for Radio 3 North), Leo Black (BBC Radio 3 producer), as well as many performers…
SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: English Composer
This book is probably best regarded as a short introduction to the life and music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. It is written mainly from the perspective of Coleridge-Taylor’s status as a black composer in Victorian England…
THE LIVING FIRE
…in his note on the recording the Director of Music, Benjamin Sheen, makes the point that the college continues ‘provide a platform for emerging artists from within the College community to showcase their work..
EVERLASTING LIGHT
This CD is being issued to mark the 125th anniversary of the Bath Abbey Boys Choir. The programme is an enterprising blend of well-known choral items with others which are much less familiar…