Bringing Britain’s musical heritage alive
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
Latest features & reviews
GABRIEL JACKSON: Choral Works
This disc of Gabriel Jackson’s choral music seems to be something of a homecoming for the composer. He was a chorister at the Canterbury Cathedral under Allan Wicks…
CECILIA McDOWALL: Cantatas
Cecilia McDowall is a composer in whose catalogue of works music for the voice or voices occupies a central place. This disc features four of her most recent cantatas…
TRANSATLANTIC: Brass Music from Britain and America
This mixed bag of British and American music by the distinguished Onyx Brass is never less than entertaining, though I doubt I shall return to some of them often…
A CELLO GALAXY: British Women Composers
Whilst listening to the middle movement, a set of variations in the 1899 Cello Sonata by Amy Horrocks (d.1919) I found myself asking, why don’t we know this music?
The Changing World of Recorded Music
Do you remember when CDs first appeared in the record shops? Did you have conversations about which was better: CD’s or Vinyl – or even cassettes?
BLISS: The Composer Conducts
Sir Arthur Bliss was an excellent conductor of his own music, but surprisingly he made very few commercial recordings. SOMM here celebrates the 50th anniversary of his death…