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
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JOANNA FORBES L’ESTRANGE: Heaven To Earth
Joanna Forbes L’Estrange has had a notable career in choral music, having been a performer and director of ensembles such as the Swingle Singers and Tenebrae…
HOWARD BLAKE: Orchestral Music
This latest SOMM disc is devoted to orchestral music to mark the 85th birthday of Howard Blake. Mr Blake has been a key figure in British musical life for over 60 years…
ELIZABETH POSTON: Carols and Anthems
Central to the recording is The Nativity, A Sequence for Christmas. This CD offers the world première recording of the work…
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH & OTHERS: Piano Music
No, not the poet, but the great-great-grandson of brother Christopher. He is claimed by both Scotland and England but he did not come permanently to Scotland till he was 53…
A CHILD’S CHRISTMAS: Orchestral Music for Christmas
A Child’s Christmas is an apposite title for an enchanting collection of orchestral music for Christmas, curated by Phillip Lane who is one of eight English composers represented…
JACK SHEPPARD: A Victorian Melodrama
Jack Sheppard was one of the most successful 19th century melodramas. The hero, or rather, anti-hero, was a real person, a celebrated jail-break…