The Proms, at last, are back with us, albeit shorn of their first two weeks. We now have a six week season commencing on 30 July. The programme looks quite different to the more traditional seasons of the past. No choral music (choirs not permitted!), and in any case...
Members of the BMS will surely wish to congratulate composer Joseph Horovitz on celebrating his 95th birthday on 26 May. Joseph’s contribution to the British music scene dates from the war years and he has contributed to many diverse forms of composition over...
With many live events now being tentatively scheduled as we cautiously emerge from lockdown, one of the highlights promises to be the Three Choirs Festival this year being staged in Worcester 24 July – 1 August. One of the events will be a morning recital on 30...
Soprano Pauline Tinsley, conductor Malcolm Goldring and composer Anthony Payne are among those in the musical world who have died recently. PAULINE TINSLEY (27 March 1928 – 10 May 2021) Born in Wigan, Pauline Tinsley became one of our most distinguished sopranos...
Dear BMS, I have been searching for contact information about copyright for Alfred Ashpole’s music. I found an original composition for concert band and/or brass band in my library from the early 60s. Alfred wrote the march for the band director who lived here at...
