Obituary: Hugh Wood

Obituary: Hugh Wood

With the death of Hugh Wood at the age of 89 we have lost one of our finest composers. Like many English composers of his generation, Wood was drawn to Schoenberg’s twelve-note method but, like Berg, he was able to combine this with references to tonality, and with...
Spot that tune!

Spot that tune!

We have had a request from a member to identify this excerpt: “In the early 50’s the BBC quite often had ‘interludes’ between programmes especially during the day.  One of these was a view of a river.  There was a church with a spire which was behind...
Inspire 2021

Inspire 2021

The Music Teachers’ Association of New South Wales, Australia will be holding their Biennial Conference for Studio Music Teachers on 24 and 25 September. Some of the presentations will be of particular interest to BMS members which will be held on Zoom are: Australian...
A tribute: Dr Thomas Rajna

A tribute: Dr Thomas Rajna

1928 – 2021 Thomas Rajna was an adventurous performer, an imaginative composer, and a truly endearing person. I wonder how he would have taken the order in which I have listed his musical occupations: on one of my visits to his home in Claremont, Cape Town, he...
Rebrand for Holst Museum

Rebrand for Holst Museum

The Holst Birthplace Museum is rebranding to become Holst Victorian House on 10 September. The house is the building in which British composer Gustav Holst was born in 1874 and where you can hear more about his life and view some personal items, including a piano on...