Ruth Gipps centenary year
I would be grateful to hear from any of our colleagues regarding concerts or recitals they have given or conducted of any of Ruth Gipps’ or Phyllis Tate’s works.
Robert Simpson: Matthew Taylor’s personal tribute for his centenary
I knew Robert Simpson’s name before encountering his music, first as the author of the still definitive biography of Nielsen, who was and still remains one of my Gods, and later as one of the most compelling speakers on Radio 3…
Youth music contest attracts 400+ entries
More than 406 young musicians from 28 countries have entered this year’s New Talent British International Youth Music Competition…
LORD BERNERS: Wedding Bouquet, Luna Park and March
The plot, if it can be called that, is set in a freak pavilion as a weird set of characters pass before us, including a six-armed man, and a three-legged juggler. I’ll leave the rest to your imagination…
MALCOLM ARNOLD: A Centenary Celebration
Curiously though, for a centenary celebration, the majority of the disc is made up of arrangements when even the liner notes acknowledge that Arnold was none too keen on people arranging his music…