Tavener’s music explored in new book
Tuesday 30 November sees the launch of a new book which explores the music of composer Sir John Tavener…
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: An Oxford Christmas
This is a fine collection for choir masters on the lookout for ‘new’ carols for their Christmas concerts, or for the rest of us just to enjoy…
ARTHUR SULLIVAN: Incidental Music
One should look out for remarkable organ peroration in the last few bars of what is an intriguing journey for the listener…
Festival obsesses this autumn
The focus of the London Song Festival Autumn Season which runs from 29 October to 10 December is Obsessions.
MALCOLM ARNOLD: Orchestral Music
… the musical numbers for a full gastronomic menu including Soup (Brown Windsor), Peach Melba etc. show Arnold’s gift for cinematic painting in glorious technicolor.