MARTIN BUSSEY: A Brother Abroad

MARTIN BUSSEY: A Brother Abroad

Jan 27, 2025 | CD reviews

Marcus Farnsworth baritoneAlison Rose sopranoMartin Bussey conductor RESONUS RES10350  Peter of Bologna (c1260-1332), Suffragan Bishop of Corbavia (in Croatia) ministered across Europe and spent the last 15 years of his life in England. He dedicated Pinner Parish...
GAVIN HIGGINS: The Faerie Bride / Horn Concerto

GAVIN HIGGINS: The Faerie Bride / Horn Concerto

Jan 23, 2025 | CD reviews

BBC National Orchestra of WalesJaime Martin, Martyn Brabbins conductorsLyrita SRCD440 [2 CDs]Born in 1983 in the Forest of Dean, Gavin Higgins has been composer in association with the BBC NOW. His multi-award-winning works are not part of the avant-garde but grow out...
Versatile musician Elgar Howarth dies aged 89

Versatile musician Elgar Howarth dies aged 89

Jan 16, 2025 | News

We regret to inform members of the death on January 13th of the versatile musician, Elgar Howarth.  A trumpeter, composer and later, conductor of repute, he studied at the Royal Northern College of Music  (as it was then called) where his fellow students...