John W. Duarte: ‘For the joy of it’
‘We made music just for the joy of it’, is a quote, describing the pre-WWII music-making by the British composer, arranger, editor, writer and teacher, John W. Duarte…
Wilfred Heaton: His Life, His Music
This is a remarkable story of a pioneering composer who wrote largely for brass bands, yet considered that they were, in general, not fully committed to serious music…
New release features long forgotten Elgar recordings
The continuing collaboration of SOMM Recordings and Lani Spahr has produced another release of long forgotten and neglected recordings of Elgar’s music…