Music news in brief
News in brief including the death of two British conductors and the release of two new CDs from SOMM Recordings…
The Lancashire Caruso
How many British opera singers get a Wetherspoons pub named after them? Not many – but here’s one I stumbled upon when cruising along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal…
GRACE WILLIAMS: The Parlour
One remarkable feature of the work is the fact that Williams wrote her own libretto and made an excellent job of it, using some very sophisticated rhyme schemes…
THOMAS PITFIELD: Orchestral Music
Pitfield supporters during his lifetime boasted Sir John Barbirolli, David Ellis (Head of Music for Radio 3 North), Leo Black (BBC Radio 3 producer), as well as many performers…
SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: English Composer
This book is probably best regarded as a short introduction to the life and music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. It is written mainly from the perspective of Coleridge-Taylor’s status as a black composer in Victorian England…