July, 2025 - British Music Society

University seeks applications for British music research

Jul 18, 2025 | News

Following the reversal of the decision to close the Music Department at Cardiff University, new PhD Studentships in research have been announced. Two doctoral Studentships are being offered for research relating to any aspect of musicology, composition, research-led...

BANTOCK: The Seal Woman

Jul 18, 2025 | CD reviews

John Andrews ConductorSoloists & The Orchestra of Scottish Opera Retrospect Opera RO 012 (two CDs) Decades ago there was a short-lived production of The Seal Woman in West London, which somehow eluded me: I’ve been waiting many years to discover what...

Finzi biographer Diana McVeagh dies aged 98

Jul 16, 2025 | News

Diana McVeagh, author and long-term BMS member, died on 2 July aged 98. Born on 6 September 1926 in Ipoh, Malaysia, McVeagh became a renowned author on classical music and wrote an important biography of Gerald Finzi and others as well as several books on Edward...

BMS trust to promote Hurd’s music in 2026

Jul 14, 2025 | News

Many members will remember the generous grant for the British Music Society left in composer Michael Hurd’s estate which enabled us to produce a considerable number of new recordings of British music, as well as reissues on the Naxos label. Baritone Jeremy Huw...

BRITISH MUSIC FOR STRINGS IV

Jul 14, 2025 | CD reviews

Jacob | Dunhill | Holst | Bush | Pitfield | Gibbs Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim Douglas Bostock conductor CPO 555 452-2 While welcome for its championing of rarely-heard repertoire, most of this disc (under the title British Music for Strings IV) falls...