Music news in brief

Music news in brief

* Award to be made to first woman to conduct a complete BBC Proms concert The first woman to conduct a complete concert at the BBC Proms — a landmark moment in British musical history – will be honored with the 2026 Tulane University International Alumni Award...
Trust launches national choral music campaign

Trust launches national choral music campaign

The Cathedral Music Trust has launched a national campaign, representing a collective voice of organisations from across the choral and cathedral music sector, to secure UNESCO Living Heritage recognition for English sacred choral music. A centuries-old tradition...
ELGAR: Light out of Darkness

ELGAR: Light out of Darkness

Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea William Vann director                       Callum Knox organ                           ...
New album features Welsh composer Robin Stephens

New album features Welsh composer Robin Stephens

An album of orchestral music by the Welsh-born and Manchester-based composer Robin Stephens is being released by Toccata on 6 March. The compositional career of Robin Stevens, who was born in 1958, is divided into two periods, separated by a period of illness. The...
HUW WATKINS: Symphony No. 2 | Fanfare for the Hallé

HUW WATKINS: Symphony No. 2 | Fanfare for the Hallé

Hallé OrchestraMark Elder conductor Hallé CDHLL7569 The Symphony begins with rippling, airy, woodwind and harp, before earthier movements stir deep down in the strings…we seem not a million miles from Mathias, or Tippett’s Ritual Dances. Tempi increase and brass...