RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Pan’s Anniversary

RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Pan’s Anniversary

William Vann conductor and musical directorTimothy West and Samuel West spoken dialoguesMary Bevan, Sophie Bevan sopranosJess Dandy contraltoJohnny Herford baritoneChoir of Clare College, Cambridge, Graham RossBritten Sinfonia, Thomas Gould leader  ALBION RECORDS...
John Joubert: First and Last Songs

John Joubert: First and Last Songs

Anna Joubert (pictured above with John) reflects on her father’s musical legacy My father John Joubert died in January 2019.  He was 91 and had lived a very full and productive life as a composer, much loved university teacher, husband and family man. Just before he...
Obituary: John McLeod

Obituary: John McLeod

1934 – 2022 The death in Edinburgh on 24 March of the remarkable Scottish composer-conductor-clarinettist and educator John McLeod leaves an unfillable void in Scottish Music and marks the end of a truly remarkable career that touched and inspired the lives of...
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The BMS is always delighted to share details of upcoming concerts and events featuring British music – and we have now made it even easier for you to tell us about them! These events can be anything from recitals to talks and from festivals to workshops –...
Ivy Parkin

Ivy Parkin

Request for information about Ivy Parkin I would be very pleased to find out more information about the concert pianist/composer Ivy Parkin.  She probably lived from 1883 to about 1963, maybe later on in South Africa. Ivy Parkin composed Preludes for piano and I have...