Dear Editor, I have printed copies of BMS News issues 64-66, 71-72, 74 (June 1997) – 140 (Jan 2014). Also, copies of the BMS Journal – 18 (1996), 20-24, 26(2004) – 42(2020) I would like to offer these free to a BMS member for collection in person...
The main programme for the 2022 G&S Festival has been announced. The festival will run from 30 July to 6 August at the Buxton Opera House followed by a run at the Royal Hall, Harrogate from 10 August to 21 August. Details of a full Fringe programme will also be...
Following on from John Turner’s comprehensive tribute to his long-standing friend Gordon Crosse, Andrew Burn recalls how Crosse influenced and guided him at a crucial point during his teens. Gordon Crosse was a huge influence on me when I was in my mid-teens...
The latest news on Naori Takahashi, winner of the BMS prize in the 2019 New Talent Competition. Naori (Violin/UK) has been keeping busy since graduating from the Royal Academy of Music. In addition to a busy freelance career, Naori is a String Fellow at the English...
Reflections by David Matthews Hugh Wood, who died on 14 August this year at the age of 89, was one of our finest composers. He was born in Lancashire in June 1932 into a musical family (his mother was a pianist), but he was a late starter as a composer. After public...
