Obituary: Gordon Crosse
1 December 1937 – 21 November 2021 Gordon Crosse was born in Bury, Lancashire, where his father worked for the Midland Bank, on 1st December 1937. Though plagued by illness for much of his life (see Crosse’s own notes) his father was a talented amateur pianist,...
SIR MALCOLM ARNOLD: Centenary Edition
Complete Symphonies and Dances National Symphony Orchestra of IrelandQueensland Symphony OrchestraAndrew Penny conductor Naxos: 8.506041 (6 discs) In the early nineties record companies began to invest in recordings of music by Sir Malcolm Arnold. No fewer than three...
Northern School of Music celebrates centenary
The foundation of what was to become the Northern School of Music can be traced back to the far-sighted initiative of Hilda Collens in establishing the Manchester Branch of the Tobias Matthay Pianoforte School in September 1920. It grew from there, and was renamed the...