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One Hundred Years of British Song

Jul 19, 2021 | CD reviews

Oops! Looking for VOYAGE OF A SEA-GOD? Click HERE Volume 2 James Gilchrist tenorNathan Williamson piano SOMM RECORDINGS 0636 Volume 1 in this projected three-part series consisted of songs by Gurney, Rebecca Clarke, Holst and Bridge, note – not necessarily the usual...

BMS Essay Competition

Jul 19, 2021 | News

Dominic Daula reminds us that the closing date for entries for the second British Music Society Essay Competition 2021 is 30 September 2021 Student researchers are warmly invited to submit entries for this competition. The winning essay will be published in a future...

Leading opera director dies

Jul 19, 2021 | News

We record, with regret, the sudden death, on July 17th, of leading opera director Sir Graham Vick at the age of 67. Founder of the Birmingham Opera Group in 1987, his revisionist and often inspired productions graced the leading opera houses of the world for over...

ALBERT KETÈLBEY: A Dream Picture

Jul 19, 2021 | CD reviews

Rosemary Tuck piano NAXOS 8.574299 For many people, in England and beyond, the years spanning the life of composer Albert Ketèlbey (1875-1959) were less than happy, what with two World Wars and in the thirties, the Great Depression. But was it all bad?...

Obituary: Richard Lloyd

Jul 17, 2021 | News

25 June 1933 – 24 April 2021 Richard Lloyd, who died in April, was the Organist and Master of the Choristers at Hereford Cathedral from 1966 to 1974, and was a noted composer of church music with more than 600 anthems to his credit. During his time there,...