EDWARD COWIE: Rock Music (Piano Sonatas 1-3)

EDWARD COWIE: Rock Music (Piano Sonatas 1-3)

Roderick Chadwick piano  métier     mex 77123 Born in England in 1943 and having spent 12 years later in life in Australia, Edward Cowie came back to England in 1995. In 2023, he returned to Australia where he now lives. In addition to his work as a...
JUSTIN CONNOLLY: Music for Strings (plus…)

JUSTIN CONNOLLY: Music for Strings (plus…)

Members of the Kreutzer Quartet Royal Academy of Music musicians Metier mex 77209 Justin Connolly was born in 1933 and died in 2020 during the Covid pandemic. This is a double album of nine of his chamber works, amounting to just over two hours of music. It is a...
BRITISH PIANO CONCERTOS: Addison, Cannon, Chagrin

BRITISH PIANO CONCERTOS: Addison, Cannon, Chagrin

Simon Callaghan pianoBBCNOWWilliam Boughton conductorLyrita SRCD444 Philip Cannon’s concertino is from the beginning of his career and is a remarkable work by a 19/20-year-old. It is a neo-classical in style and structured in three movements, all perfectly judged...
English Music Festival returns to Dorchester Abbey

English Music Festival returns to Dorchester Abbey

The 18th annual English Music Festival (EMF) returns to Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire from Friday 23 May until Bank Holiday Monday 26 May 2025. The opening concert, performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Martin Yates (pictured above), features the...
US festival features Sir James MacMillan

US festival features Sir James MacMillan

Presented by the choral organization, VocalEssence, the Sir James MacMillan Festival from 31 March to 7 April in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, writes BMS member Philip Brunelle MBE. The festival will feature: Sir James presenting masterclasses for graduate...