On the trail of William Baines

On the trail of William Baines

Oct 26, 2022 | Features

A young composer’s life cut short Walking up the hill from the Calder & Hebble Navigation in West Yorkshire I arrived at the pretty town of Horbury. Once a thriving woollen town and railway waggon building centre on the fringes of the Yorkshire coalfields. Several...
Gloucestershire composers celebrated in cathedral

Gloucestershire composers celebrated in cathedral

Oct 26, 2022 | News

The Holst Society and the Ralph Vaughan Williams Society are joining forces to host a day of concerts to celebrate their composers in Gloucester Cathedral on Saturday 12 November 2022. Gloucestershire’s famous composersComposers Vaughan Williams and Holst shared...
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Volume 1

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Volume 1

Oct 26, 2022 | CD reviews

Symphonies 6 and 9, The Wasps Overture BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic OrchestraSir Malcolm Sargent ARIADNE 5016 Vaughan Williams’s 150th birthday is celebrated this year and thankfully there are many events celebrating the great man. This CD is the first...
BMS releases new CD

BMS releases new CD

Oct 25, 2022 | News

The BMS’s next CD recording sees the release of the long awaited Volume 2 of Herbert Howells piano music. “Congratulations to Matthew Schellhorn and his fine interpretations,” said Wendy Hiscocks, chairman of BMS. With a release date in early December,...
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS & HOLST: Quartets

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS & HOLST: Quartets

Oct 25, 2022 | CD reviews

Vaughan Williams: String Quartets 1 and 2Holst: Phantasy Quartet op 36 Tippett Quartet SOMMCD 0656 The virtually unknown item on this excellent disc is the Holst Phantasy Quartet. This has been newly edited by Roderick Swanston.  There is a sub-title – ‘on...