Great Expectations
Jack Van Zandt explores Walter Goehr’s contributions to British music Hitler’s rise to power in early 1930s Germany and his subsequent chokehold on culture created a wave of émigré refugees of accomplished artists and scientists, many of whom were welcomed to the UK...
Obituary: composer Geoff Cummings-Knight
June 1947 – 21 October 2025 The composer Geoff Cummings-Knight died on 21 October following a recent stroke. He had endured nine years of severe health issues (kidney-related) and so this turned out to be a welcome release for him. He was 78. Geoff was born in Colwyn...
A German in Whitchurch
As the glorious Llangollen Canal meanders through the borders of Cheshire, Shropshire and North Wales it touches the hidden gem of Whitchurch. Up the narrow St.Mary’s Street I was drawn inside the the Old Town Hall Vaults where the enchanting English Folk Group...
Opera North: Black Spider
Leeds Grand Theatre 26 September 2025 What more refreshing a way for a opera company to launch its new season than with a British work involving the next generation of singers, musicians, creative technicians and administrators as well as new audiences for opera....