BMS members can receive a 35% discount when buying a book that sheds new light on Charles Villiers Stanford’s career as a composer, conductor and teacher. Being launched in April, the revised and expanded edition of Charles Villiers Stanford: Man and Musician...
The passing of Music Director Emeritus Stewart Robertson has deeply saddened The Glimmerglass Festival community. Robertson’s connection to Glimmerglass was deeply rooted in the sense of creative fulfillment and purpose he felt within the Festival’s unique...
The world premiere of an arrangement of Constant Lambert’s ballet score Horoscope will take place at a recital next month. Ben Costello and Joseph Tong will join forces on two beautifully matched Bluthner grands to present an imaginative programme of rarely heard...
The following members have joined the Society since the start of 2024: James Clark, USA Christopher Flood, Somerset, UK Adam Pounds, Cambridge, UK Richard Stacpoole-Ryding, Kent, UK On joining Adam Pounds told E-News: “I am a composer and was a private student...
The Royal Northern College of Music’s (RNCM) forthcoming commemoration of its Founding Principal will honour two outstanding figures, both with strong Manchester connections: composer Sir John Manduell CBE and sculptor Hazel Reeves. A bust of Sir John will be...
In the run-up to International Women’s Day, Durham students are celebrating the music of an alumna whose composing career began at the university 70 years ago. Ailsa Dixon (1932-2017), who studied music at Durham in the 1950s, is one of the many women composers who...
