2022 is the bicentenary year of the death of celebrated astronomer and composer William Herschel. The occasion has been marked by the rediscovery and recording of some previously unknown works. Two trio sonatas were transcribed from Herschel’s manuscript and...
1938 – 2022 Composer, writer and lecturer, George Odam’s life in music was inspired at an early age by the music of Benjamin Britten with whom he shared a Suffolk heritage. He received personal encouragement from Britten as a young composer and later dedicated...
Robert Feigelson, Professor Emeritus at the Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials at Stanford University is planning a performance of Brian Easdale’s piano concerto. Robert is on the hunt for a copy of the score and information regarding his family who he...
A new release of horn concertos features works by British composers Malcolm Arnold and Ruth Gipps. It also celebrates the multiple centenaries of Malcolm Arnold, Ruth Gipps and Dennis Brain who was the dedicatee of the Arnold concerto. All three were born in 1921....
Composer Joseph Horovitz, who died on 9 February at the age of 95, is remembered in this short film by the British Music Society at the CD launch of their BMS recording on the Naxos label of Bush & Horovitz Songs. Joseph Horovitz is pictured above with BMS member...
The 2021 BMS Journal (No. 43) is now available to read on the BMS website as part of a growing number of back editions of BMS Journal articles online. The latest journal includes a range of fascinating Articles, Essays, Commentaries, reviews and Tributes by leading...
