Music news in brief
A round-up of music related news from January 2026 including an award to a distinguished musician and the closure of a cathedral school…
Trust launches national choral music campaign
The Cathedral Music Trust has launched a national campaign to secure UNESCO Living Heritage recognition for English sacred choral music…
New album features Welsh composer Robin Stephens
An album of orchestral music by the Welsh-born and Manchester-based composer Robin Stephens is being released by Toccata on 6 March. The compositional career of Robin Stevens, who was born in 1958, is divided into two periods, separated by a period of illness. The...
Prayer for Peace
Manchester-based Prima Facie Records has launched an interesting album Prayer for Peace featuring of music for strings, recorder, voice and piano featuring British composers including Thomas Pitfield, Rhona Clarke and Sasha Johnson Manning. The idea of putting...
Herschel music rediscovered to mark January anniversary
To celebrate Herschel’s January astronomical discovery date, the Dionysus Ensemble has released a recording of the composer’s music…
New Year’s Honours list recognises British musicians
Soprano Janet Fischer, mezzo-soprano Alice Mary Coote and composer Max Richter were among British musicians recognised in the King’s 2026 New Year’s Honours…