Jul 22, 2024 | Features, Reviews
St Elizabeth’s Church, Ashley, near Altrincham18 May 2024 Thomas Pitfield (1903-99) can best be described as a 20th century Renaissance man. Although primarily known as a composer, he was also a prodigious artist, poet, engraver and cabinet-maker. He taught...
May 24, 2024 | News, Reviews
Concert review: music by Kraus, Coult, Sibelius and Arnold St Paul’s SinfoniaPhilippa Boyle soprano Andrew Morley conductor Friday 17 May, St Margaret’s Church, Blackheath The St Paul’s Sinfonia, who celebrate their 20th anniversary next year, are a...
Apr 24, 2024 | Book reviews, Reviews
Eleanor Oldroyd Music Festival ISBN 978-1-3999-7858-3 Having spent many hours waiting at the bus stop outside Holst’s house, and having often spotted Stephen Dodgson at the Music Festival, I long knew of both composers’ links with leafy Barnes. Now, thanks...
Apr 23, 2024 | Book reviews, Reviews
Stephen Dodgson: a centenary celebration ed. Oliver Chandler & Thomas Hyde DE LA PORTEISBN 978-1-8383269-1-3 A first-rate volume, carefully crafted to appeal to both the average music-lover and the professional seeking more detailed information, this immediately...
May 25, 2023 | News, Reviews
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