BMS stock take sale
From 1 February to 31 March 2021 the following CDs can be bought online at special prices for BMS members and subscribers to the monthly BMS e-newsletter. All the CDs below have been reduced in price to £5; double and triple CDs are available for £10. These prices...
Save the date: BMS AGM 2025
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Composer Madeleine Dring in the spotlight
The latest issue of the Mozart Edition / EditionUK newsletter featured English composer Madeleine Dring whose legacy endures through her captivating contributions to 20th century British music. Dring (1923–1977) was a composer, pianist, violinist, and actress who was...
GRACE WILLIAMS: Orchestral Works
BBC Philharmonic OrchestraJohn Andrews conductor Resonus Classics RES10349Grace Williams, born in Barry, south Wales, was a Welsh composer through and through and felt most comfortable in her homeland. But she spent many years away, studying notably in London with...
JESSY REASON: Piano and Chamber Music
Leora Cohen violinDuncan Honeybourne piano PRIMA FACIE HERITAGE PFCD231 Jessy Reason, always known professionally by her initials, was evidently a devoted and gifted writer; yet apart from one song premièred at Wigmore Hall in 1924, no performances outside the family...
NEWS OF GREAT JOY: Christmas from St John’s College, Oxford
The Choir of St John’s College, Oxford David Bannister Director Resonus RES 10348 This recording is not typical of the CDs which are released at this time of year under similar titles. The choir of St John’s College, Oxford and their director David Bannister have...
Curriculum shake-up could boost music and arts
An overhaul of the national curriculum shake-up is expected to boost take-up of arts subjects including music, according to a report in The Times. A wide-ranging review of curriculum and assessment in England was ordered by the education secretary Bridget Phillipson...
BBC Radio 3 Unwind launches online
BBC Radio 3 Unwind, a new 24/7 stream showcasing a broad and eclectic range of calming classical music, launched on BBC Sounds on Monday 4 November. The new schedule will champion music by living composers, with a particular focus on those from the UK. It reflects...
Divine Art Recordings Group bought by US firm
First Inversion, a newly established American-based holding company, has announced the acquisition of the UK enterprising recording and publishing group, Divine Art Ltd. Known as the Divine Art Recordings Group, Divine Art consists of the prestigious Divine Art,...
WILLIAM BUSCH: Chamber Music
Members of the Piatti Quartet ...