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National Youth Choir album to launch in January
The sixth instalment of the Young Composers series with the National Youth Choir will be launched on 31 January 2025…
Composer Robin Field dies at 88
The English composer Robin Field, who was a pupil of Thomas Pitfield, has died aged 88…
Premiere commemorates shipping disaster
The City of London-based Lloyd’s Choir annual spring concert will feature the premiere of a new choral work commemorating the sinking of HMT Lancastria…
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…
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, has launched on BBC Sounds…
JOHN GARDNER: Complete Organ Music, Volume Two
Tom Winpenny gives polished and committed performances of this music, as he does with everything that he commits to disc. His ability to bring unfamiliar music to life is extraordinary…
ROBERT SAXTON: String Quartets 3 & 4 / Sonata
Perhaps, like me, you first came across Robert Saxton when his The Ring of Eternity was first heard in 1984 and later recorded. I have always thought highly of his music, and with this CD continue to do so…
IN THE MIRROR: Music by Women Composers
This is simply first-rate music superbly performed. It would also be an excellent introduction for any listener who may be timorous about exploring contemporary music…
RUTH GIPPS: Orchestral Works, Vol 4
This important issue completes the cycle of Gipps 5 symphonies, and also offers two rarities, the more important one being the early violin concerto, which dates from 1943…
MALCOLM WILLIAMSON: Chamber Music
Pianist Antony Gray has assembled a fascinating and enticing issue, generously filled with rarities spanning Williamson’s career. All are impeccably delivered and well worth exploring…