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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…
Divine Art Recordings Group bought by US firm
Recording and publishing group, Divine Art Ltd, has been bought by a US-based company…
Review: Carlisle Music Society
We were treated to a master class of musicianship by three very experienced and talented musicians, all extremely well known in their specialist fields…
Why we need an Arnold Bax Society
A new music society is being formed devoted to the music of Sir Arnold Bax. Richard R. Adams, chairman of the new society, explains why it is needed…
ERROLLYN WARREN: Orchestral Works
Errollyn Wallen seems to be a force of nature. Composer of 20 operas and much, much more, her journey has taken her from her native Belize via New York and Cambridge to (currently) Orkney…
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…