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Festival celebrates Sir Malcolm Arnold
One of England’s most colourful and charismatic composers – Sir Malcolm Arnold – is to be celebrated across three days during October…
Blue plaques: scheme may expand
BMS has frequently featured blue plaques celebrating British musicians. Now, the government is suggesting a single nationwide system could be rolled out to enable more blue plaques in England…
Noel Gay: blue plaque challenge
Another blue plaque has been spotted in Wakefield in West Yorkshire. This one is outside the Cathedral and celebrates the birth of composer Noel Gay…
Alexander Goehr book launch in Manchester
American composer Jack Van Zandt launches his new book celebrating the life and work of composer Alexander Goehr…
Hello to new members
A warm welcome to the following who have recently become members of the British Music Society…
Bite-Back: Lloyd’s Brass Band music
I was interested to read Paul Jackson’s comment in his review of the CD of Lloyd’s Brass Band music, that Royal Parks was not considered challenging enough for the players…
GEORGE LLOYD: Symphonies 1-6
I seem to remember an essay title, when I was an undergraduate studying music, which read The symphony is dead. Discuss. Well, if that was a serious viewpoint in the early 1970’s it was seriously exaggerated…
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD: Te Deum & Elegiac Ode
Lyrita now complete the set of the major choral works with the Te Deum Op.66 written for the Leeds Festival (and its famed chorus) to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1898…
ANTHONY PAYNE: Visions and Journeys
Not only is this disc a tribute to Anthony Payne, but it can also be considered a memorial to the late Sir Andrew Davis…
GEORGE LLOYD: The Works for Brass
The wonderful Lyrita edition of Lloyd’s recorded works continues with this well filled disc of his music for brass…