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Review: London Song Festival Masterclass 2022
The annual London Song Festival Masterclass and British Art Song Competition is a combination of public masterclass and competition…
John Ireland Trust reports on a busy 2022
The John Ireland Charitable Trust reports on an eventful 2022 with a range of exciting projects…
Joseph Horovitz memorial concert
Concert in Memory of Joseph Horovitz (1926-2022) at a capacity-filled Leighton House on 18 October 2022 inaugurated the Kensington and Chelsea Music Society’s 2022-3 season…
BREAKING THE DROUGHT
This book takes its title from one of the few orchestral works by Australian composer Roy Agnew (1891-1944), largely unknown in Britain…
New BMS recording: Howells piano music volume 2
Pianist Matthew Schellhorn has announced that his new album of Howells piano music (volume 2) will be released on 2 December…
GEORGE LLOYD: The Symphonies 1-6
Lyrita has announced that George Lloyd’s complete recordings will be released in a new ‘Signature Edition’ during 2024. Clearly this is good news…
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Serenade to Music
… what makes this CD unique is that each of the other singers is given a moment to shine on their own, in recordings transferred brilliantly from 78s…
LUMINOS: Contemporary Music for Clarinets
Given a crystal-clear recording, this excellent Métier disc makes the perfect case for some striking, challenging and ultimately rewarding music…
JACQUES COHEN: Various
… the Tippett Quartet prove great advocates, approaching all challenges with their customary fearlessness and expertise.
RICHARD BLACKFORD: Various
Richard Blackford who is 70 this year has developed an international career. He is a very fine composer of the type of music, we need in the present day…