US festival features Sir James MacMillan
Presented by the choral organization, VocalEssence, the Sir James MacMillan Festival from 31 March to 7 April in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, writes BMS member Philip Brunelle MBE. The festival will feature: Sir James presenting masterclasses for graduate...
Tickets go on sale for Elgar Festival 2025
Themed ‘Celebrate with Elgar’, the 2025 Elgar Festival taking place from Saturday 24 May until Sunday 1 June will bring together world class professional musicians and artists alongside local choirs and ensembles. Tickets are now on sale for the festival which aims to...
Elgar’s musical sketches reunited at the British Library
A set of original sketches and drafts by Sir Edward Elgar for one of his best-known compositions, the Introduction and Allegro for Strings, has been acquired by the British Library. Elgar completed the work in February 1905 and conducted the first performance a few...
BMS AGM update
The British Music Society AGM took place online and in person on 22nd February 2025 at 5.30pm followed by a great performance Ruth Gipps’s Symphony No. 2 given by Ealing Symphony Orchestra. About 17 members attended the AGM either in person or online. For John Talbot,...
Composer Sir James MacMillan receives award
The Royal Philharmonic Society has presented an Honorary Membership to composer and conductor Sir James MacMillan ahead of its annual awards which will be held in Birmingham for the first time. The Honorary Membership was presented to MacMillan onstage at Glasgow City...
Anoushka Shankar releases new album
Eleven-time Grammy-nominated sitarist, composer and producer, Anoushka Shankar releases her latest single We Burn so Brightly from her third and final instalment of mini-album trilogy. The complete album will be released on 14 March, but now we can listen to two...
ROBIN STEVENS: A Questing Soul
Christine Townsend violin Stephen Robbings piano DIVINE ART ddx 21121 This is a generously filled double CD of music for violin and piano by Robin Stevens. There are works for violin and piano duo, and well as solo violin and solo piano. The musical language...
A NEW SPIRIT: An album of première recordings
Caritas Chamber Choir Ulysses Arts UA240110 Caritas Chamber Choir is a well-established group, who have made seven recordings including this one. Other examples of their work are a disc of Holst’s choral music and a Christmas album. The present collection is a...