PHILIP HAMMOND: Tales of the Glens
Piano music by Philip Hammond with storytelling by Liz Weir and Colin Urwin Anthony Capparelli piano Divine Art ddx 21125 American pianist Anthony Capparelli, now resident in Belgium, presents his own choice of piano music by the...
Private viewing of John McCabe video
The video tribute to John McCabe, first screened at the BMS AGM in October last year, can be viewed by members only on a private online platform for three days from 18 to 20 July. Members wishing to see the video during this limited period will need to email Wendy...
RVW Premiere at music festival
The English Music Festival in May will include the World Premiere of the ‘Richard II’ Concert Fantasy by Ralph Vaughan Williams. This is the complete incidental music the composer was commissioned to write for Frank Benson’s 1912-13 production at...
Book records neglected British repertoire
A book charting a personal history of 50 years’ researching and recording neglected British repertoire was launched in late April by publisher Vocalion Books. Recording British Music, written by Lewis Foreman and with a foreword by Roger Wright, is described as...
Elgar Festival 2024
Lauded as ‘Critic’s Pick’ in both The Guardian and The Times, the Elgar Festival is an annual live celebration of the life and music of Worcester’s most famous son and Britain’s great composer, Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934). Set in and around the composer’s home city,...
Festival discount offer for BMS members
BMS members can buy tickets for events at The London Song Festival Summer Series in June at the concession price of just £15. The festival features the following five concerts under the banner ‘A Feast of English Song’ at Hinde Street church London W1U 2QJ: Comedy...
COMPOSERS OF BARNES: The Flow of Inspiration
Eleanor Oldroyd Music Festival ISBN 978-1-3999-7858-3 Having spent many hours waiting at the bus stop outside Holst’s house, and having often spotted Stephen Dodgson at the Music Festival, I long knew of both composers’ links with leafy Barnes. Now, thanks...
STEPHEN DODGSON: Mirage
Piano Music (First Recordings) Osman Tack piano SOMM RECORDINGS SOMMCD 0684 Stephen Dodgson was an accomplished and highly professional composer whose music, for some unaccountable reason, did not attract the attention it deserved. Inevitably, luck played a...