Support for Alec Rowley organ music CD
Following my recent review of Alec Rowley: Piano Works I am currently trying to commission a CD devoted to Alec Rowley’s organ music. Herman Jordaan is keen to make one, and Priory is willing in principle to adopt the project if sufficient funding can be found. I...
New releases by Linn Records
Royal Academy of Music Bicentenary series The third group of recordings in the Royal Academy of Music Bicentenary series are being released digitally by Linn Records. The recordings feature Royal Academy alumni Julie Park (viola); Camilla Harris (soprano), and...
The Platinum Project
The Dionysus Ensemble was awarded National Lottery funding to commission female Scottish composer Seonaid Aitken to write a new suite for the Platinum Jubilee for string quartet, clarinet and harp. The work is all about female empowerment, celebrating strong women who...
Philharmonia Composers Academy 2022-23
Applications are now open for the Composers Academy 2022-23. This established programme has been developed by the Philharmonia Orchestra for exceptional musicians looking to develop their skills in composition through coaching and mentoring. The programme is...
Friends and Lovers at the London Song Festival
The theme of this year’s London Song Festival is ‘Friends and Lovers’. Each concert paints an intimate and revealing portrait of a close relationship, whether romantic or purely friendship, between a poet and a composer. Taking place at the Hinde Street...
Early history of the BMS
Some members might be aware that the British Music Society existed in various forms with branches around the world before the formation of the current society. Mr. Raju S M wrote to the BMS recently from Bangalore in India as follows: ‘Many years ago, we found a...
ALEC ROWLEY: Piano Works
John Lenehan DUTTON EPOCH CDLX 7401 As I glanced through the August issue of Gramophone magazine, I noticed the advert proclaiming this release. Although there are other CDs which include individual works, this is the first devoted entirely to Rowley, none of whose...
Letter: Walton inspired Ben-Hur soundtrack
I found something that maybe of interest to readers. Recently I heard a near-copy of a tune by William Walton in the Ben-Hur soundtrack I got from the thrift shop. When I searched for it, I came across an interview with Miklos Rosza about the history of his score...