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Founded in 1979, the British Music Society is dedicated to promoting and preserving Britain’s musical heritage with particular emphasis on 20th century composers through recordings, publications and events
Latest features & reviews
REED: String Quartets
‘Billy’ Reed is mostly remembered now as the friend and adviser to Elgar; but as this valuable release demonstrates he was also a composer…
BARRY MILLS: Portraits / Caledonia
The use of rhythm and instrumentation is graphic in its impact. Some of the music is for all three instruments but there are duos and sections of piano solo too. The result suggested a kind of musical pointillism…
EDWARD COWIE: Streams and Particles
Edward Cowie is very much a Renaissance Man. In addition to being a composer of talent, he has expertise in physics, fine arts and Japanese literature.
British music at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
Many of us who watched the funeral service of Queen Elizabeth II on 19 September will have been moved by the thoughtful choice of music old and new…
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD: Children’s Songs
I still remember as a small child in midsummer, being reluctantly forced into bed in the early evening. Sunlight was still streaming through closed curtains, and I could hear older boys playing loudly in the street. How unfair was that!
From Sheffield orphan to distinguished musician
On a recent visit to the city of Sheffield – the city of Steel – my attention was struck by an impressive monument in the Cathedral commemorating Sir William Sterndale Bennett which led to some interesting local research…