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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
Thangam Debbonaire

Thangam Debonnaire to head new opera trade body

Former shadow culture secretary Thangam Debbonaire is to lead a new trade body representing the UK’s opera sector…

Adrian Sutton - photography by Robert Taylor

Composer Adrian Sutton dies aged 58

Adrian Sutton, award-winning composer of the music for War Horse, the National Theatre’s play based on Michael Morpurgo’s novel, has died aged 58.

Rivers by Libby Broad

Nature and rivers inspire new British commission

Pollution, climate change and the rebirth of nature were the inspiration for a new work by British composer Libby Croad commissioned for The Dionysus Ensemble…

On Christmas Night CD cover

London choir marks 10th year with new Christmas CD

One of the UK’s foremost recording choirs, The London Choral Sinfonia marks its 10th anniversary with On Christmas Night…

Sir Malcolm Arnold

Malcolm Arnold Festival celebrates 20th year

’20 for 20’ is the theme of the 20th Malcolm Arnold Festival this year when performances of all 20 of the composer’s Concertos for solo instruments will take place…

 Latest features & reviews

Pax Britannica: Organ music

Pax Britannica: Organ music

This is a uniquely interesting recording from Australia. It brings together, in one place, organ compositions by many late nineteenth and early twentieth century composers. Some are largely forgotten…

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PARRY, ELGAR & JACOB: British Music for Strings 1

PARRY, ELGAR & JACOB: British Music for Strings 1

This lacklustre trio of prosaic string pieces don’t happily co-exist together, especially under the grandiosely overblown title of this release. An odd mix of works by those well-regarded British composers, Elgar, Parry and Jacob, certainly make uneasy bedfellows…

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Heaven Full of Stars: Choral Music

Heaven Full of Stars: Choral Music

The repertoire of the Vasari Singers under their indefatigable musical director, Jeremy Backhouse, has played a significant role in the commissioning and performance of a considerable quantity of contemporary sacred choral music.

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GEORGE DYSON: The Open Window

GEORGE DYSON: The Open Window

I have heard it said that Sir George Dyson’s church music is the musical equivalent of the Conservative party at prayer.

It could be thought that some of this piano music, much of it written for young pianists was for nice, suburban middle class children to play on Sunday afternoons.

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