Concert celebrates Holst’s 150th anniversary

Concert celebrates Holst’s 150th anniversary

Sep 25, 2024 | News

BMS members are being offered discounted tickets to an event next month celebrating the 150th anniversary of composer Gustav Holst which is being held as part of the London Song Festival’s autumn series of concerts called Class of 1874. “Holst believed...
THOMAS HEWITT JONES: Regards from Rochester

THOMAS HEWITT JONES: Regards from Rochester

Sep 25, 2024 | CD reviews

The BBC SingersRoyal Ballet SinfoniaRochester Choral SocietyJohn Mountford conductor VIVUM MUSIC 701224 This work, Regards from Rochester, was commissioned by the Rochester Choral Society to celebrate their 150th anniversary.  Comparatively few composers also...
GEORGE LLOYD: The Piano Works Solo & Duo

GEORGE LLOYD: The Piano Works Solo & Duo

Sep 19, 2024 | CD reviews, News

Anthony Goldstone and Caroline ClemmowKathryn Stott Martin Roscoe LYRITA SRCD.2423  To those unfamiliar with George Lloyd’s music or biography, the difficulties and reverses that he suffered, both personal and professional, recall another composer of the...
GEORGE LLOYD: The Violin and Cello Concertos

GEORGE LLOYD: The Violin and Cello Concertos

Sep 18, 2024 | CD reviews

Cristina Anghelescu violinPhilharmonia OrchestraDavid Parry conductorAnthony Ross celloAlbany Symphony Orchestra David Alan Miller conductor Lyrita SRCD 2422 George Lloyd’s musical credo was ‘I write what I like’, and music flowed from his pen with ease it seems. He...