Music library reinvented An historic music library – the largest in the North of England – reopened in January after undergoing a major redevelopment. First opened in 1950, the refurbished venue at Leeds Central Library features walk-in recording studios,...
What do most people do for their 70th birthday celebration? Dinner with the family? A party with friends? Exotic Holiday? One of the great champions of British music, and certainly one of the most influential conductors of our times may well have done all of those...
Plans to transform a Grade II* listed building in Sheffield city centre into a new music hub for the region has been boosted by £3.5m of funding from Arts Council England. The grant has been awarded to music education charity Harmony Works, and follows an award of...
We regret to inform members of the death on January 13th of the versatile musician, Elgar Howarth. A trumpeter, composer and later, conductor of repute, he studied at the Royal Northern College of Music (as it was then called) where his fellow students...
The piano music of British composer Anthony Hedges will be recorded in 2025 by the young English pianist Adam Davies (pictured) after he was signed by Divine Art. The Complete Piano Music of Anthony Hedges, Vol. 1 will be the first of two albums to present the...
1954 – 2024 The composer and loyal BMS member Christopher Wright died on 4th December 2024 of pneumonia, following a sad decline into dementia during the past year. Chris was born in Ipswich on 30 April 1954 and started composing in his teens, his earliest...
