Have been listening to this splendid new release of Rubbra's choral music on @delphianrecords.com by @mertoncollegechoir.bsky.social & Benjamin Nicholas. Well worth a listen! A lot of these are new to me. open.spotify.com/album/0wcipW...

Rubbra: Choral Music

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Huge thanks - I’ve greatly appreciated it and have learnt so much

Exemplary curation, much appreciated.

It's been wonderful - thank you for all your time and effort in doing this. It's been great to see old favourites, to rediscover works I'd forgotten about, and to be introduced to music and composers I'd not heard of before. 🙏

The eagle-eyed amongst you will have realised that today is the last day of the year & therefore the end of these daily posts. I hadn’t quite realised a year ago what a commitment a daily post would be… But I’ve managed it & learned some things along the way. Hope you have as well!

Born #OTD in 1935, English composer, Daphne Oram. Her orchestral work, Still Point was premiered in June 2016, at St John's Smith Square, at the Deep Minimalism festival, realized by Shiva Feshareki & James Bulley with London Contemporary Orchestra. open.spotify.com/track/5iQ5MM... #britsymphyear

Still Point: I. — (Live)

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Bernard Rands' "Canti del Sole" (1983) is a vibrant song cycle for tenor & orchestra. It premiered on 8 June 1983, at Avery Fisher Hall in New York, conducted by Zubin Mehta, with tenor Paul Sperry as soloist. open.spotify.com/track/69R5J1... #britsymphyear

Canti del Sole, for Tenor & Chamber Ensemble: Mattina

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Andrew Poppy's "The Object Is A Hungry Wolf" (1982) exemplifies his early engagement with post-minimalism, blending repetitive structures with orchestral textures to create a pulsating, hypnotic soundscape. open.spotify.com/track/564NeG... #britsymphyear

The Object Is The Hungry Wolf

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Born #OTD in 1898, Russian-British composer, Mischa Spoliansky (1898–1985). His atmospheric score for the 1959 British adventure film North West Frontier stands as a late-career highlight. open.spotify.com/track/08nX0q...

Great to see this recognition of British composer Guirne Creith (1907-96). I’m fortunate enough to be in touch with her son - he and his brother knew nothing about the violin concerto until this score was found. Apparently there’s another recording coming out next year. It’s really worth a listen

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Guirne Creith (1907–1996), born Gladys Mary Cohen, was a talented English composer & pianist. Her Violin Concerto received its 1st performance on 19 May 1936 in a BBC studio broadcast, with Sammons as soloist & Constant Lambert conducting. open.spotify.com/track/4QaUB6... #britsymphyear

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Died #OTD in 1937, English composer & poet, Ivor Gurney. His song cycle, Ludlow & Teme, was premiered privately in March 1920 at the London home of his friend Marion Scott, where Gurney hid shyly after the performance. open.spotify.com/track/5JtDQB... #britsymphyear

Herbert Sumsion’s anthem They That Go Down to the Sea in Ships, dates from 1979 & was written for (& presumably commissioned by) Dennis Kiddy & the Choir of Repton Preparatory School, with a dedication in the score. open.spotify.com/track/1AJkGx... #britsymphyear

They That Go Down to the Sea in Ships

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Died #OTD in 2012, English composer & pianist, Richard Rodney Bennett. His Piano Concerto was premiered in Birmingham in September 1968 by Stephen Kovacevich (then Bishop), with the CBSO. open.spotify.com/track/7DKAAj... #britsymphyear

Piano Concerto: I. Moderato

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Michael Nyman is an English composer & musicologist. His 1st String Quartet was premiered by the Arditti Quartet on 23 September 1985 at the Warsaw Autumn Festival. open.spotify.com/track/06itn4... #britsymphyear

String Quartet No. 1: beginning

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Born #OTD in 1900, English composer, pianist & teacher, Alan Bush. His 2nd Symphony (The Nottingham) was premiered in Nottingham’s Albert Hall in June 1949 by the London Philharmonic Orchestra & David Ellenberg. open.spotify.com/track/2MZJHq... #britsymphyear

Died #OTD in 1957, English composer, Eric Coates. His orchestral work, The Enchanted Garden, was premiered in its final, definitive version by the Swedish Broadcasting Company in November 1938 under Coates’ baton. open.spotify.com/track/7pZUfP... #britsymphyear

The Enchanted Garden: I. Maestoso

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Joseph Horovitz’s Jazz Concerto — also known as Jazz Harpsichord Concerto — stands as a unique fusion of jazz & classical traditions. George Malcolm gave the 1st performance at the Camden Festival in March 1966, with Horovitz conducting. open.spotify.com/track/2JGpVI... #britsymphyear

Jazz Concerto for Piano, Strings & Percussion: I. Allegro

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Premiered #OTD in 1976, the 3rd String Quartet by English composer, pianist & conductor, Benjamin Britten. It was a posthumous event, at the Snape Maltings Concert Hall in Suffolk, a poignant 2 weeks after the composer's death. open.spotify.com/track/17czZL... #britsymphyear

String Quartet No. 3, Op. 94: I. Duets. With Moderate Movement - Live

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Premiered #OTD in 1927, A Carol Symphony by English composer, Victor Hely-Hutchinson. It was a radio broadcast by the Wireless Symphony Orchestra (a predecessor to the BBC SO) on the BBC's 2LO station, conducted by Sir John Barbirolli. open.spotify.com/track/4XNfla... #britsymphyear

Carol Symphony (1991 Digital Remaster): Allegro energico -

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Died #OTD in 1973, English composer & academic, Patrick Hadley. His symphonic ballad, The Trees So High, was premiered in his native Cambridge in 1932. open.spotify.com/track/1sNMlu... #britsymphyear

The Trees So High: I. Adagio

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Anna Meredith's Anno is an innovative, immersive hour-long work for string orchestra and electronics that intertwines movements from Vivaldi's iconic The Four Seasons with new, original compositions by Meredith. open.spotify.com/album/0WafuC... #britsymphyear

ANNO: Four Seasons by Anna Meredith & Antonio Vivaldi

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Premiered #OTD in 1920, the original violin & piano version of The Lark Ascending by English composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams. It was given by Marie Hall (violin) & Geoffrey Mendham (piano) at the Shirehampton Public Hall in Bristol. open.spotify.com/track/1wglWr... #britsymphyear

The Lark Ascending

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Died on 13 December 1981, English composer, Cornelius Cardew. His monumental work, The Great Learning was premiered in London in 1971, performed by the Scratch Orchestra. open.spotify.com/track/5LN004... #britsymphyear

The Great Learning: Paragraph 2

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Premiered #OTD in 1929 (day after Rio Grande!), the 2nd Symphony by English composer, Arnold Bax. It was given in Boston, by the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Serge Koussevitzky. open.spotify.com/track/7h4oBp... #britsymphyear

Symphony No. 2 in E Minor / C Major: I. Molto moderato - Allegro moderato

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First publicly performed #OTD in 1929, The Rio Grande by English composer/conductor, Constant Lambert. It launched in Manchester’s Free Trade Hall, with the Hallé Orchestra under Lambert & Sir Hamilton Harty as piano soloist. open.spotify.com/track/18agmo... #britsymphyear

Lambert: The Rio Grande

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Premiered #OTD in 1972, The Sinking of the Titanic by English composer & double bassist, Gavin Bryars. It launched in London's Queen Elizabeth Hall with Bryars conducting the Music Now Ensemble. open.spotify.com/album/0KJ4na... #britsymphyear

Died on 12 December 2011, English composer, John Gardner. His Piano Concerto No 1 was premiered at the Cheltenham Festival in July 1957. The soloist was Cyril Preedy, & the Hallé Orchestra was conducted by Sir John Barbirolli. open.spotify.com/track/6zQL4z... #britsymphyear

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 34: I. Allegro con brio

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Born #OTD in 1968, English composer, Sam Hayden. His large orchestral work Substratum was premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Robertson at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall, London, on 17 July 2007. open.spotify.com/track/2LwHgJ... #britsymphyear

Substratum

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