Vissarion Shebalin: Orientalia Context Close friend and colleague of Dmitri Shostakovich, Vissarion Shebalin (1902-63) has remained a largely unexplored Soviet composer. Although unexplored, his music Read more…
George Frideric Handel: Thy rebuke hath broken His heart Messiah Part II Context George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has remained one of the composer’s most beloved Read more…
Sally Beamish: In the Stillness Context Sally Beamish was born in London. She studied viola at the RNCM with Patrick Ireland, and in Detmold with Read more…
Malcolm Arnold: Beckus the Dandipratt Context Malcolm Arnold was born in Northampton, England in October 1921. He took up playing the trumpet at age 12, Read more…
Kurt Atterberg: Barocco Suite No.5 Context Composed in 1923 for chamber orchestra, Swedish composer Kurt Atterberg intended to write a suite of music inspired by Read more…
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No.11 Context Often known as the ‘Father of the Symphony’, Joseph Haydn’s legacy as a symphonist stays strong today. Haydn composed 104 Read more…
August Klughardt: Wind Quintet Context Composed in 1898, August Klughardt’s Wind Quintet is one of his most timeless works. Inspired somewhat by the stylings of Read more…
Kenneth Leighton: Elegy for Cello Context Originally set as part of his 1947 Sonata in F minor, Kenneth Leighton’s Elegy for Cello went through a Read more…
César Franck: Symphony in D minor Context César Franck’s cyclic Symphony in D minor was started in 1877 – a time where the slightly older Read more…
Opera on Location: The Prodigal Son Kelham Island Museum Courtyard | August 2021 After a successful digital performance of Cinderella in Christmas 2020, the people of South Read more…