Interviews
Interview with Paul Mealor
Interview with Paul Mealor Award-winning composer Paul Mealor has become a household name across the world, with his works being performed at some of the Read more…
Blogs
Nigel Hess ‘East Coast Pictures’: Cultural Pictures
Nigel Hess: East Coast Pictures Context Commissioned in 2000 by the British Youth Wind Orchestra, Nigel Hess’ East Coast Pictures has quickly become a wind Read more…
Blogs
Interview with Stephen Johnson
Interview with Stephen Johnson Author, broadcaster, composer and presenter Stephen Johnson is one of the most celebrated in the business. His work on BBC Radio Read more…
Blogs
Aulis Sallinen ‘Sunrise Serenade’: A Mysterious Conversation
Aulis Sallinen: Sunrise Serenade Context Finnish contemporary composer Aulis Sallinen began to learn music from a young age. He attended the prestigious Sibelius Academy and Read more…
Blogs
Patrick Hawes ‘How Hill’: Sparkling Harp
Patrick Hawes: How Hill Context Patrick Hawes’ 2009 collaborative album Fair Albion is subtitled ‘Visions of England’, with each work representing some of the varied Read more…
Blogs
Paul Lovatt-Cooper ‘Enter the Galaxies’: An Exploration of Space
Paul Lovatt-Cooper: Enter the Galaxies Context Composed in 2008, and dedicated to the Cory Band, Paul Lovatt-Cooper Enter the Galaxies received its premiere at the Read more…
Blogs
Ludwig van Beethoven ‘Prometheus Overture’: A Mythical Adventure
Ludwig van Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus Overture Context The Creatures of Prometheus is a ballet composed in 1801 by Ludwig van Beethoven. The ballet Read more…
Blogs
Frédéric Chopin ‘Raindrop Prelude’: Gentle Beginnings
Frédéric Chopin: Raindrop Prelude Context Frédéric Chopin’s Prelude Op.28, No.15, also known as the Raindrop Prelude is part of the composer’s 24 preludes. This particular Read more…
Blogs
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ‘1812 Overture’: Explosive Invasions
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture Context Composed in 1880 to commemorate the successful Russian defence against Napoleon in 1812, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture has Read more…
Blogs
John Barry ‘The John Dunbar Theme’: A Lyrical Character Study
John Barry: The John Dunbar Theme Context Born in 1933 as John Barry Prendergast, the budding young musician worked closely with film from a young Read more…