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Endnotes Extra
Endnotes Extra by Stuart Millson 50 Years of the East Malling Singers One of Southern England’s most ambitious amateur choral societies celebrated its half-century, with a concert on Saturday 9th July of mainly British choral-orchestral music – a programme which … Continue reading
ENDNOTES, May 2022
Endnotes, May 2022 In this edition: Wagner and Brahms from Kent, Bach Piano Concertos from the Piccadilly Sinfonietta, reviewed by Stuart Millson Ralph Vaughan Williams memorably described Britain’s musical life as a pyramid. At its apex, stand the performers of … Continue reading
ENDNOTES, March 2022
Endnotes, March 2022 A portrait of Sir Michael Tippett, by Stuart Millson Benjamin Britten and Michael Tippett dominated post-war British music. Both pacifists, the two composers shared many musical traits: a love of opera and desire to see British opera … Continue reading
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ENDNOTES, 5th June 2017
ENDNOTES, 5th June 2017 In a Summer Garden: new discoveries and romantic masterpieces at this year’s English Music Festival “Roses, lilies and a thousand sweet-scented flowers. Bright butterflies flitting from petal to petal, and gold-brown bees murmuring in the warm, … Continue reading
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ENDNOTES, July 2015
ENDNOTES, July 2015 In this edition: An orchestral world première and a recent chamber commission at this year’s English Music Festival * Transcriptions for strings from Meridian Records Dorchester-on-Thames in rural Oxfordshire is home to the English Music Festival, now … Continue reading