It’s a brilliant piece, as are so many of her works. The Ballade for piano and orchestra is amazing, if you don’t already know it!

Emily d’Angelo singing the Angel in The Dream of Gerontius tonight with @londonsymphony.bsky.social was one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen/heard…

I wish I could have taken a photo!! Next time! 😉🤣

The choir sounded brilliant! And the candles were incredibly effective at the end. It got me big time!

Reflecting on a gorgeous weekend with SO many colleagues and friends. When you’re making music at such a high level with so many friends, it really does never feel like work. Huge thanks to everyone involved performing and behind the scenes!

Thanks, Philippa! Really hope you enjoyed performing the piece!

And I think in the case of both SoL/Wilson and Pygmalion, it’s in part their sound that’s getting the reviewer’s attention: the energy in both is palpable and makes for an exciting listening experience—I think that’s why they’re getting so many ‘record of the week’ spots, etc

That’s interesting because I think their recording output is quite focused on 20th/21st-cen. rep, and a lot of it comes with a distinct sound Wilson has developed with them. My understanding is that they record a lot of rep all at once, which is how they can have such a steady stream of releases…

Germaine Tailleferre - Ballade (1922) YouTube video by Cmaj7

With some exciting projects coming up, I'm not complaining that I get to spend a lot of time with Germaine Tailleferre's music, including her gorgeous Ballade for piano and orchestra. GO AND LISTEN!

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Thank you, Philippa!

The composer who thinks the Passion story is for us all Oliver Tarney’s St Mark Passion explores what makes us human and our connections with each other — it is not a piece solely for Christians, but for everyone.

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Mine too! Such a good touch. Thank you for adding that

These original sketches are currently on display at the Royal College of Music Museum, as part of a cabinet I co-curated with @sarahinthepark.bsky.social

The Essay - Music Rediscovered - A composer's South African journey - BBC Sounds Leah Broad explains why composer Avril Coleridge-Taylor emigrated to 50s South Africa.

Avril Coleridge-Taylor on the radio! 🥳

Great to hear @leahbroad.bsky.social discussing Coleridge-Taylor's move to South Africa and the historic first flight of the Comet jet airliner, as well as her subsequent Comet Prelude!

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Sarah Kirkland Snider - Forward Into Light (Official Visualizer) YouTube video by Nonesuch Records

GOOD MORNING TO THIS NEW DISC! Insanely beautiful and fresh music from Sarah Kirkland Snider.

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Absolute shocker of a rights grab - academics may want to push back hard

Our Composer of the Week is the pioneering Amy Beach. Donald Macleod explores the life & music of one of the most distinctive American musicians of the early C20th. Each weekday 4pm @BBCRadio3 Produced by Steven Rajam & Sam Phillips #classicalmusic www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

There’s a brilliant new recording of an earlier version of the Quartet by the London Chamber Ensemble. Howells let revising the work for different reasons (he once left the MS on a train). It’s really interesting to compare the different versions!

The Mel Bonis disc is also great! So much fantastic French music has being rediscovered atm

Les Tziganes by Cristian Măcelaru & Orchestre National de France on Apple Music Song · 2026 · Duration 4:36

Not on YouTube, but Elsa Barraine's 'Les Tzgaines' was a new discovery over the weekend, and it has been on REPEAT. Very excited for the whole album to come out soon!

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3 Mélodies, Op. 17: No. 3, Epiphanie YouTube video by Sandrine Piau - Topic

Coming in hard is this GEM from Charles Koechlin. I've recently spent a lot of time getting to know Koechlin's music and boy oh boy are we sleeping on all this.

Originally for voice and piano, the later orchestration is gorgeous.

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A super-thread of all the music I've (re)discovered in 2026!

Because it's always good to start these things mid-February...

'How dare people want to eat food that is natural and better for them, their community, and the planet!!!'

Brilliant talk from @leahbroad.bsky.social all about Avril Coleridge-Taylor, Women's music-making in WWII, and issues in biography. All hosted by the Boulanger Initiative!

kipper the cartoon dog, who has orange fur, brown ears, and kind eyes

We did Snoopy, we did Gromit, which cartoon dog do we raise from the ranks next? I propose this diva

I literally only realised last Christmas watching Muppet Christmas Carol that the Swedish Chef has human hands and now I can't stop focusing on it

Give it up for your trillion dollar hype bubble, ladies & gentlemen!

🥳🥳🥳 4.5 stars for Avril Coleridge-Taylor's Piano Concerto and Orchestral Works
@jkaconductor.bsky.social @leahbroad.bsky.social

And it all happened INSANELY quickly?! Always a shame when a series basically serves setting up the next one…

New Substack, for anyone wanting to get to know the music and life of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor!

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