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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Died #OTD in 1956, British-Australian composer-conductor Edgar Bainton. His 2nd Symphony was premiered on 27 May 1945 in Sydney Town Hall, with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bainton. open.spotify.com/track/4CbClL... #britsymphyear
Died #OTD in 1998, English composer John Addison. His Trumpet Concerto premiered at the Orangery, Hampton Court, on 16 July 1950. David Mason was soloist, with New London Orchestra conducted by Alec Sherman. open.spotify.com/track/4uZZkc... #britsymphyear
Born on 7 December 1912, Welsh composer, Daniel Jones. His 5th Symphony was premiered by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the composer's baton at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 18 February 1959. open.spotify.com/track/5d5ydY... #britsymphyear
Edward Bairstow’s anthem Blessed city, heavenly Salem (1914/26) is one of the crowning glories of Edwardian church music.
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Premiered #OTD in 1922, the 1st Symphony by English composer, Arnold Bax. The performance took place at Queen’s Hall, London, with Eugene Goossens conducting the London Symphony Orchestra (replacing an indisposed Albert Coates). open.spotify.com/track/7crbc5... #britsymphyear
Premiered #OTD in 1908, the 1st Symphony by English composer & conductor, Edward Elgar. The premiere took place in Manchester’s Free Trade Hall, conducted by Hans Richter with the Hallé Orchestra. open.spotify.com/track/3H2fg6... #britsymphyear
Premiered #OTD in 1980, the opera The Knot Garden by English composer & conductor, Michael Tippett. The premiere took place at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, conducted by Colin Davis in Peter Hall’s provocative production. open.spotify.com/track/6QbxdB... #britsymphyear
Born #OTD in 1937, English composer, Gordon Crosse. His choral cycle Changes was premiered in Worcester Cathedral in August 1966, conducted by the composer, with April Cantelo (sop) & John Shirley-Quirk (bar), the BBC Chorus & Symphony Orchestra. open.spotify.com/track/1igSbi... #britsymphyear
