The town of Tauberbischofsheim in Baden-Württemberg (pop. 13,000) has a music school named after a composer called Richard Trunk. Trunk (1879-1968) was an earrly member of the Nazi party who met Hitler on several occasions. […]
The perennially failing Public Radio station has slashed 21 jobs, amounting to 7.7% of the workforce. Among those sacked, we hear, is the atation’s well-connected chief content officer Ed Yim (pic), former CEO of the […]
Message received: San Francisco: The International Pride Orchestra (IPO) today announced that its highly anticipated Pride Celebration Concert will take place on Thursday, June 5 at the renowned Strathmore Music Center in Bethesda, Maryland following […]
The Organist Emeritus at Leeds Minster, Dr Simon Lindley, has died at the age of 76. He served as Leeds City Organist from 1976 to 2017. Simon was also conductor of Sheffield Bach Choir until […]
The death is reported of Herman Engels, a much-travelled Belgian conductor. He conducted and held professorships in the Netherlands, Philippines, Costa Rica, Lithiania and Ukraine, as well as in his home country. Much of his […]
By Barry Lenson The Italian composer Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) is most admired for his incredibly skillful, masterfully orchestrated tone poems The Birds, The Pines of Rome, and The Fountains of Rome. These charming works have […]
Composer Profile: Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613), Madrigalist and Murderer The Tomb of Carlo Gesualdo in Naples By Barry Lenson Many well-regarded composers did much more than just write music. Alexander Borodin (1833-1877) was also a physician […]
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): A Musical Biography By Barry Lenson The British composer Benjamin Britten wrote a remarkably large and varied body of music. His compositions range from the simply delightful Young Person’s Guide to the […]
by Barry Lenson We would like to start today’s composer profile with a short quiz. Ready? Please put on your thinking cap. Question One: Which composer wrote the Water Music? Question Two: Which composer wrote […]
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Brazilian-Born Master Composer Whose Music Knows No Boundaries by Barry Lenson Have you noticed that many members of the classical music world are prejudiced against the music of Spain and Latin America? When […]
