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The death has been made known of the conductor and composer Elgar Howarth, a vital figure in the flourishing of English music for more than half a century. Gary was 89 and had been poorly […]

Eighteen months after diagnosis, the much-loved singer and voice teacher Debbie Lifton has died of cancer at the age of 48, leaving a bereaved husband, Dan, and child, Maria. Her death was announced by the […]

The Dean of Peterborough, the Very Revd Chris Dalliston, warned today that he heeds to raise needs £300,000 by March in order to keep the Cathedral open seven days a week. We hear that cuts […]

Well, he is. Along with many other composers and musicians – Dvorak, Glinka, Gluck, Sibelius, Vivaldi, Mahler and Stravinsky, Verdi and Wagner. Worth a visit when you’re next up there. The post Hey, Elon Musk: […]

It’s hard to believe they still have sub-editors on the Times newsdesk when a subhead like the one below goes up on the newspaper’s website. Hopefully, they will catch it before it gets into print. […]

Aurelia Souvignet-Kowalski has been appointed first alto solo at the Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France. She studied at the Suzuki Institute in Lyon before moving to Vienna and becoming joint principal viola of the Wiener […]

Infinitely troubled Winchester Cathedral is advertising for now fewer than five lay clerks. An opportunity has become available for 5 permanent Lay Clerks to join us at Winchester Cathedral, working an average of 16 hours […]

Anghela Gheorghiu has announced the death of her friend, Dorina Cheşei. With pain and great sadness I received the news of the disappearance of my good colleague Dorina Cheşei May God rest my Dorina, who […]

The BBC bandleader Laurie Holloway, whose TV career extended from Michael Parkinson to Strictly Come Dancing, has died at the age of 86. He was married to the American jazz singer Marion Montgomery and worked […]

From Frontiers in Psychology: Introduction: Expression is a key aspect of music performance. Studies on pianists’ gestures and expression have mainly documented the impact of their expressive intentions on proximal segments and head linear kinematics. […]