Music for a Great City: The Outcry Ensemble at Smith Square – Review
Even though I have been to plenty of superb performances this year there are a few good ‘uns that I’ve missed. Work, the Olympics and a family holiday have scuppered John Wilson at the...
The Dean and the Greatest: Aaron Copland and Muhammad Ali
I bet you didn’t realise there was a link between Aaron Copland and Muhammad Ali? Neither did I, but sometimes the stuff I turn up seems to be like buried treasure that is just...
Bristol Sound World begin their residency at the Mount Without – I was there!
Sometimes the thing you are looking for is right under your nose. Such is the case with the Bristol based project Sound World. I have been vaguely aware of this initiative and its valiant...
The City and Redes – Landmark movie scores now on CD
Sometimes you get what you want and sometimes you get what you ask for!Way back in 2009, Naxos released a DVD of The City the legendary documentary film from 1939 which was Aaron Copland’s...
Aaron Copland’s Hollywood Film Scores – Book Review
As a huge fan of Aaron Copland, Aaron Copland’s Hollywood Film Scores by Paula Musegades is a book I have been waiting for. It is a beautifully presented hardback book and does a fine...
Music for a Great City – rare outing at Aldeburgh Festival
Hats off to the Aldeburgh Festival, Oliver Knussen and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. A premiere and three rarities in the Snape Maltings Hall on a packed Saturday Night including Copland’s monumental Music for a...
