The 17th International Malcolm Arnold Festival 2022 returns - Sunday the 9th October, a day of concerts, talks and a masterclass. 30th October live online streaming - full of talks, interviews and many performances.
For well over 50 years Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006) was a huge presence in British musical life. In a time of austere post-war music, he composed works against the grain of fashion – works which were immediate...
Debbie Wiseman sounds a note of warning in her latest work, Carnival of the Endangered Animals, a 21st century sequel to Camille Saint-Saëns’ classic suite. The piece has been commissioned by the City of...
The announcement of the 2021 BBC Proms brings with it the tantalizing prospect of new works, a celebration of musical milestones and several surprises. Highlights from Wise Music composers include premieres from Britta...
The BBC Music Magazine Awards 2021 Opera Award has gone to The Dancing Master by Malcolm Arnold and the Premiere Award has been awarded to the album No longer mourn for me & other works for cello by John Tavener.The...
A new recording of a comic opera judged too risqué for 1950s audiences, The Dancing Master by Malcolm Arnold, is released for the first time on the Resonus Classics label on September 25.The one-act opera, to a libretto...
