Tag Archive | British composers
Master–Mistress
Judith Weir will succeed Sir Peter Maxwell Davies as the first ever woman appointed ‘Master of the Queen’s Music’.
That’s definitely Harrison Birtwistle I hear
Composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle turns 80
Benjamin Britten’s 100th Anniversary, St Cecilia’s Day Nov. 22nd 2013
“Blessed Cecilia, appear and inspire composing mortals with immortal fire”
John Tavener joins the Song of Angels
Famed British Composer, Sir John Tavener, known for his religious and mystic compositions, dies at age 69.
Hung, Drawn and Cultured 