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Bringing Britains musical heritage alive Harpsichordist Alan Cuckston dies aged 84 Distinguished harpsichordist and BMS member Alan Cuckston has died Dionysus Ensemble record John Jouberts Octet The Dionysus Ensemble has released the premiere recording online of John Jouberts Octet Two new albums to be released by NMC Recordings NMC Recordings has announced the forthcoming release of two albums featuring music by the awardwinning composer Martin Iddon and an album of works for cello performed by Clare OConnell Bliss anniversary celebrated during 2025 In recognition of 2025 marking the 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Arthur Bliss more than 100 performances of 46 works by the composer are planned so far this year English Music Festival returns to Dorchester Abbey The 18th annual English Music Festival will feature the longawaited World Premire performance of the Symphony no. 2 by the composer Stanley Bate Latest features reviews ENDLESS FASCINATION The life work of Thomas Pitfield Features Born in Bolton in 1903 Thomas Pitfield was an almost exact contemporary of his fellow Lancastrian William Walton. But he enjoyed none of the remarkable luck that saw Walton translated from Oldham to Oxford. WALTON Orchestral Works CD reviews The violin concerto is of course a superb work reflecting Waltons mood of the time when his new relationship with Lady Alice Wimborne was taking flight NARESH SOHAL Lila Violin Concerto CD reviews Lila is a cycle of seven connected movements and the Violin Concerto is in the three movements these are major canvases by this wrongly overlooked master composer SHIFT Works for Trombone and Brass Band CD reviews Simon Dobsons threemovement concerto from 2012 entitled Shift is a tremendously exciting work the outer two movements being full of high energy and seemingly impossible scoring HAVERGAL BRIAN Symphonies Nos.