MAESTROThe Journal of the Malcolm Arnold Society Issue 7 was released in November 2020 Price: £10. To order please contact Terry. It includes p&p in the UK. Issue 5 October 202064 pages, with colour illustrations: Malcolm Arnold and Julian Bream by Piers Burton-Page Working with Malcolm Arnold by Michala Petri […]
Are you a member of the Malcolm Arnold Society? Then the brand new issue of Beckus (No 119) should be with you. If you are not yet a member: Just click here! The contents: The 15th Malcolm Arnold Festival goes online Society Get-together on Zoom New recording of The Dancing […]
An Analysis of Malcolm Arnold’s Score for Hobson’s Choice was posted by Neil Brand on his YouTube channel:
Don’t forget the 15th Malcolm Arnold Festival will be held virtual on the 17th and 18th October. More information here
As this year our usual pre Arnold Festival Dinner can’t take place for obvious reasons we will have a virtual get-together on Zoom. This hopefully gives members who were not able to join in person before also a chance to meet up. It will be held on the 16th October […]
From Resonus Classics comes the CD premiere of The Dancing Master. Order it here! Singers: Eleanor Dennis, Catherine Carby, Fiona Kimm, Ed Lyon, Mark Wilde, Greame BroadbentBBC Concert Orchestra conducted by John Andrews Originally intended as an opera for television, Malcolm Arnolds collaboration with film-maker and librettist Joe Mendoza, The […]
The 2020 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the arts. Freelance musicians are amongst the hardest hit professionals in this crisis, not only deprived of their livelihood but also of the experience of playing in front of an audience. Some have taken to the internet to provide some sort […]
Are you a member of the Malcolm Arnold Society? Then the brand new issue of Beckus (No 118) should be with you. If you are not yet a member: Just click here! The contents: 15th International Malcolm Arnold Festival Society get-together The Fourth Symphony revisited by Piers Burton-Page An encourager […]
Are you a member of the Malcolm Arnold Society? Then the brand new issue of Beckus (No 117) should be with you shortly. If you are not yet a member: Just click here! The contents: Three Fifths in February New CD: Flute Concerto No 1 New CD: Organ Concerto Obituary: […]
New CD from Ondine: Flute Concertos Nielsen: Flute ConcertoIbert: Flute ConcertoArnold: Flute Concerto No. 1 Order it here! Clara Andrada, fluteFrankfurt Radio SymphonyJaime Martín, conductor In this album Clara Andrada, principal flute with the Frankfurt RadioSymphony Orchestra, performs three 20th century flute concertos with theorchestra, conducted by Jaime Martín, himself […]
Another chance to hear the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Barry Wordsworth at the 2019 Malcolm Arnold Festival from the Derngate Theatre, Northampton. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000hftb
A welcome repeat of last year’s Discovering… The Bridge on the River Kwai on the BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00041td/discovering-series-1-3-the-bridge-on-the-river-kwai-malcolm-arnold