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2021 marks the centenary of the birth of Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006). One of the towering figures of twentieth century British music.
If you are planning to celebrate the centenary we’d love to hear from you!
Selected upcoming events:
- 16th Malcolm Arnold Festival – (16-17 October 2021)
- Buxton International Festival 2021 – (8-25 July 2021) – Staging Malcolm Arnold’s Dancing Master
- The Presteigne Festival – (26-31 August 2021) will be honouring Malcolm Arnold this year
- British Music Festival in Taiwan – (23 July – 7 August 2021)
- Live Stream: Royal Academy Symphonic Brass: Brass Quintet No 1 – (23 April 2021 1 pm)
- Live Stream: St Paul’s Sinfonia: Serenade for Small Orchestra (23-30 April 2021)
Selected other highlights:
- The Dancing Master – BBC Music Magazine Opera Award Winner
- BBC Music Magazine April 2021 – Arnold Centenary Editon with CD of Symphonies 2 & 4
- Presto Music Podcast with Piers Burton-Page
- Ben Goldscheider recording the 2nd Horn Concerto
- Malcolm Arnold Catalogue of works – new edition
- Malcolm Arnold Festival Extras
- Why did Malcolm Arnold write his Fourth Symphony in response to the Notting Hill Race Riots?
- More recordings and books are coming!
Previous events:
- St Paul’s Sinfonia’s live stream of Sinfonietta 3 – (20-27 March 2021)
