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WEEK 1
w/b Monday 6th November 2023
Butterworth: On the Banks of Green Willow
Name: George Butterworth
Born: July 12, 1885
Died: August 5, 1916
monday
monday
Nationality: UK
Did you know? George Butterworth died in the Battle of the Somme in the First World War aged just 31.
What next?
Butterworth - A Shropshire Lad
Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending
Delius - On hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
David Ogden: We wil remember them
Name: David Ogden
Born: 1966
Died: ---
tuesday
tuesday
Nationality: UK
Did you know? David has conducted choirs on BBC Radio and worked as conductor and arranger for over 20 years on BBC TV’s Songs of Praise. He is also Religious Music Adviser for "Call The Midwife".
What next?
Guest - For the Fallen
Bullard - A Prayer for Peace
Rutter - Go forth into the world in peace
Last Post
Did you know? As well as having a day-to-day purpose in an army garrison, the "Last Post" bugle call also had a function at the close of a day of battle. It signalled to those who were still out and wounded or separated that the fighting was over, and to follow the sound of the call to find safety and rest.
Wednesday
Wednesday
Nationality: UK
First published: 1790s
What next?
Roever & Korb - Highland Cathedral
The Coldstream Guards - I vow to thee my country
John Williams - Hymn to the Fallen from "Saving Private Ryan"
GUEST ARTIST
Name: Nicholas Macarthy
Born: 1989
Died: ---
Instrument: Piano
THURSDAY
THURSDAY
Nationality: UK
Did you know? Pianist Nicholas Macarthy (born without his right hand), is a hugely successful international soloist. He was the first ever left-hand pianist to graduate from the Royal College of Music. He has specialised in pieces commisioned by Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein after he lost his arm in World War I, including the Ravel, Korngold and Britten below.
What next?
Ravel - Concerto for Left Hand Piano and Orchestra
Britten - Diversions for Left Hand Piano and Orchestra
Korngold - Piano Concerto for Left Hand
Elgar: "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations
Name: Sir Edward William Elgar
Born: June 2, 1857
Died: February 23, 1923
friday
friday
Nationality: UK
Did you know? The 'Enigma' Variations is one of Elgar's most popular works, but it is also his most mysterious. Each of the fourteen variations has a cryptic subtitle that relates to a particular person (or animal) in Elgar's life, including his wife, his publisher, and various friends and students.
What next?
Elgar - Cello Concerto
Beethoven - "Allegretto" from Symphony No. 7
Holst - Venus, The Bringer of Peace (From "The Planets Suite")
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