Judi Dench is better known for her theatrical work than her musical knowledge, but when picking her favourite songs she shows ...

Composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, a gentle, jovial bear of a man not averse to stealing kisses from young musicians, was another of those who became enraptured by her charm.

So begins A SEA SYMPHONY, Ralph Vaughan Williams ’ sweeping choral masterpiece – a work that captures the untameable force of the ocean and the restless yearning of the human spirit. Brett Weymark, ...

The Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by music director Andrew Constantine, presented music by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Peter Tchaikovsky in the Masterworks Series concert at Purdue Fort ...

It’s one of the world’s most famous pieces of music – but like you’ve never heard before Nick Galvin March 28, 2025 — 5.30am Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size ...

A passionate advocate for Ralph Vaughan Williams, Manze will guide audiences through some of the composer’s most beloved works. ... This unmissable concert will feature The Lark Ascending ...

Ralph Vaughan Williams’ First Symphony is his most immense and is appropriately awestruck by the power of nature right from the opening phrase: ‘Behold – the sea itself!’. Walt Whitman’s poetry and ...

Reminicent, ruminating and spiralling: Elgar’s Cello Concerto is unlike his early works and yet remains one of his most popular. The cello’s humble voice pushes its way through the orchestra in a ...

Many of Vaughan Williams’s most famous compositions were direct settings of famous or newly discovered folk melodies. In the case of his Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus, the inspiration was less ...

But if all one knows is The Planets, one knows only a little about Holst’s talent, and therefore about his greatness. He wrote numerous smaller orchestral masterpieces, including remarkable ...

Ralph Vaughan Williams The cause of Vaughan Williams ’ hearing loss was his service during the First World War with the Royal Artillery in France from March 1918. The hearing damage he suffered then ...

The Proms can't survive without 'lowbrow' classical music From Rachmaninov's 2nd to the Planets suite, the most beloved orchestral works are sometimes looked down upon as cheesy.