DISCUSSION: Defining Our Field - what is 'classical music' to us, why are we involved and what can we learn from our differences? Read John Dante Prevedini's essay, watch the panel discussion and make your own comments.
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Ona Jarmalavičiūtė talks to American choral conductor Donald Nally, director of The Crossing, in this fascinating, illustrated, one hour programme.
CENTRAL ENGLAND: Mike Wheeler's concert reviews from Nottingham and Derbyshire feature high profile artists on the UK circuit - often quite early on their tours.
An American composer whose name and work never travelled outside his own country was Ernst Bacon, born 26 May 1898 and died 16 March 1990. The writer of this note had experience of both his music and his noble prose, which breathes the spirit of Walt Whitman. He was especially prolific in solo settings of Emily Dickinson.
BASIL RAMSEY'S ARTICLE ABOUT ERNST BACON