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.
SPONSORED: Ensemble. Unjustly Neglected - In this specially extended feature, Armstrong Gibbs' re-discovered 'Passion according to St Luke' impresses Roderic Dunnett.
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Charles Dibdin was born in Southampton, England, on 15 March 1745 and died on 25 July 1814 in London. He was a choirboy at Winchester, and devoted his life to vocal music, mostly in London, composing popular 'musicals' and songs.