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.
VIDEO PODCAST: Women Composers - Our special hour-long illustrated feature on women composers includes contributions from Diana Ambache, Gail Wein, Hilary Tann, Natalie Artemas-Polak and Victoria Bond.
ROMANTICISM: Explore the late George Colerick's fascinating series of articles encroaching on the subjects of melody, romanticism, operetta and humour in music.
American composer Jean Belmont Ford was born in Redlands, California, on 25 December 1939, and is based in Kansas. Her output includes the choral works If Music Be the Food of Love and Johnny has Gone for a Soldier. Another choral piece, Electa, was recorded in 2008 on the Chandos label in a performance by the Phoenix Chorale conducted by Charles Bruffy.
Record Box. A Rewarding Experience - Music from The Phoenix Chorale impresses Patric Standford