FROM ROME: From December 2009 until March 2023, the late Giuseppe Pennisi sent us regular reports from the Italian opera and classical music scene.
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.
Classical music news. Imogen Holst and John McCabe - News of a rediscovered concerto and a new book
Ensemble. Thoughtfully Put-together - Mike Wheeler attends a music and poetry event and concludes that further similar events would be well-received
Bizarre Perception - Alistair Hinton discusses a recent article on English music by David Hamilton
Wales loses its patriarch - Roderic Dunnett pays tribute to the Welsh composer Alun Hoddinott, who died in March
CD Spotlight - Refreshingly free. '... Skærved is dazzlingly good ...' Violin music by Alan Rawsthorne and John McCabe, appreciated by Peter Dale
CD Spotlight - Magical stuff. '... Gamba is remarkably successful ...' The film music of Alan Rawsthorne, with Roderic Dunnett
Presteigne notes - Further news from the continuing Presteigne Festival in Wales