The official website of the Havergal Brian Society
A comprehensive information source on the life, music and
writings of this great English composer
Updated 2nd February 2012 Bust of Havergal Brian by Robert Thomas (1967)
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The official website of the Havergal Brian Society
A comprehensive information source on the life, music and writings of this great English composer
Updated 2nd February 2012 Bust of Havergal Brian by Robert Thomas (1967) |
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NEWS
STOP PRESS: GOTHIC SYMPHONY SERIES FEATURED ON USA RADIO
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This week Brian’s Gothic Symphony is being featured along with Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder over five programmes in the radio series Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin at 7pm Chicago time (UTC -6 hours). The series is produced by WFMT in Chicago and broadcast on around 40 stations in the USA as well as stations in Brisbane (4MBS Classic FM), Melbourne (3MBS FM) and Canberra (Artsound FM) in Australia. The title of the week’s programs is Too darn big - for radio. General Manager of 4MBS Classic FM, Brisbane and HBS member Gary Thorpe recorded an interview for the programme about the Brisbane Gothic. The broadcasts feature the Brabbins recording. This is one of the top classical radio programs in the USA and as such is a great promotion for Brian. You can listen online via the links above. |
IN THE NEXT HBS NEWSLETTER...
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The January/February 2012 issue of the Society's bi-monthly Newsletter (no. 219) will feature the second of two Building-A-Library-type reviews of recorded Gothic performances plus a CD recommendation, plus part two of the article on percussion in the Gothic. Join the HBS and read all about it! |
IN MEMORIAM TO BE PERFORMED IN BRISTOL IN FEBRUARY 2012
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Bristol’s University Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Pickard will be performing Brian’s In Memoriam along with Fire at Durilgai by John McCabe at the Auditorium, Victoria Rooms, Queens Road, Bristol BS8 1SA as part two of a concert beginning at 7.30pm on Saturday 11th February, 2012. Part one comprises the University Chamber Orchestra conducted by Aaron Taylor in works by Beethoven and Saint-Saëns. If you are local to Bristol, please come along and support the performance. |
JOIN THE CELEBRATION!
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November 2012 sees the fortieth anniversary of the death of Havergal Brian. There are already plans to perform three of Brian's orchestral works in the UK in the anniversary year, including two of the symphonies.
If you represent an orchestra or choir, or are a soloist interested in performing music by Brian to mark his anniversary, we can provide advice on repertoire and publicise your concert on the website. Full details of the required forces for all Brian's works are here.
Following the Proms performance of The Gothic, public awareness of Brian has never been so high. Now is an ideal time to present some of his other, less massive pieces. With your help, 2012 will be a year to remember for lovers of Brian's music. |
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The Havergal Brian bust (featured on the site entry page) was created in 1967, by artist Robert Thomas A.R.C.A., F.R.B.S. in bronze. The Society logo was designed by R Leonard Hollands.
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French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese translations: please visit the Help page. This website and its contents (unless otherwise indicated) are copyright © Havergal Brian Society 1975-2012. All rights are reserved. The use of any material from these pages without the permission of the copyright holder is prohibited. Please contact the Webmaster to discuss reproducing material from the site. The website content will be updated on an ongoing basis as will the members' area. Please call back regularly. The Havergal Brian Society is very grateful to Len Mullenger for having providing space for the original HB site content free of charge on Classical Music on the Web. Opinions expressed in attributed contributions to this website are entirely those of their authors and are not necessarily shared by the Officers of the Society, nor reflect its policy.
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