Vaughan Williams Foundation
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A new grant-giving charity, with composers at the heart, formed by the merger of the Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust and the RVW Trust #RVW150.
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This episode of BBC Music Magazine's All the Right Notes podcast, examines the phenomenon of Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending, and its vast popularity.
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'It’s really wartime music - a great deal of it incubated when I used to go up night after night in the ambulance wagon at Ecoivres' - Vaughan Williams on his Symphony No. 3, A Pastoral Symphony.
📻 Listen to it here performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra: bit.ly/4aZU3Lz
'A work not only English to the marrow, but also, at a single stroke, renewed and redefined what ‘English music’ itself meant' - BBC Music Magazine on Vaughan Williams' No. 2, A London Symphony.
📖 Read the article here: bit.ly/3vJvKm9
Regular BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra collaborator Andrew Manze discusses bringing the work of one of his favourite composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams, to new audiences 👇
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Dr Kathryn Williams Vaughan Williams Foundation We will also present new works by Royal Northern College of Music students and the rest of the programme, performed by RNCM New Ensemble, features music by Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Joe Bloom, Asteryth Sloane and Gabriella Smith’s Maré. So all round not an evening to be missed!
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Waves, undulating waves 🌊 #RVW A Sea Symphony, an epic work for large choir and orchestra, shot through with stirring and vivid musical depictions of the sea in all its moods... tickets from only £20 🌊
#choir #choralmusic #SnapeMaltings #suffolk #vaughanwilliams #seasymphony
'A beautiful musical play about the life and times of Ursula Vaughan Williams, second wife of Ralph. Featuring new music inspired by the man himself, the amazing Clara Coslett sings, plays the violin and acts in the main role.'
A Lark opens at Dorking Halls 🍿🎭 this evening.