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

We honor the life of conductor Sir Andrew Davis who passed away last weekend. Sir Andrew was a regular guest conductor with us starting in 1976. As seen in this clip of him conducting Vaughan Williams' Fifth Symphony, he brought such passion and artistry to the stage.

'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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📣 Funding deadline May 1.

We support performances, research, films and publishing furthering the knowledge and understanding of the life and music of Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Apply by May 1, for work taking place after August 1.

Details here: bit.ly/3U4BM8K

📣 Funding deadline approaching!

We support performances, research, films and publishing furthering the knowledge and understanding of the life and music of Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Apply by May 1 for work taking place after August 1.

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Ralph Vaughan Williams - an old-fashioned nationalist or a trailblazing modernist?

Welsh academic, pianist, and writer Ceri Owen introduces the composer in an article for our website here: vaughanwilliamsfoundation.org/discover/versi…

This letter from Vaughan Williams to the Northern Echo seems to demonstrate that every generation has concerns about what impact modernisation will have on creativity.

We wonder what RVW would have made of AI?!

'A majestic performance, brimful of lofty spectacle, abundant temperament and stunning accomplishment' - Gramophone on The Hallé's recording of Vaughan Williams' A Sea Symphony.

It is with great sadness that the Ralph Vaughan Williams Society announces the passing of our President and internationally renowned conductor, Sir Andrew Davis CBE.
Let us take a moment to revisit this stunning performance (advert may play beforehand):
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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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For those with an interest in in English operas - the rest of the letter lays out the plot of the opera Hugh The Drover.

Find the full version in our archive here: bit.ly/3Q0DE10

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 🌊
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We support composers, and also work furthering the knowledge and understanding of the life and music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, and of the work of Ursula Vaughan Williams.

Our next general funding application deadline is May 1.

Find out more here: bit.ly/4450CKA

'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.

The lament of many a composer we suspect! 🎶