How times change: when composer Imogen Holst travelled to Germany in the 1930s, she reported back that nobody in Germany had heard of Vaughan Williams or Gustav Holst. The British composers they HAD heard of were: Ethel Smyth, Cyril Scott, Constant Lambert & Delius.

"That's my tune!" Gustav Holst 1890s electronic createch & early 1900's wireless communication transforming Holst's artist 🌎 at electrical pace ⚡ #Holst150 #LetsCreate Holst Victorian House University of Gloucestershire PlayLa.bZ #Holst150 #SpatialCadetZ capturing the original cosmic sounds of preloved #ThePlanets piano 🎹 👾

Delighted that BBC Music Magazine and BBC Proms are both pulling out the stops to celebrate #GustavHolst150. This latest issue includes a cover article by Daniel Gideon Jaffé and unusual photos from Holst Victorian House. Wonderful to see this shy composer receiving the recognition he deserves.

Enjoyed a lovely morning at Holst Victorian House recording a special edition of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast with Laura Kinnear - coming soon!

"Some phenomena only music can depict. From an age before space travel, Gustav Holst’s orchestral suite evoking the astrological associations of the planets represents one of classical music’s most extraordinary acts of imagination." BBC Proms #Holst150 royalalberthall.com/tickets/proms/…

Rock N Roll map of #Gloucestershire includes Brian Jones, Kylie, Charlie Watts and many more. I think Holst should be included? ⁦Gloucester History Festival⁩ ⁦Cheltenham Festivals⁩ ⁦Stroud Book Festival⁩ ⁦The History Press⁩ ⁦VisitCheltenham⁩ ⁦VisitCotswolds⁩

Exciting day in Cheltenham visiting Holst Victorian House and other Holst-related places in the town for my next Discover Your Ancestors article 😊 #Holst150 #amwriting

"The Planets is a masterful piece of scene painting. A truly cosmic journey, it shows Holst as one of the century's great orchestrators alongside the likes of Strauss & Ravel." Freya Parr BBC Music Magazine #ClassicalMusic #BBCProms #Holst150 Holst Victorian House classical-music.com/features/works…

Some signatures from a 1930 autograph book recently inherited by Three Choirs Festival #musichistory

Meet Liv, BA Illustration student @UniGlos Her brilliant trail is entertaining our younger visitors this summer. With fun drawing activities and things to spot, it is a great addition to our family offer. Thanks Liv! #inspiring #FamilyFun VisitCheltenham Kids in Museums

Def Gustav Holst! 🤣

We love the look of student Liv's museum trail for Holst Victorian House - a great example of working with a young person to develop fun, engaging activities for visiting children and families 😎

It wouldn’t be the #BBCProms without a trip to Jupiter! 🚀 The combined forces of Sibelius Academy and Royal College of Music with Sakari Oramo 🇺🇦 sent us all the way to space for Prom 46: The Planets 🤩 Watch on BBC iPlayer 📺 Listen on BBC Sounds 🎧

"Holst’s work catalyses new ideas & generates powerful intellectual challenges which enrich & inform important debates in progress today, as art with depth can & perhaps must do" Brian Cox Spaceship 🌍 original musical #Starman #Holst150 #CharityPin Holst Victorian House ChattyFeet

☄️Our new film from Salisbury Cathedral, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘀 – 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, receives its premiere in two weeks. We will share a link with you very soon! 🔗 🎶 📸 Ben Tomlin #gustavholst #holsttheplanets #gustavholsttheplanets

5 reasons to join us to celebrate the 150th birthday of Cheltenham’s most famous son. The Holst 150 Birthday Party, is taking place 21st of September 1-6pm in Imperial Gardens & you are invited to join the free celebrations! visitcheltenham.com/blog/read/2024… Holst Victorian House Cheltenham BID

And to hear more about #Holst, The Planets and his music beyond The Planets, listen out for Composer of the Week with Donald Macleod BBC Radio 3 each weekday next week from 16 Sept at 4pm or BBC Sounds Producer alice mckee #Holst150 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

"But Bowie had always been intrigued by classical music in its many guises. An early introduction to Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring & Holst's Planets taught him that 'classical music wasn't boring'" BBC Proms #Bowie Holst Victorian House #Holst150 #ThePlanets #LetsCreate 🎹 recording 🎶

Manu's Planetology - A Gustav Holst Spatial Odyssey... 🌌🌱🎹🎶 #HolstSpaceshipEarth @UniOfGlos School of the Creative Arts & PlayLa.bZ Spatial CadetZ Crew Holst Victorian House #ThePlanets piano & #GustavHolst #Holst150 Pittville soundscape spatial recordings #LetsCreate

Want to relive the magic of 'Holst's Chamber Music' at this year's festival? Pre-save the new album by Hannah Roper, Martin Jacoby, Emma Tring and Valeria Clarke today! 🎧 albionrecs.lnk.to/RomandRev Physical CDs are available from Presto Music! 💿 prestomusic.com/classical/prod…