Author Archives: jonathanclinch
Music, Britain and the First World War
A Great Divide or a Longer Nineteenth Century? Music, Britain and the First World War. Durham University, Centre for Nineteenth-Century Studies One-Day Conference 21 January 2017 Panel: ‘the communication of the dead’: music, mourning, memory and the modern Dr Jonathan … Continue reading
Westminster Lecture
Shaping the living and the dead. The Annual Herbert Howells Lecture, given at Westminster Abbey on 8th October 2016 by Dr Jonathan Clinch is now available in the December volume of the Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians (USA).
Organ Recital: Merton College Oxford
Thursday 3rd November – 1:15pm King’s Herald Herbert Howells arr. Clinch Passacaglia on the name joHn mcCABE Robert Saxton Pari intervallo Arvo Pärt Sonata on the 94th Psalm Julius Reubke See Merton Website
Howells Cello Concerto Review
The Telegraph – 10th July 2016 Herbert Howells, Cheltenham Festival – Four starsAll premieres are exciting, but to hear the long-delayed premiere of a piece by one of Britain’s best-loved composers is a particular thrill. Here was the Cello Concerto … Continue reading
A moment of Howells history
How the English composer’s Cello Concerto is set to be performed for the first time ever in concert An interview with Jonathan for BBC Music Magazine has been published at http://www.classical-music.com/article/moment-howells-history Tickets for the premiere at The Cheltenham Festival are available … Continue reading
Herbert Howells Premiere in Gloucester
ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Gloucester Cathedral as part of The Cheltenham Music Festival Saturday 9th July 2016 Martin André – conductor VAUGHAN WILLIAMS – Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis IVOR GURNEY – 2 Songs: “By a Bierside” and “In … Continue reading
The Organ Works of Sir George Dyson – Some thoughts
Daniel Cook (Westminster Abbey) has just recorded Dyson’s Complete Organ Music for Priory (available here). Here are my notes for the recording… Sir George Dyson (1883 – 1964) was one of the foremost British composers and educators in the first … Continue reading
Saxton, Howells & Bach – at Queen’s College Oxford
Organ Recital at The Queen’s College, Oxford Wednesday 14thOctober 2015 – 1:10pm Dr Jonathan Clinch Birmingham University Programme Canzona (BWV 588) – J. S. Bach (1685-1750) from the third part of the Clavier Übung: Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit … Continue reading
Howells Concerto Reviewed
The Gramophone have reviewed the recent recording of Herbert Howells’ Cello Concerto: Read it here. For full details of the project – select the Cello Concerto tab above.
Guest Blog: The Gramophone
The Gramophone have just published my blog on completing Herbert Howells’ Cello Concerto. Available here. The recording itself is available on Amazon.
Dr Jonathan Clinch 