Author Archives: jonathanclinch
Recording: Duruflé – Toccata
Before Wednesday’s recital at the Temple Church, I sat down at home to record the Duruflé Toccata. The Saxton pieces will appear on a recording of the entire cycle in due course. Below is a photograph with the composer, taken … Continue reading
Temple Recital – 3 London Premieres!
Dr Jonathan Clinch – Wednesday 28th February – 1:15-1:45pm PROGRAMME Diversion op.25, Francis Jackson (1917-2022) VII. Hymn (First performance), Robert Saxton (1953-) Tombeau for H.B., Robert Saxton Rosace (no.3 from Esquisses byzantines), Henri Mulet (1878-1967) Praeludium for pedals, Phillip A. … Continue reading
Bloomsbury Publication: The Sensory Aesthetics of Death in the Modern Age
Jonathan’s chapter exploring the sensory aesthetics of death in the twentieth century is now available from Bloomsbury. Volume 6: A Cultural History of Death in the Modern AgeEdited by Douglas J. Davies, Durham University, UK Bloomsbury website link
The Holly and the Ivy (Robert Saxton, 2023)
A second Christmas present from Robert Saxton! Premiered at King’s Sutton Parish Church on Christmas Day 2023 by Jonathan Clinch. This recording was made on Christmas Eve.
Merry Christmas!
New piece by Robert Saxton – Chorale Prelude on Holst’s ‘In the bleak midwinter’. This beautiful miniature takes Holst’s famous tune as a tenor in the left hand. It was premiered at the 9 Lessons and Carols service at King’s … Continue reading
Radio 4 broadcast – Music of the Gloucestershire Landscape. Howells, Gurney, RVW and Finzi…
Earlier in the year I climbed Chosen Hill outside Gloucester to talk to Rose Ferraby about the composers that found inspiration from that place – Herbert Howells, Ivor Gurney, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Gerald Finzi. The finished programme will be … Continue reading
New Premiere Recording – Robert Saxton: Chorale Prelude on ‘Strength and Stay’
As part of Jonathan’s ongoing collaboration with Professor Robert Saxton, here is the latest recording. It’s a new chorale prelude on the tune ‘Strength and Stay’ by J B Dykes, written to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of … Continue reading
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Partsongs
Delphian release their latest disc from The Choir of King’s College London today: Partsongs of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Listen now on Spotify. I was delighted to write a short essay for the CD… It may seem unlikely today, but towards the … Continue reading
Lord Berners Trust
Jonathan has recently accepted an invitation to become Chairman of the Lord Berners Trust. Berners’ (1883-1950) is one of the most interesting stories in twentieth-century British music. An artist, writer and composer, his extravagant lifestyle and wider circle of artist … Continue reading
Gloucester Three Choirs 2023 – TALK
Jonathan will be appearing at this year’s Three Choirs Festival in Gloucester Cathedral on Wednesday 26th July. His talk will on be on Ralph Vaughan Williams’ iconic Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (written for the 1910 Gloucester festival), … Continue reading
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