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I’m taking a break after 7 hours of teaching on zoom yesterday(!) to record some Sweelinck using the sounds of the stunning organ in the Grote Kerk Nijkerk.The 400th anniversary of his death falls in 2021. Enjoy…

jonathanclinch · J. S. Bach BWV 614 Das alte Jahr vergangen ist

A Choral Symphony in all but name and one Howells’ greatest achievements, the 1954 Mass of the Severn (River) is now available from Hyperion. My Programme Notes The English composer Herbert Howells (1892-1983) is chiefly celebrated today for his liturgical … Continue reading →

Out Now! This new CD is entirely made up of piano pieces that I have found on my research travels, beautifully played by Matthew Schellhorn. My edited scores will be published in a volume by Wise Music, the release of … Continue reading →

Out Now! The essay ‘Frank Bridge: Poems of Re-enchantment’ on the tone poems of Frank Bridge (including Isabella, Mid of the Night, Two Poems of Richard Jeffries and Summer) has now been published in this new volume from Boydell & … Continue reading →

Unheard English Piano Music 24th Jan 2020, 6.00pm – 7.20pm Angela Burgess Recital Hall Royal Academy of Music Academy lecturer Jonathan Clinch discusses his recent work tracking down 28 unknown piano manuscripts by celebrated composer Herbert Howells (1892-1983). Presented with … Continue reading →

King’s College Chapel The University of Aberdeen 2004 Aubertin Organ Monday 20th January – 7:30pm ‘The Tree of Peace’ Contemporary British Music for Organ         Full Programme White Note Paraphrase (1994) James MacMillan (b.1959) Exsultet (2014) Phillip … Continue reading →

New interview with Jonathan Clinch and Guy Johnston for Presto Classical.  ‘The beginning of June saw the release of an album that, for Howells devotees such as myself, seemed like Christmas had come early. The recording features the rarely-heard English … Continue reading →