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Hereford Three Choirs – Howells’ Paradise
Jonathan gave a talk—’Howells’ Paradise’—on July 30th at the Three Choirs Festival in Hereford. Many thanks to all who came (over a hundred!), and if you didn’t manage to catch it, a recording has been shared by the Herbert Howells … Continue reading
Howells’ Organ Sonata – Performance inspired by G. D. Cunningham.
11th July 2025 91 years ago today, on 11th July 1934, George Dorrington Cunningham (‘G D’ – then City Organist of Birmingham) gave the first broadcast performance of Herbert Howells’ ‘Sonata for Organ’. George Thalben-Ball (a former pupil of Cunningham) … Continue reading
Clip: Toccata of Light, Robert Saxton
A short preview of Robert Saxton’s Toccata of Light. Out 6th August. Movement 3 of ‘The Reckoning of Time’.
Coming soon – Robert Saxton: Awakening
A clip from the opening of ‘Awakening’, movement one (of ten) from ‘The Reckoning of Time’ by Robert Saxton, dedicated to Jonathan Clinch.
Howells: Sonata for Organ (first movement)
Having played the complete sonata in recital, I’m posting a recording of the first movement from a practice session. This is still one of the most underplayed of his organ works, and yet it’s one of the most exciting and … Continue reading
HH Society Podcast (Coming Soon)
Delighted to visit Gloucester Cathedral today to interview their Director of Music, Adrian Partington, about Herbert Howells and the performance of his masterpiece ‘Hymnus Paradisi’ in July’s Three Choirs Festival. Here’s a clip…
Essay: Howells and the Psalms
Regent Records has just released ‘Howells Psalms & Psalm Preludes‘ (David Hill / Durham Cathedral Choir), which brings together the two sets of organ preludes, interspersed with the specific psalms, using chants by Howells. Here is the essay that I … Continue reading
Holst Abstract: Perspectives on Symphonic Intertextuality and Pan-European Identity.
RETHINKING GUSTAV HOLST AND HIS MUSIC2024 Symposium, Utah State University Gustav Holst: Perspectives on Symphonic Intertextuality and Pan-European Identity. Dr Jonathan Clinch (Royal Academy of Music) ABSTRACTThis paper offers two related perspectives on Holst: the first looks back to Charles Stanford, … Continue reading
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