June 2022
David
Lloyd-Jones [1934-2022]
It is with regret
that we record the death –
after a short illness –
of the conductor David
Lloyd-Jones, who passed-away on
June 8th 2022.
The founder of
Opera North, he was principally
associated with the 'serious' end
of the musical spectrum and
showed a particular interest in
British and Russian music.
Mr. Lloyd-Jones
was a prolific recording artiste,
whose name appeared on several
labels, including Philips,
Hyperion, MRF, Marco Polo, Dutton
Epoch, Chandos, Melba and Oriel.
He conducted well
over thirty CDs for the NAXOS
company, including four volumes
of English String Miniatures,
featuring Light Music works by
many celebrated composers,
including Haydn Wood, John
Rutter, George Melachrino, Frank
Cordell, Cecil Armstrong Gibbs,
Philip Lane, Peter Hope, Adam
Carse, Ernest Tomlinson, Gustav
Holst, Paul Lewis, Frederick
Delius and Peter Warlock.
© Tony
Clayden June 2022
June 2022
Aspidistra
Drawing Room Orchestra
New CD
The Aspidistra
Drawing Room Orchestra have now
received the CDs of 'Café
Bonheur’, their brand new
recording.
More CD
information on their website
May 2022
British
Vintage Wireless and Television
Museum
Afternoon
of Music - May 14th 2022
A very warm and
sunny Saturday saw the first
musical gathering of 2022 at the
Museum. Although the numbers were
[rather disappointingly] lower
than customary, those attending
were treated to enjoyable
presentations by Brian Reynolds
[on orchestras which used to
appear on BBC radio], Alex
Gleason, [who played a selection
of his favourite musical
compositions written for films],
Chris Money [on the American
composer Leroy Anderson] and Tony
Clayden [on the English composer
and arranger George Melachrino].
Tony also organised and
introduced the programme.
Visitors were able
to view [at a distance] the
progress of the site improvements
– including the new cabin
and groundworks – which were
nearing completion in time for
the forthcoming Garden Party at
the beginning of June.
Brian Reynolds
– whose grandfather and then
father ran a very successful
Radio and Television business in
Bromley for many years – was
delighted to see that the shop's
signboard, which had languished
for many years in Brian's garage,
has now been awarded
pride-of-place on the front of
the TV room.
As always, a light
lunch was provided by Eileen
Laffey and the whole afternoon
was 'overseen' by John Thompson.
© Tony Clayden
2022
Further music
events at the Museum are
scheduled for:
Saturday 27th August
and Saturday 15th October
2022 both at 1pm
May 2022
A new
Hospital Radio fund raising CD
compiled by Steven Wills
Intermission
Accomplished
European Sound Stage Orchestra
Featuring the
music of Brian Bennett, Alan
Hawkshaw, Keith Mansfield, Johnny
Pearson and many others from the
KPM music library.
Full CD details
can be found on Amazon here or
click on the CD cover above
January 2022
1952
- A Royal Year
Steven Wills
celebrates The Queen's Platinum
Jubilee with a programme of music
from 1952
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