Tom Edney

He’s had enough of the rain. Now for the sofa snoozes…

Having been lucky enough to do the preparatory rehearsal conducting @rcmlondon.bsky.social for ‘To April’, can vouch for the excellence of this under-appreciated music. Chapeau to @leahbroad.bsky.social and @tomedney.bsky.social 👏👏👏

Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Concerto & Orchestral Works

IT’S HERE IT’S HERE IT’S HERE!!!! The very first album ever dedicated to Avril Coleridge-Taylor. This has been such a labour of love - please do listen to it, her music deserves to be heard @jkaconductor.bsky.social @tomedney.bsky.social open.spotify.com/album/6EroQD...

@jkaconductor.bsky.social @leahbroad.bsky.social

Not one, but TWO Coleridge-Taylor discs released today! One featuring the orchestral works of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; the other, nearly all premiere recordings of Avril Coleridge-Taylor's orchestral works. Check them out! You won't be disappointed.

Concerto for Piano and Strings: I. Allegro assai

Born #OTD in 1922, English composer, Doreen Carwithen. Her Concerto for Piano & Strings was premiered at the BBC Proms on 25 August 1952 at the Royal Albert Hall, with Iris Loveridge as soloist and London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Trevor Harvey. open.spotify.com/track/4tPCV5... #britsymphyear

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Thanks to @tomedney.bsky.social for sharing his research on Avril Coleridge-Taylor, painting a portrait of her life & music

Fantastic to hear unpublished songs brought to life by @rcmlondon.bsky.social students (featuring exceptional piano parts) + learn about some exciting upcoming recordings

Thank you for coming! Glad you enjoyed the talk, and the performances were fab, weren’t they?!

Still one of my favourite stories of Ethel Smyth!

YouTube video by BBC Philharmonic - Topic In Memoriam - To the R.A.F.

A fitting piece for today: Avril Coleridge-Taylor's 'In Memoriam', dedicated to all those who served in the R.A.F. during WWII.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbgy...

Sign the Petition Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham

c.org/qZcXBxHHGG Sign to show your anger and disappointment in the decisions taken at the University of Nottingham, where Music and Modern Languages are being cut.

Music and Ideas: Avril Coleridge-Taylor revealed through the RCM Collections | Royal College of Music <p>Tom Edney and Ingrid Pearson examine Avril Coleridge-Taylor's legacy as performer, composer and conductor.</p>

Very excited to be discussing all things Avril this coming Wednesday at the Royal College of Music. It's free to attend, and would be lovely to see some friendly faces!

www.rcm.ac.uk/events/detai...

The new single from the album of Orchestral Works by Avril Coleridge-Taylor is featured on @applemusic #applemusicclassical 'Relaxing Classics' playlist.

Listen now👉 music.apple.com/us/playlist/...

Samantha Ege, piano @jkaconductor.bsky.social @tomedney.bsky.social @leahbroad.bsky.social

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Some good news.

London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.

The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.

'Pleasure and Pain': Howells's secular choral music Liner notes from a new recording by IKON and David Hill

New blog post!

Sharing my recent liner notes for an upcoming disc of Howells's secular choral music from IKON and David Hill.

'A Blend of Agony and Ecstasy': Discovering Howells's secular choral music
open.substack.com/pub/tomedney...

The Sea: I. Seascape

Premiered #OTD in 1912, the orchestral suite, The Sea, by English composer, conductor & violist, Frank Bridge (1879–1941). It was launched at the Proms with The New Queen's Hall Orchestra under Henry Wood. open.spotify.com/track/2xBYf7... #britsymphyear

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The orchestra will be RELIEVED!

When’s the next one? 😉

Bring on 21st November! This is a fantastic disc, and I’m so excited to see it go out into the world!

Big congrats to the team: BBC Philharmonic, @jkaconductor.bsky.social , Samantha Ege, @leahbroad.bsky.social and Resonus.

YouTube video by killmazeppa Charles Koechlin, Trois mélodies op. 17 n° 3 "Épiphanie"

For some reason, Koechlin's music has jsut suddenly clicked with me and I'm HOOKED. Mainly thanks to this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuQO...

@royalmusical.bsky.social Day one! Talking about Avril Coleridge-Taylor and her tone poems from the 1930s. Also on the company of the brilliant Lizzie Bowes and Gayle Murchison.

Absolutely sick of seeing 'this is why we're all doomed' instead of 'this is how we doom Reform'

A beautiful performance! Thanks for sharing 😊

If you need two mins of something beautiful in your day today look no further than this nocturne by Avril Coleridge-Taylor. Exquisitely played by @aoyarzabal.bsky.social

Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum

This is a huge story.

Don't let him get away with it.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I don’t! Thanks for linking us up 😊

There are worse places to do archival research… spent this afternoon looking for Avril Coleridge-Taylor!