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Early Music: Rebecca Tavener rounds up the latest releases

From the dawn of the Baroque to its apogee in sacred music and the J S Bach Mass in B minor

26 November 2025

Imogen Holst | Broadening the canon

Leah Broad explores the legacy of Imogen Holst and how her practical approach to composition shaped 20th-century British choral music

By Leah Broad

6 November 2025

John Rutter: Life in harmony

On the eve of his 80th birthday, John Rutter tells Alexandra Coghlan about six decades of song – from his trailblazing carols and enduring Clare College legacy to swans in the garden, orchestral...

By Alexander Coghlan

6 November 2025

Performance Practice | Organ interpretation in repertoire of the 19th century

Considering approaches to Romantic organ music, legato, tempo and rubato all come under the spotlight

By Daniel Moult

6 November 2025

David Hill in conversation with... Marcus Creed

David Hill talks to Marcus Creed, conductor and director of the Danish Radio Vocal Ensemble

By David Hill

6 November 2025

American organ building: a voyage of discovery

A fascination with American culture and organ music leads Andrew Forbes across the States to better understand their organ building aesthetic

By Andrew Forbes

6 November 2025

Chorister Actors: a history of choristers at Court

Long before today's choristers filled cathedrals and schools with Advent carols, their Elizabethan predecessors were equally at home on the stage as in the stalls. Matthew Blaiden looks back at the...

By Matthew Blaiden

6 November 2025

Choral Communities | Northampton Bach Choir

After 90 years, Northampton Bach Choir looks ahead to the future of choral singing. Clare Stevens traces the growth of the NBC, discovering how it was – and continues to be – shaped by the changing...

By Clare Stevens

6 November 2025

Interview with Christopher Gray - director of St John's College Choir

As the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge releases a luminous new Christmas recording, director of music Christopher Gray speaks to Hattie Butterworth about the choir's distinctive sound, the magic...

By Hattie Butterworth

6 November 2025