The album title, "The Gluepot Connection," refers to a London pub nicknamed "The Gluepot" by Sir Henry Wood due to his orchestral players' frequent visits.
Composition History
Alan Bush's work "Lidice" is a powerful response to the razing of the Czechoslovak village of Lidice by the Nazis in 1942, an atrocity that became emblematic of fascism's threat.
Performer Biography
Andrew Griffiths, the musical director of Londinium, has conducted for companies including The Royal Opera, Welsh National Opera, and Opera North.
Compositional Technique
Arnold Bax's a cappella work "Mater ora filium" is constructed as a sequence of variations on a near-symphonic scale, splitting the choir into as many as 16 parts.
Composition History
William Walton's anthem "Where does the uttered Music go?" was first performed in 1946 at the dedication of the Wood memorial window at St Sepulchre-without-Newgate in London.
Composer Biography
Elisabeth Lutyens, a British avant-garde composer and daughter of architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, was known as 'Twelve-Tone Lizzie' for her dedication to serial techniques.
Historical Context
The George public house, known as "The Gluepot," was a popular meeting place for composers, musicians, writers, and artists, especially those associated with the BBC's Third Programme.
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