APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING MADE TO THE JOHN IRELAND TRUST – Trustees made the following awards at their meeting on 6 December 2021 Mayflower Ensemble, Southampton A concert of chamber music by John Ireland to commemorate the 60th anniversary of his … Continue reading →
Graham Parlett – 19 February 1946 – 30 May 2021
Our friend and much valued Trustee, Graham Parlett, died on 30th May, after a short but terrible and debilitating illness. Although the most modest of men, who wore his very considerable knowledge, not just of Ireland but in particular Bax, … Continue reading →
Anthony Payne – remembering the composer and champion of British music
Anthony Payne (1936-2021) It might seem odd to lament the passing of a contemporary British composer on a website devoted to the work of a British composer from another generation, but Tony Payne was no ordinary composer. Quite aside from … Continue reading →
Heritage Records announce John Ireland recordings
Two recent recordings on the Heritage Records label have been announced; find more details on our New Releases page: http://johnirelandtrust.org/category/newreleases/ … Continue reading →
Live and online forthcoming events announced
Some live and online events are starting to be advertised on our Forthcoming Performances page, incorporating Coronavirus-related restrictions – please support live music where you can. Photo shows one of The John Ireland Trust’s Ambassadors, baritone Roderick Williams, who will … Continue reading →
The John Ireland Songbook – latest recording announced
Discover the latest recordings of John Ireland’s work on our NEW RELEASES page, including Volume 2 of The Complete John Ireland Songbook ; the second CD in a four-disc series that will comprise the first complete recording of the songs … Continue reading →
John Ireland featured in ‘live in lock-down’ English Music Festival
Amongst other composers, John Ireland is being featured in the ‘live in lock-down’ English Music Festival this coming weekend 22 – 25 May 2020 www.englishmusicfestival.org.uk The English Music Festival (EMF) is delighted to announce an online Festival, following the necessary … Continue reading →
David Wordsworth reviews a recent performance of John Ireland’s Piano Concerto given by Rustam Khanmurzin with the Elgar Sinfonia under conductor, Adrian Brown
“If any performance could once and for all put paid to the ridiculous notion that only English musicians understand English music, this was it.” Once a staple part of the repertoire and often regarded as one of the best Piano … Continue reading →
2020 John Ireland Prize, Music at Southampton (University of Southampton)
Finley South-Klein was awarded First Prize and Hannah Swadling, runner-up. Both were accompanied by Duncan Honeybourne. On the judging panel: David Wordsworth, Director of the John Ireland Charitable Trust; Kevin Appleby from Turner Sims, and Professor Vince Emery. … Continue reading →
John Ireland’s Piano Concerto returns to the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall
John Ireland’s Piano Concerto returns to the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 31st August for the first time since 1993. The work will be performed by British pianist Leon McCawley with the BBC Concert Orchestra under … Continue reading →
International ambassadors for British music announced as Patrons of the John Ireland Trust
Four leading musicians – all international ambassadors for British music – have been appointed patrons of the John Ireland Charitable Trust with immediate effect: pianist, Mark Bebbington, cellist, conductor and principal of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Julian Lloyd Webber, baritone … Continue reading →
David Wordsworth appointed as new Director of the John Ireland Charitable Trust
Music Director, conductor and promoter, David Wordsworth, has been appointed Director of the John Ireland Charitable Trust with immediate effect from November 2017. Wordsworth succeeds Bruce Phillips, who has been Director of the Trust for over a decade. The Trust was … Continue reading →
Centenary performances for the Violin Sonata No.2 in A minor in 2017
March 2017 sees the 100th anniversary of a work which propelled its British composer into the limelight; the Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor by John Ireland. Violinists Madeleine Mitchell, Susanne Stanzeleit, Midori Komachi, Sophie Rosa and Louisa Stonehill … Continue reading →
‘The Overlanders’ – Complete film score by John Ireland (1946) Edited by Graham Parlett World premiere of the complete film score took place on Saturday 11th February 2017
An Ealing Music and Film Festival concert St Barnabas Church, Pitshanger Lane, London W5 1QG Ealing Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Gibbons William WALTON, Spitfire Prelude and Fugue – as heard in The First of the Few Alan RAWSTHORNE, music … Continue reading →
Two outstanding musicians – cellist Razvan Suma and pianist Rebeca Omordia – will be touring the UK during March 2017 to showcase music by British composers, including John Ireland’s Cello Sonata in G minor.
For pianist Rebeca Omordia, continuing her exploration of music by British composers has led to a UK and Romanian tour with cellist, Razvan Suma; resident cellist and director of the Romanian National Broadcasting Orchestras. Their programme of British works for … Continue reading →
The British Art Song Song Competition 2016 took place on Saturday 19th November and was sponsored by the John Ireland Charitable Trust
The British Music Society collaborated with Nigel Foster’s London Song Festival in presenting the Competition (BASC), adjudicated by Sir Thomas Allen. Here is the BMS’s report of the competition: To watch Sir Thomas Allen give a masterclass is to watch … Continue reading →
Recording of John Ireland’s choral music from The Carice Singers, is Naxos ‘disc of the month’
‘Choral Music by John Ireland and E J Moeran’ (8.573584) is the second recording for Naxos by The Carice Singers, under the direction of George Parris. “John Ireland’s part-songs are exquisite contributions to their genre”, explained The Carice Singers’ Director, … Continue reading →