By royal invitation

Andrew Nethsingha (main conductor) The Choir of Westminster Abbey et al; Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Air Force, Coronation Orchestra Decca 552 8383 One explanation given for the lapses in choreogr

The appendicitis that led to the postponement of Edward VII’s coronation also scuppered the premiere of Elgar’s Coronation Ode, composed for the same occasion. When it did finally get its first royal

If only Sir Hubert Parry could settle down on a sofa today and stick YouTube on his TV. If so, he would be able to watch the new King Charles III arrive at the west door of Westminster Abbey, pause fo

The Beatles came together in Liverpool in 1960 and in just ten years, until 1970 when they disbanded, they had changed the face of Western popular culture in ways that still strongly resonate to this

The BBC Proms changed the face of classical music when ‘the people’s festival’ was launched in 1895. The perennially popular event features some of the nation’s favourite tunes from composers inspired by the countryside of the British Isles. Here Kitty Corrigan selects her top ten

How Chaucer reshaped English poetry