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1 September 1994 Inaugural issue Bowing ourselves in In depth article by Michael Kennedy on VW's Christmas Music. Issue 2 January 1995 Words in high places 10 page article by Wilfrid Mellers on the Opera Hugh the Drover and Lewis Foreman The unknown RVW – a matter for debate. Issue 3 July 1995 Firing on all Cylinders Gwyn Parry-Jones on The inner and outer worlds of RVW. Issue 4 November 1995 A memorable day indeed Report on our first AGM and concert. Michael Kennedy article on the Piano Concerto. Composer Steve Martland on the Sixth Symphony. Interview with conductor, Richard Hickox on the Symphonies. Issue 5 February 1996 Sir John in Love Wilfrid Mellers on the opera Sir John in Love Robin Wells writes about VW's alma mater, Charterhouse School. Issue 6 June 1996 Igor Kennaway on the opera The Pilgrims Progress. Steve Schwarz on The Fifth Symphony. Issue 7 October 1996 Reminiscences of VW by Roy Henderson Andrew Herbert, VW's Sketches for a Sea Symphony. Issue 8 February 1997 Down Ampney Appeal fund launched. Wilfrid Mellers on the neglected opera A Poisoned Kiss. Issue 9 June 1997 Reminiscences of VW by John Carol Case Interview with Leonard Slatkin. Jeremy Dibble on Parry and VW Issue 10 October 1997 Special 36 page 125th Anniversary Edition Vaughan Williams and Finzi, by Stephen Banfield. Vaughan Williams and Shakespeare, by Byron Adams. Coastal Command, in depth article on the film music by Richard Young. Issue 11 February 1998 Focus on Gustav Holst with an article by composer, Colin Matthews and The thoughts of Sir Adrian Boult and Imogen Holst. Issue 12 June 1998 Issue marking the 40th Anniversary of RVW's death Reprints of obituary notices and funeral service. Andrew Herbert's detailed essay on the genesis of 'The Explorers' the forerunner of A Sea Symphony. Issue 13 October 1998 Folk Song Edition Elsie M Payne on Vaughan Williams and Folk-song. John Barr on the Six Studies in English Folk-song. Frank Dineen on The Priming of Miss Locksie Issue 14 February 1999 Garland Appeal Folk-song Part 2 Lewis Foreman on The early response of British composers to Folk-song. Survey of RVW CD covers Issue 15 June 1999 Thomas Hardy Edition Hubert Foss Thomas Hardy and Music Alain Frogley – Hardy in the music of VW David Trolley – On the trail of Tess Ursula Vaughan Williams on VW and Thomas Hardy. Issue 16 October 1999 Garland Launch VW and the First World War VW as an Officer – Alan Aldous RVW, Britten and The Great War – Roger Juneau Issue 17 February 2000 Focus on George Herbert Recording of Five Mystical Songs – Jonathon Pearson George Herbert and Arthur Vaughan Williams at Bemerton, Salisbury – Stephen Connock VW as conductor – Lewis Foreman Issue 18 June 2000 VW and Bach – Michael Kennedy Lewis Foreman – VW conducting the St Matthew Passion VW and 'the greatest of all composers' Issue 19 October 2000 Job A context for the Masques – Deborah Heckert The Origins of Job – Sir Geoffrey Keynes Sir Roger Norrington reviews Uncle Ralph’s St Matthew Passion Issue 20 February 2001 Scott of the Antarctic – Part 1 The Last Unknown Region: Polar Ambition or Pilgrimage – David Tolley The Film music to Scott – Richard Young The Early works – Bernard Benoliel Issue 21 June 2001 Scott of the Antarctic – Part 2 Sinfonia Antartica – Jonathan Pearson The Music for Scott of the Antarctic – Christopher J. Parker 'The Times', and The Fourth Symphony – Geoff Brown Atterberg, Sibelius and RVW's Fifth Symphony – A letter translated for the RVW Society Ralph Vaughan Williams & Alexander Constantinoich Glazunov – Rob Furneaux Some Notes on a Pastoral Symphony – Jeffery Aldridge Issue 22 October 2001 RVW in the Second World War The Symphony and the Second World War (with comparative CD review of Symphony No 5) – William Hedley Salvage and the War Effort – Michael Gainsford Ursula Vaughan Williams in Discussion with Stephen Connock about the Second World War The Composer in Wartime – article reproduced from Heirs & Rebels How about the Victory Anthem? – Stephen Johnson discusses relations between RVW and the BBC during World War II. Song of Thanksgiving – VW Celebrates the end of the war – Lewis Foreman Music in Wartime – Simona Pakenham Six Choral Songs (in time of war) – Stephen Connock Issue 23 February 2002 Focus on Ivor Gurney Guest Editor: Rolf Jordan with articles by Anthony Boden and Pam Blevins. Issue 24 June 2002 RVW and Distinguished Conductors Conducting RVW – Michael Kennedy Glory, Pity and Anger: British Conductors in the music of RVW – William Hedley Malcolm Sargent, Vaughan Williams and the Ninth Symphony – Robin Barber Stokowski and Vaughan Williams – Edward Johnson Back to top |
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