Malcolm Arnold News

WITH Scotland's symphony orchestras in a "variations on a Christmas theme" mood, it was off to the movies with the BBC SSO.

Attleborough High staff and students with late composer Sir Malcolm Arnold's piano.

Music for Advent and Christmas will feature a programme of compositions and arrangements that includes items by Benjamin Britten, Reginald Jacques, John Rutter, Peter Gritton, and Reginald Spofforth's rarely-heard Yorkshire Glee that gives the event its title.

The 50-piece Nevada County Concert Band will perform from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec.

The Luther College Wind and Percussion Ensemble will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Luther Center for Faith and Life Main Hall.

I N SEASONS PAST, a weekend like the one coming up--with two chamber music concerts on the same day by groups bearing nearly identical names--could have caused mayhem among the classical cognoscenti.

University of Wisconsin Marathon County's Fall Band and Choral Concert will feature a wide variety of music - including jazz, madrigal and classical.

CHIDDINGLY Festival began amid glorious sunshine at the weekend. On Friday everyone was in a truly Gallic mood with Divertissement, a performance of mime and dance with music by David Cullen.

Born in Northampton on 21 October 1921, the popular and much-decorated English composer Malcolm Arnold studied trumpet from the age of twelve and won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music when he was sixteen.

Sir David Attenborough is to perform at the Last Night of the Proms - playing a floor polisher as a musical instrument.

THE acclaimed Chandos Symphony Orchestra will perform the world premiere of a concerto with a unique jazz twist when they are at Malvern Theatres.

THE Last Night Of The Proms is to be beamed live into cinemas around the world for the first time.

THE National Children's Orchestra of Scotland is a large ensemble a ' nearly 100 strong a ' with ambitions to match in terms of repertoire.

Prof Chris Green auditions a floor polisher GROUPS often ask musicians to bring along their instruments to auditions - but Ipswich group Trianon really cleaned up when it looked for stars for its latest work.

Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, a small but reliable engine of classical music at the Jersey Shore, begins its 'Summer Stars' season at the Great Auditorium this week with a trio anchored by pianist Charles Abramovic.