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Sep 13, 2020 · Vaughan Williams orchestrated the first, third and eighth songs, and his assistant Roy Douglas orchestrated the remaining songs in the cycle. Although the orchestral versions are still performed in concert halls, the intimacy and raw emotion from the original chamber version is often preferred.
The Vaughan Williams Foundation (VWF) was established in 2022, exactly 150 years after the birth of the celebrated composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. It brings together the two charities originally founded by Ralph (RVW Trust) and his wife Ursula (Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust) and is funded by the royalties earned from RVW’s music.
Vaughan Williams was born in Gloucestershire into a wealthy, well connected family. His father was a clergyman, his great uncle was biologist Charles Darwin, and writer Bertrand Russell was a ...
Oct 12, 2022 · To celebrate Vaughan Williams’s 150th birthday, Richard Bratby speaks to some of today’s most prominent British composers to discover how his legacy continues to bear fruit in the most unlikely of places. Vaughan Williams: an influential advocate of amateur and community music-making (photo: Bridgeman Images)
Mar 16, 2024 · Mr Gething, whose full name is Humphrey Vaughan ap David Gething, returned to Wales as a student to study at Aberystwyth University, where he lived in the hall of residence, Pantycelyn, where the ...
Oct 12, 2023 · Vaughan Williams’ love of folk music pervades every corner of his repertoire; in particular, English Folk Song Suite, one of his best works, is a celebration of folk heritage, including songs ...
Jul 27, 2022 · Vaughan Williams was born in 1872 in Down Ampney in Gloucestershire, the son of Reverend Arthur Vaughan Williams, and Margaret Vaughan Williams née Wedgwood, who was the niece of Sir Charles Darwin. Vaughan Williams was introduced to music in 1878 when he began piano lessons with his aunt, Sophy Wedgwood, and he went on to study the organ, harmony and composition at the Royal College of Music ...
