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The letters of composer Gerald Finzi are collected together for the first time in a new book by Diana McVeagh, published this month by Boydell Press. The collection positions the composer in the British musical world between the 1920s and 1950s, revealing new aspects of his personality and compositional life.

The latest opera by Detlev Glanert, Oceane, unveiled at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in 2019, has been awarded the prestigious 2021 International Opera Award for Best World Premiere.

The 150th anniversary of the birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams on 12 October 2022 offers opportunities to explore the remarkable music he wrote for the film Scott of the Antarctic: the composer’s full original score is now available, the edited film version can be screened with live orchestra, while his Sinfonia Antarctica can be programmed in concert series celebrating the anniversary.

Part of our “Performer Picks” series of interviews with world-renowned artists about their favorite works in the B&H catalog. Read other "Performer Picks" interviews with Marin Alsop, Colin Currie, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Bridget Kibbey and Johannes Moser.

In June, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis presents the world premiere of Steve Mackey and Rinde Eckert’s 25-minute chamber opera, Moon Tea, a colorful, witty retelling of the historic 1969 meeting between the British royal family and the Apollo 11 astronauts upon their return from the moon.

Boosey & Hawkes presents a panel discussion on turning opera into film, joined by some of the most forward-thinking minds in the field today: composers David T. Little and Angélica Negrón, Opera Philadelphia creative producer Sarah Williams, and Beth Morrison, creative producer and president of Beth Morrison Projects.

Explore works for ensemble and orchestra written on the topic of climate change, nature, and the environment.

This month brings first performances of three new works by Mark-Anthony Turnage. Lament is a broadcast premiere by Radio France, Owl Songs is streamed by the Nash Ensemble from the Wigmore Hall in London, and Black Milk is streamed by Psappha from Manchester.

Leading composer Olga Neuwirth has signed an exclusive publishing contract with Boosey & Hawkes to represent her current and future works worldwide. These works will join those composed between 2000 and 2009, already published by Boosey & Hawkes.

B&H is pleased to present a three-volume collection of John Adams’s opera choruses with piano accompaniment, including choral selections from Nixon in China, Doctor Atomic, The Gospel According to the Other Mary, and more.

Boosey & Hawkes won three awards at the Music Publishers Association’s annual Paul Revere Awards, taking home First Prize in Cover Design, First Prize in Full Scores Notesetting, and Third Prize in Notesetting for Solos without accompaniment.

To mark the 50th anniversary of Stravinsky’s passing on April 6, Boosey & Hawkes is launching an online contest for string-piano duos to submit video recordings of the famous Suite Italienne. The winning entry will feature in Boosey’s next score video on YouTube.

Two-time JUNO Award-winner Ana Sokolovic receives her fourth nomination for Classical Composition of the Year, in addition to two nominations in the Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber category. The JUNO Awards take place Sunday, May 16.

The 50th anniversary of Igor Stravinsky’s death on 6 April 1971 is honoured over the coming month with performances – many streamed due to the pandemic, new publications including his Two Sketches for a Sonata, and an array of recordings in newly compiled box sets.

Part of our “Performer Picks” series of interviews with world-renowned artists about their favourite works in the B&H catalogue. Read other “Performer Picks” interviews with Marin Alsop, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Bridget Kibbey and Johannes Moser.

The world premiere of Mark Simpson’s Violin Concerto is streamed on 29 April by the London Symphony Orchestra with soloist Nicola Benedetti and conductor Gianandrea Noseda. Further performances are planned with the WDR Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony and Royal Scottish National Orchestras.

In honour of the Stravinsky 50th anniversary of death on 6 April Boosey & Hawkes publishes his Two Sketches for a Sonata. The manuscript of these short piano fragments, composed towards the end of Stravinsky’s life, is housed in the Paul Sacher Foundation’s archive in Basel.

Decca Records is releasing a new streaming series, Healing Light, presented by Karl Jenkins. The specially curated series of four mini-albums draws together music from the composer’s catalogue to help listeners find moments of solace, sanctuary, prayer, healing, hope and peace.

Music concerts with creative film visuals make for a potent combination in our current era of streaming performances. Several works in our catalog have already built in compelling visual components that add to the overall audience experience.

2020 honoured the 50th anniversary of Roberto Gerhard’s death in 1970 but, due to the pandemic, events in Catalonia had to be rescheduled. 2021 sees an expanded series of concerts focused both in Barcelona where the composer spent the first half of his creative life and in his native town of Valls.