A report on Havergal Brian

Havergal Brian (c. 1900)

English composer.

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Havergal Brian (c. 1900)

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Unicorn-Kanchana

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British independent record label founded by John Goldsmith , a former London police officer.

British independent record label founded by John Goldsmith , a former London police officer.

The label also released several recordings of lesser-known British composers, including Havergal Brian, George Dyson and Cipriani Potter.

Symphony No. 1 (Brian)

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The Symphony No. 1 in D minor (The Gothic) is a symphony composed by Havergal Brian between 1919 and 1927.

James Loughran

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Conductor.

Conductor.

Loughran also conducted Havergal Brian's Symphony No. 10 for the very first commercial recording of any of Brian's music, with the Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra.

Robert Simpson (composer)

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English composer, as well as a long-serving BBC producer and broadcaster.

English composer, as well as a long-serving BBC producer and broadcaster.

Simpson was a great champion of Havergal Brian's music, and under the BBC's auspices he produced many broadcasts featuring Brian's works.

Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra

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Youth orchestra based in Leicester, England.

Youth orchestra based in Leicester, England.

The LSSO made the very first commercial recording of Havergal Brian's music for the Unicorn and CBS labels in 1972 and 1974 respectively.

Church of The Resurrection in Dresden

Dresden, Staffordshire

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Southern district of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, on Trentham Road south of Longton.

Southern district of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, on Trentham Road south of Longton.

Church of The Resurrection in Dresden

The composer Havergal Brian was born in Dresden in 1876.

BBC Proms logo.

BBC Proms

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Eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert Hall in central London.

Eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert Hall in central London.

BBC Proms logo.
Outside the Royal Albert Hall during the BBC Proms season of 2008
A promenade concert in the Royal Albert Hall, 2004. The bust of Sir Henry Wood can be seen in front of the organ.
Sir Henry Wood's Queen's Hall Orchestra, rehearsing for the first Promenade Concert of the 1927 Season, from the BBC Hand Book 1928
The Proms 2005. Most people sit, while Promenaders stand in front of the orchestra. The Royal Albert Hall Organ is in the background.
A panorama of the 2015 season of the Proms, with the seats behind the orchestra half-and-half with choral members and audience.
The Last Night of the Proms celebrates British tradition with patriotic music of the United Kingdom.
Current BBC Proms logo, used from 2022 season.

Other notable performances included the first Proms performance of Havergal Brian's Symphony No. 1 ('The Gothic'), which was also the 6th live performance ever, and subsequently released on a Hyperion commercial recording.

Stoke-on-Trent

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City and unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England, with an area of 36 sqmi.

City and unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England, with an area of 36 sqmi.

Restored bottle kilns, Stoke-on-Trent
Colorado Bouillons Regina and teapots, vitrified tableware by Dudson Brothers Ltd.
Porcelain teapot by Henry and Richard Daniel, 1830
Chatterley Whitfield Colliery
Tunstall Tower Square.
Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Miss Elizabeth is a pleasure boat that travels the length of Trentham Lake, within Trentham Gardens
Terraced housing is a common feature in the city.
Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent City Centre.
Stoke-on-Trent Town Hall
Royal Stoke University Hospital
Library, Hanley
Hugh Bourne, founder of Primitive Methodism
A50 close to Longton.
Stoke-on-Trent railway station, built 1848.
A diagram of local rail services in Stoke-on-Trent.
Canal on New Leek Road.
Staffordshire University Stoke campus
Stoke City's Bet365 Stadium, opened in 1997, has a 30,089 capacity.
Vale Park, home of Port Vale. Completed in 1950, at the time of its construction it was nicknamed 'The Wembley of the North'.
Burslem School of Art
The Golden sculpture in March 2017.
Arnold Bennett, raised in Hanley.
Lemmy, born in Burslem
Potteries Oatcake.

Havergal Brian (1876–1972), the classical composer and music writer, who composed 32 symphonies and five operas, was born in Stoke (in Dresden).

West end of All Saints Church, Scholar Green

All Saints Church, Scholar Green

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In the village of Scholar Green in the parish of Odd Rode, Cheshire, England.

In the village of Scholar Green in the parish of Odd Rode, Cheshire, England.

West end of All Saints Church, Scholar Green

From 1896 until 1906, the organist of the church was Havergal Brian.

Granville Bantock (picture first published 1913)

Granville Bantock

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British composer of classical music.

British composer of classical music.

Granville Bantock (picture first published 1913)
Sir Granville Bantock
Birmingham University
University of Birmingham – blue plaque

He was a close friend of fellow composer Havergal Brian.