The first female Master of the King’s Music in its 400-year history, Judith Weir speaks to Moira Stuart about Queen Elizabeth II’s life in music, and looks ahead to the reign of King Charles III.

HYMNS have a special place in many of our hearts, some because they are an expression of our faith and others because they remind us of school assemblies in our childhood. They are often played at ...

THE honorary position of Master of the Queen’s Music is one that has existed since 1625. Here’s everything you need to know about Judith Weir – the first female to hold the ten-year position of Master ...

BBC Symphony Orchestra January Composer Weekend 18-20 January 2007, Barbican and BBC Radio 3 The irony, wit and immediacy of Judith Weir's music are celebrated with a host of events at the BBC ...

There was also a somewhat noisy showing of (but no information about) the Weir film Armida and Other Stories. But the best part of the programme, apart from a couple of other short choral works which ...

Celebrating her 70th birthday in 2024, Dame Judith Weir's opera Blond Eckbert marks the start of the Suffolk new music festival Dame Judith Weir, Master of the King's Music Credit: Benjamin Ealovega ...

The Queen’s state funeral will be a day that highlights the “wonderful things that can happen in music”, the Master of the King’s Music has said. Judith Weir served the late monarch as Master of the ...

The votes are in. The people of Scotland have chosen to remain in the United Kingdom. To mark the historic occasion, a wee reminder of what the Scots have contributed to classical music is in order.