Boldly Programmed
Music by Antonín Tucapský, Petr Eben and Vaughan Williams, heard by MIKE WHEELER
Antonín Tucapský (born 1928) is a Czech composer who has lived in the UK since 1975. He has been one of the choral world's best-kept secrets for too long, when he should be benefiting from the upsurge of interest in choral music by composers like his near-contemporary Veljo Tormis.
The Derby-based Sitwell Singers boldly programmed two substantial works by him in their latest concert (Derby Cathedral, Derby, UK, 20 March 2010)...
Copyright © 3 April 2010
Mike Wheeler, Derby UK
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