Sir Mark Elder stands down at the Halle

Sir Mark Elder stands down at the Halle

After almost a quarter of a century at the helm of  Manchester’s Halle Orchestra, Sir Mark Elder is standing down as Music Director of the Orchestra.  Sir Mark, President of the Society, inherited an orchestra in need of revitalisation and over the last twenty...
Neil Mantle MBE Receives the Elgar Medal

Neil Mantle MBE Receives the Elgar Medal

Conductor, Neil Mantle, was presented with the Elgar Medal, the Society’s highest award, at a concert given in St Cuthbert’s Church, Edinburgh as part of the 2023 Festival Fringe.  The concert given by the Scottish Sinfonia, was an all Elgar programme, conducted by...
Loughborough Carillon Centenary

Loughborough Carillon Centenary

In 1919 Loughborough in Leicestershire commissioned a war memorial to the men who gave their lives in the service of their country.  The memorial, which was completed in 1923, took the form of a 46 metre high tower which housed a carillon and is known as the Carillon...
Elgar in Peru

Elgar in Peru

Despite Elgar’s trip late in life to the Amazon, it may still seem strange to many that a series of programmes about Elgar and British culture have become a feature of the programming on one of Peru’s most popular radio stations.  Thanks to the efforts of presenter...