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Welcome to the website of the Alan Bush Music Trust, a charity, established in October 1997, "to promote the education and appreciation by the public in and of music and, in particular, the works of the British composer Alan Bush (1900-1995)".

Latest News

Recommended

David Bednall reviews the CD of Alan Bush's organ works in 'The Complete Organ Works of Alan Bush'.
In 'The Correspondence of Alan Bush and John Ireland, 1927 - 1961', Rachel O'Higgins previews her forthcoming book about the long musical and personal relationship between Alan Bush and John Ireland. See also Alan's own piece 'My Studies and Friendship with John Ireland' in the Writing section.
The Recordings page has been updated with the latest Alan Bush CDs. Many tracks from current Alan Bush CDs can be heard on the Listen page.
The site has a Operas section devoted to Alan Bush's four full length operas, illustrated with photos from productions.
The Gallery contains many photos of Alan Bush and scenes from his four operas.
"In My Eighth Decade and Other Essays" by Alan Bush can now be purchased direct from the Alan Bush Music Trust. Click here for details. A shortened version of the title essay can be viewed here.

Site Guide
The site is divided into the following sections:

News
Regularly updated news about concerts, events, recordings, broadcasts and publications.
Profile
A profile of Alan Bush written by his eldest daughter, Rachel O'Higgins.
Writing
Articles and extracts from books by Alan Bush himself.
Articles
A series of articles about the life and music of Alan Bush.
Music
The complete and definitive reference for all of Alan Bush's works and recordings.
Also features commentaries on his works.
Listen
Listen to selected tracks from current Alan Bush CDs.
Gallery
A collection of photographs.
Timeline
Events and music listed by year.
Trust
Contact and general information about the Alan Bush Music Trust.
Register
Now you can register online as a Friend of the Alan Bush Music Trust and subscribe to a regular e-letter.
Contact
Please use this page to contact the Trust.
Search
Search the Alan Bush web by keyword.

Alan Bush

News
Christ's College Memorial Service for Paul O'Higgins
Professor Paul O'Higgins
Alan Bush Bust Appeal
Two recent books on Alan Bush available now
Concert in September 2006
Forthcoming Books
London Concert in December
More performances of Concert Piece in Europe
Dimension to perform Three Concert Studies
Alan Bush Composition Prize 2006
Performance of Concert Piece for Cello and Piano in Munich
Birmingham Clarion Singers Concert
Concert at RNCM in November 2005
Upcoming Concerts
New CD by the London Piano Quartet
The Stokes and Meyer Memorial Prize for Sight-Reading
CD and Concert of Bush's Symphonies Nos 1 and 2
Northern Chamber Orchestra Concert
RNLI Concert Review
The Alan Bush Composition Prize 2003
Manchester International Cello Festival
Edna Iles Memorial Concert
April Chamber Concerts – Alauna Ensemble
Concert review of Sonatina for Recorders and Piano in Norwich
Violin Concerto CD selected CD of the year by critic
New Redcliffe CD - British String Quartets (No. 3)
Concert in January 2003 at the Purcell Room, London
Alan Bush Chamber Music – Volume 1 released
New CD - 'Alan Bush' - Re-issue of 1985 Hyperion recording
"In My Eighth Decade and Other Essays" available from Trust
Alan Bush Centenary Concert review
Virtual Alan Bush exhibition goes live
Nancy Bush's book published

Major Works
Opera
Wat Tyler
Men of Blackmoor
The Sugar Reapers
Joe Hill - The Man Who Never Died
Orchestral Work
Symphony No. 1 in C
Symphony No. 2 'The Nottingham Symphony'
Symphony No. 3 'The Byron Symphony' with Baritone Solo and Mixed Chorus
Symphony No. 4 - Lascaux Symphony
Dorian Passacaglia and Fugue
Concertos
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Chamber Music
Dialectic for String Quartet
Concert Piece for Cello and Piano
Lyric Interlude for Violin Solo with Piano Accompaniment
Three Concert Studies for Piano, Violin and Cello
Piano Music
Relinquishment
Nocturne
Twenty Four Preludes
Choral Music
'The Winter Journey' - A Christmas Cantata for Soprano and Baritone Solo, Mixed Chorus, String Quintet and Harp
Solo Song
'Voices of the Prophets' - Cantata for Tenor and Piano
'The Freight of Harvest' - Song Cycle for Tenor and Piano
'Life's Span' - Song Cycle for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano
'Woman's Life' - Song cycle for Soprano and Piano