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125 Years of Alan Bush: An Interview with Birmingham Clarion Singers’ Conductor Jane Scott
On Saturday 29 November, the Birmingham Clarion Singers will give a free afternoon concert in All Saints Church, Kings Heath — a tribute to Alan Bush, exactly 125 years after his birth. The concert, featuring the rarely performed cantata The Winter Journey, reaffirms the choir’s deep and enduring connection to Bush: he was not only a mentor, but a close friend of the choir since its early days.
At the helm is Jane Scott, the choir’s conductor, who spoke with Alan McGuire about what this concert means not just musically, but politically and emotionally.
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