ISM MUSIC JOURNAL JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022 | NEWS FROM OUR MEMBERS
NEWS FROM OUR MEMBERS We welcome your brief news (max. 150 words) and high-res images. Please email mj@ism.org The next deadline for copy is 28 January 2022 for the March/April 2022 issue
Alan Bradley Etherden ARAM, DipRAM,LRAM, ARCM 18/04/1956-27/10/2021 ISM member since 1979 A tribute by Jan Etherden, his sister
New videos on wellbeing and performance for musicians Alexander Technique specialists at UK conservatoires and elsewhere have created a new series of free videos to support musicians of all levels, writes ISM member Catherine Fleming, who is one of the contributors. The aim is to introduce ways of finding comfort, balance and freedom in playing and singing. It is the start of a library which will be developed over time.
Alan Bradley Etherden was a gifted pianist, a kind and skilled teacher, and a fine amateur potter and painter! He attended the Royal Academy of Music from 1974, latterly studying piano with the late Guy Jonson; and was the winner of both the Lilian Davies (pianoforte) and Walter Macfarren prizes in 1980, before going on to study with the late Louis Kentner.
Alan was a deeply compassionate man, he loved animals and cared greatly for the vulnerable of this world. He leaves behind a beloved wife, cherished mother, proud sister, and loving extended family.
for anyone who wishes to reduce or eliminate tension in what they do. Its effectiveness in dissolving back and neck pain is well known, and has been backed by rigorous scientific trials.
composers, and are planned for release early 2022.
performingself.org.uk/musicconference-2021.html alexandertechnique.co.uk
Mucky Herbert Music – Independent Publisher
Mucky Herbert Music was founded by composer Mark Elvin in 2020, initially The videos can be viewed as a self-publishing platform for his at: youtube.com/channel/ own work. The catalogue currently UCs52JNSCqgq7TkjKh4eSA_A consists of works for orchestra, brass ensembles, and educational material The Alexander Technique is a 100-yearincluding three unaccompanied old method for reconnecting with studies books – the ‘Journeys’ series – our innate balance, freedom and for Clarinet, Trumpet and Tuba. sensitivity in movement. Often associated with the performing arts, Journeys by Tuba is currently in the Alexander Technique is recommended Trinity exam syllabus, with two studies per grade. As well as the technical requirements, the studies allow the player to think about performance and musicality. The ensemble pieces have been well received, with On This Day, In This Life being shortlisted in the recent Making Music Awards. Two more series of books are being prepared, in collaboration with other
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For further details of the catalogue, and testimonials for all the work from leading musicians, please visit muckyherbertmusic.com
NMC releases Param Vir’s first portrait CD Composer Param Vir’s first portrait CD is now available on NMC, featuring four major works from his catalogue from 1987 to 2014, performed by leading UK and European ensembles.
Born in Delhi in 1952, Param Vir moved to London in the 1980s to study with Peter Maxwell Davies and Oliver Knussen. His music connects European modernism with an Eastern sensibility, freely drawing from mythology, art and literature. Wheeling Past the Stars
