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"People, look East" on a new CD of contemporary Christmas music from Truro Cathedral

November 15. 2021
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On 26th November 2021 Peter Tranchell's carol "People, look East" is being released as the first track on "All the World Tonight Rejoices: contemporary Christmas music" by Truro Cathedral Choir, on Regent Records.

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Two small anthems or introits published: "O that our faith" and "Jesus said: in the world you shall have tribulation"

September 4. 2021
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We've typeset and published two small anthems or introits: O that our faith and Jesus said: in the world you shall have tribulation dating from October 1971 and October 1972 respectively.

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"Experimental Psalm-Settings" from a 1968 recital programme

August 29. 2021
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An explanation of Peter Tranchell's antiphonal psalm settings, from the programme notes for a 1968 recital

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Daisy Simpkins performance in Selwyn College, 1962

April 17. 2021
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Information and a photograph of a rehearsal of "Daisy Simpkins" in Selwyn College, Cambridge, 1962

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Commemoration Weekend 2005

March 6. 2021
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About the Peter Tranchell Commemoration weekend: Saturday 24th September and Sunday 25th September 2005, including the programmes of music

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Review of "Bread of the World", RSCM Magazine 2019 - "a useful and original communion motet"

August 9. 2019
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A favourable review of "Bread of the world in mercy broken" (CMS047) by James L. Montgomery in the RSCM Magazine.

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The Gentle Power of Song

December 9. 2018
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Members of Peter T's Caius choir formed the late-1960s psychedelic band "The Gentle Power of Song", recording the marvellous "Constant Penelope" track

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Recordings from the Caius Choir Alumni evensong, September 2018

September 21. 2018
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With the kind permission of all concerned, we are able to make these amateur recordings available from evensong at the Inaugural [...Read More]

A letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Peter Tranchell

June 11. 2018
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A RVW letter found amongst Peter Tranchell’s papers about ‘The Mayor of Casterbridge’

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Psalms 133 & 141 released on CD by St George's Metropolitan Cathedral Southwark

March 3. 2018
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Thanks to Norman Harper for letting us know that Psalm 133 The Peace of God & Psalm 141 Lord, I call upon thee have [...Read More]

A new old recording of Psalms 102 and 103

December 9. 2017
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The "Archive of Recorded Church Music" YouTube Channel has recently published a [...Read More]

"Bread of the world" and three psalms available for pre-order from CMS/OUP

October 3. 2017
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"Bread of the world in mercy broken" and responsorial Psalms 15, 126 and 133, published by the Church Music Society, are now available to pre-order from Oxford University Press

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Sonatina for pianoforte "For Jane" - recording published

August 5. 2017
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By kind permission of John Fraser we have made available for the first time a private recording of Peter Tranchell's Sonatina for panoforte, written in 1949 and dedicated to his friend Jane Scott (later Elizabeth Jane Howard, the author).

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Gonville and Caius College Christmas Concert 2nd December 1963

May 27. 2017
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Programme for the Caius College Christmas Concert 1963, including an "Improvisation for piano duet" featuring John West & Peter Tranchell.

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Gonville and Caius College Lent Term Concert 11th March 1962

May 21. 2017
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Programme for the Caius College Music Society Summer Concert, 1962, with Peter T conducting the Caius Chorus in Handel's The Passion.

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Psalm 119 vv1-8 and Sonatina for flute and piano nearly ready for publication

April 25. 2017
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We have been working on bringing two new scores to publication...

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Gonville and Caius College Lent Term Concert 9th March 1964

March 4. 2017
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Programme for the Caius College Lent Term Concert, 1964, with Peter T conducting Carissimi's Jonah.

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Divertissement, by Geoffrey Weaver, dedicated to Peter Tranchell

December 13. 2016
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"Divertissement" for violin, viola, 'cello, trumpet, horn, bassoon and piano, by Geoffrey Weaver, dedicated to Peter Tranchell.

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Daisy Simpkins performance in Northampton, 1961

December 7. 2016
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Information and a photograph from a performance of Daisy Simpkins in Northampton, 1961

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"Heaven" free score published

November 26. 2016
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We were contact recently by Robert Weddle, who used to perform Heaven with Simon Phipps "at parties for Cathedral staff at [...Read More]

"People, look East" released on Christmas with St. John's CD

November 21. 2016
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People, look East, written by Peter Tranchell in 1982 and arranged for SATB by Peter Marchbank in 2013, has been released on a new CD Christmas with St John's on Signum Classics.

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Analysis by Peter Marchbank, part 3. Music of the 1950s

February 23. 2016
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An account of 16 diverse works by Peter Tranchell from the 1950s.

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Analysis by Peter Marchbank, part 1. The early years: to 1950

January 25. 2016
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An account of 18 diverse works by Peter Tranchell from the years before 1950.

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Virgoan Responses now available

January 7. 2016
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We have transcribed Tranchell's Virgoan Responses as arranged for SATB.

More information and the full score.

THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE, Radcliffe, The Cambridge Review, 7th February 1959

February 7. 1959
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Philip Radcliffe applauds the revival of PAT’s The Mayor of Casterbridge, conducted by Guy Woolfenden, and hopes that it will soon be as widely known as it deserves.

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Tranchell’s Decalogue, Epps, The Cambridge Review, 3rd March 1956

March 3. 1956
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A review by David Epps of a concert performance of Peter Tranchell’s Decalogue in St John’s College Chapel by the C.U.M.S. chorus, brass and percussion; from The Cambridge Review, 3rd March 1956

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THE MUSIC FOR THE “BACCHAE”, Radcliffe, The Cambridge Review, 25th February 1956

February 25. 1956
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Philip Radcliffe reviews Peter Tranchell's music for The Bacchae.

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ZULEIKA—HER MUSIC, Lowe, The Cambridge Review, 13th November 1954

November 13. 1954
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In this article the Director of Music for the B.B.C.’s. Midland Region discusses the music of Zuleika.

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HOMERTON COLLEGE MUSICAL SOCIETY [This Sorry Scheme of Things, February 13], Radcliffe, 21st February 1953

February 21. 1953
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The most notable feature of this concert was the first performance of Peter Tranchell’s new Cantata, “This Sorry Scheme of [...Read More]

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