William Hayes's Fall of Jericho: EMS 20 January

[doversoul1]

18th-century composer William Hayes' oratorio “The Fall of Jericho” was all but forgotten until it was rediscovered fairly recently and a new performing edition made. Hayes was born and grew up in Gloucester and was a well-respected composer in his day. He helped to set up the Holywell Music Room in Oxford, and his music was often performed there to sell-out crowds. Sadly, he's now virtually unheard of. Lucie Skeaping talks to Hayes fan Simon Heighes about the piece and its composer.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00022ns

[edashtav]

18th-century composer William Hayes' oratorio “The Fall of Jericho” was all but forgotten until it was rediscovered fairly recently and a new performing edition made. Hayes was born and grew up in Gloucester and was a well-respected composer in his day. He helped to set up the Holywell Music Room in Oxford, and his music was often performed there to sell-out crowds. Sadly, he's now virtually unheard of. Lucie Skeaping talks to Hayes fan Simon Heighes about the piece and its composer.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00022ns

Many thanks for drawing my attention to this potentially important programme, doversoul.

[doversoul1]

Well, again, whilst it was good to hear this ‘discovery’ in its entirety, it felt very un-Early Music Show. The EMS we know would have played the bits with the guest or the presenter telling us about the work, and concluded the programme with something like ‘let’s hope we’ll be able to hear it in its entirety’.