News about Ralph Vaughan Williams

Endemic animals and plants, which are uniquely vulnerable because of their scarcity, are a key barometer for measuring the health of an ecosystem. The Scottish crossbill (Loxia scotica), a small bird in the finch family Fringillidae, is found only in the Caledonian Forest of Scotland. It is the only terrestrial vertebrate species endemic to Britain. A species consists of a population that cannot interbreed successfully with another species. A subspecies consists of a group within a species that is physically and genetically different from the rest of the group, yet can still interbreed. The Orkney vole, the Skomer vole and the St Kilda field mouse are endemic mammal subspecies. Regarding fish endemic to Britain, a freshwater fish called the vendace has particularly suffered population loss. At one time there were four native populations of vendace known in the UK: two in the Lake District (at Bassenthwaite Lake and Derwentwater) and two near Lochmaben in south-west Scotland (Castle Loch and Mill Loch).

In Paris, International Olympic Committee member Princess Anne braces herself for an unlikely beauty contest. Candidates for the IOC presidency are lobbying her for support, including former Olympian Lord Coe. But things aren't going his way. Outgoing chairman Thomas Bach is reportedly mounting an anti-Coe campaign because Sebastian, 67, would have to retire at 70 under IOC rules. Despite this, the World Athletics president is running in Paris - not for a medal - but hoping to win the plum job.

Mark Messenger, 59, an acclaimed violinist and conductor, resigned as Head of Strings at the Royal College of Music (RCM) during his disciplinary hearing. He had been suspended since last year following allegations about his behaviour. The college has refused to give details about the complaints. Last night Mr Messenger said: 'I decided to resign due to health issues that were a direct consequence of how the RCM had pursued this case against me. 'I had no confidence in a process that did not afford me my basic rights of being able to defend myself, nor in the outcome of a meeting that was not in possession of all the facts. 'Any implication that I resigned because of the outcome of the disciplinary process or that the college terminated my employment is entirely erroneous.'

In the annual Classic FM Hall Of Fame survey, the Russian composer's piece came out on top. In 2023, it dethroned English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending. In 1901, Rachmaninov wrote his masterpiece concerto, thanking his doctor Nikolai Dahl, who helped him overcome a depressive episode. Following Eric Carmen's death last month, the piece received renewed notice, after he sampled a portion of Rachmaninov's melody in his hit song All By Myself.

Kate Garraway said a final farewell to her late husband Derek Draper at his funeral today, which took place at the same church where they married nearly two decades ago. Garraway and Draper married in Primrose Hill, an Anglican church in the exclusive London suburb of Beggart on September 10, 2005. Their marriage was carried out by Bishop Robert Atwell, the Right Reverend Robert Atwell, who died last September but was welcomed to the funeral today as a visitor. Fiona Phillips, Ben Shephard, and Richard Arnold were among those who attended the wedding 19 years ago and were also present today at the event. St Mary's, as it is locally known, is a place for surviving Victorian boys founded by two Hampstead businessmen in 1865, which held services in a nearby iron building that became so popular that the new brick church was built. The church was built in July 1872 and is best known for being where vicar Percy Dearmer and composer Ralph Vaughan Williams compiled 'The English Hymnal' in 1906.

Sir John Eliot Gardiner said King Charles was "very approachable and congenial" and that the monarch has "enormous pressure" on him ahead of the event (right). He explained he was 'summoned to Windsor' before Christmas where the duo discussed the service over 'very large gin and tonic and supper' (left)

After the allegation last July that was later dismissed, South African-born Jan Repko, 64, who lives in Fulham, was reportedly suspended by the London conservatoire. In 2022, the RCM, established in 1883, was recognized as the world's top cultural institution for performing arts. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Gustav Holst and Ralph Vaughan Williams, as well as musical theatre actor Alfie Boe and theatre manager Andrew Lloyd-Webber were among the notable alumni. The late Queen was a patron of the college, but King Charles III is the RCM's president.

On May 6, Charles personally selected a musical program for the Westminster Abbey, which has been planned to showcase a variety of musical talent and styles from both the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. On a personal note, the monarch has requested that Greek Orthodox music be performed in honor of his late father, the Duke of Edinburgh, who died in 2021. The Byzantine Chant Ensemble will perform it. Six orchestral commissions, five choral commissions, and one organ commission have been created by British composers whose styles include classical, sacred, film, television, and musical theatre.

Buckingham Palace has now released the order of service in full, as well as the official picture of the Queen's funeral, the list of hymns, readings, and music. 2,000 people attended the royal family and world leaders' funeral today, as the country mourns the Monarch's death. The Queen's coffin will be carried in a grand military parade from Westminster's Palace to Westminster Abbey at 11 a.m. for the funeral.

The Prince of Wales, 40, said it would be difficult for all of us on Monday, despite speaking to well-wishers at Sandringham.' Then we'll discuss what's really happened next week. William, who attended floral tributes and chatted to mourners at the Norfolk estate with his wife, The Princess of Wales, said, "It all seems a bit strange." When speaking to those who had come out to pay their respects to Her Majesty, he said, it had been a "busy week, lots going on."

As the eyes of the world look toward central London, the two young siblings, who are second and third in line to the throne, will march in today's parade with the likes of King Charles and Prince Harry. Last night, it was announced that the Prince and Princess of Wales will bring George, nine, and Charlotte, seven, according to reports, it was a 'collective family decision' to make them the youngest to play a central role in such a dramatic event.

Kate answered many questions at a reception held for Commonwealth dignitaries ahead of the Queen's funeral today. On Saturday, Kate spoke to David Hurley at Buckingham Palace about how her three children Prince George, nine, Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four, were dealing with the sudden death of their great-grandmother.

Prince George and Princess Charlotte will attend the Queen's funeral tomorrow and are expected to walk into Westminster Abbey with their parents. As the funeral procession begins at Westminster Abbey on Monday morning, the two young siblings, who are second and third in line to the throne, will enter the cathedral behind Her Majesty's coffin. The nine and seven year olds will travel by sea to the cathedral with their mother Kate, the Princess of Wales, and Camilla, the Queen Consort. They will then join their parents for the hour-long service in honor of their great-grandmother. The information was revealed on the eve of Her Majesty's funeral tomorrow, which is expected to attract millions of people around the world and billions around the world. It comes on the same evening that King Charles thanked the country for their help following his mother's death, while Buckingham Palace unveiled a new portrait portraying Her Majesty. As he prepares the world for a'last farewell' to his mother on the eve of her funeral, the new king and the Queen Consort have been 'deeply touched.' In honor of its longest reigning monarch, Charles will lead the nation in remembrance, while two thousand world leaders, princes, and foreign dignitaries crowd into the gothic cathedral in central London. The King said in a heartfelt message sent by Buckingham Palace tonight that he was moved by the public's response and the love he had received since his mother's death on Thursday, September 8. "In this time of grief, Charles said he wanted to say our goodbyes to 'all those countless people' who have been such a help and inspiration to my family and myself.'

Every minute for 96 minutes, the tenor bell is tolled during the service, commemorating each year of Queen Elizabeth II's life. The coffin of Her Majesty's throne enters the Abbey, surmounted by the Imperial State Crown and the Orb and Sceptre, Earl of Wessex, Prince of Wales, Prince Charlotte, Prince George, Prince George, Prince Michael of Kent, Duke of Kent, Prince Michael of Kent, Duke of Kent, Prince Michael of Kent, Prince Michael of Kent, Prince Michael of Kent, Prince Michael of Kent, Prince Michael of Kent, Prince George and Prince George were among the bearer

Prince George and Princess Charlotte will attend their great-grandmother's funeral today, trudging behind her coffin into Westminster Abbey. The Prince and Princess of Wales thought about whether their two eldest children, aged nine to seven, should join them, according to the Daily Mail. However, after George and Charlotte attended their great-grandfather's memorial service in March, William and Kate decided they could cope with the solemnity of the occasion. Louis, the couple's youngest, is just four years old and will not be attending.