Welcome to the online home of
The Lennox Berkeley Society

 

Sir Lennox Berkeley was a seminal figure in twentieth-century English music, as both composer and teacher.   On the pages that follow you’ll be able to find out more about the man and his music, with a Biography, Picture Gallery, lists of Works and Recordings and many useful Links.

You’ll also discover how you can become a member of the Society.  We are a small organisation (with charitable status), dedicated to the promotion of Berkeley’s music.   We exist to encourage performance, study, recording and broadcast of his work.  In recent years his rich repertoire has become more prominent than at any time since his death.   As you’ll see on the Recordings page, CDs produced by internationally-acclaimed record labels cover the full range of Berkeley’s output: symphonies, operas and ballets, chamber and instrumental music, songs, choral music and liturgical settings.

Berkeley’s one-act comic opera, A Dinner Engagement, has been performed in recent years in Sao Paulo; Halifax; Nova Scotia; Vermont; New York; London; Oxford; Sydney; and Perth.   His sacred works are regularly performed in cathedrals around the world. Check out Events for details of performances near you.  See the Grants page for more information.

I hope you find this site useful - whether you’re new to Sir Lennox’s music, or a performer or music-lover already familiar with it.

Do let us know your thoughts about the man, the music, the site – we’d really like to hear from you.

 

Petroc Trelawny

Chairman, The Lennox Berkeley Society 

 

Patrons

Sir John Tavener	Colin Horsley OBE
Dame Janet Baker	Sir Richard Rodney Bennett
Lady Berkeley	Richard Hickox
Michael Berkeley	Julian Bream

President

Sir John Manduell CBE

 

Committee

Chairman Petroc Trelawny	Vice Chairman David Wordsworth
Co-Founder & Secretary Kathleen Walker	Co-Founder Jim Nicol
Treasurer Christopher Gorman	Family Archives Custodian Tony Scotland
Music Archives Custodian Peter Dickinson	Adam Pounds
Christopher Daly	Eithne Herbage
Rupert Robertson
Ex-Officio (Chester Music) Victoria Small	Ex-Officio (Webmaster) Thomas Daly