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This is a summary of the year 2017 in
British music.
Events
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12 January – The City of London Corporation announces a pledge of £2.5M to a feasibility study, previously halted in November 2016, for a proposed new London concert hall.
*
17 January
Events Pre-1600
*38 BC – Octavian divorces his wife Scribonia and marries Livia Drusilla, ending the fragile peace between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey.
* 1362 – Saint Marcellus' flood kills at least 25,000 people on ...
–
UK Music announced that Jo Dipple is to stand down as its CEO in June 2017.
*
18 January
Events Pre-1600
* 474 – Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as Byzantine emperor. He dies ten months later.
* 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople fail.
* 1126 – Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chines ...
–
Scottish Opera
Scottish Opera is the national opera company of Scotland, and one of the five national performing arts companies of Scotland. Founded in 1962 and based in Glasgow, it is the largest performing arts organisation in Scotland.
History
Scottish ...
announces the winners of its 'Opera Sparks 2018' competition:
** Henry McPherson – ''Maud''
** Lewis Murphy and Laura Attridge – untitled work
**
Matthew Whiteside and Helene Grøn – ''Little Black Lies''
*
25 January
Events Pre-1600
* 41 – After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Roman emperor by the Senate.
* 750 – In the Battle of the Zab, the Abbasid rebels defeat the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the overthrow of the dynasty. ...
** The London Festival of Baroque Music announces that
Lindsay Kemp
Lindsay Keith Kemp (3 May 1938[British Film Institute entry for Lindsa ...](_blank)
is to stand down as artistic director, and Lucy Bending is to stand down as festival manager, in May 2017, at the conclusion of the 2017 festival.
** The
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) is an American organization dedicated to the performance and promotion of chamber music in New York City. It is the largest organization of its kind in the country for chamber music. CMS's home is ...
announces its award of the 2017
Elise L. Stoeger Prize, for contributions to chamber music composition, to
Huw Watkins.
*
27 January
Events Pre-1600
* 98 – Trajan succeeds his adoptive father Nerva as Roman emperor; under his rule the Roman Empire will reach its maximum extent.
* 945 – The co-emperors Stephen and Constantine are overthrown and forced to becom ...
–
Lucie Jones
Lucie Bethan Jones (born 20 March 1991) is a Welsh singer, musical theatre actress, and model. Jones first came to prominence while competing on series 6 of ''The X Factor UK'' in 2009, where she finished eighth. She represented the United Ki ...
is selected to represent the
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
The United Kingdom participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Never Give Up on You" written by Daniel Salcedo, Emmelie de Forest and Lawrie Martin. The song was performed by Lucie Jones. Songwriter Emmelie de Forest represen ...
, with the song "
Never Give Up on You", co-written by Denmark's 2013 Eurovision winner
Emmelie de Forest
Emmelie Charlotte-Victoria de Forest (born 28 February 1993) is a Danish singer and songwriter.
De Forest represented Denmark with the song " Only Teardrops" in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, winning the contest. Her debut ...
.
*
12 February –
59th Annual Grammy Awards (see Awards section)
*
13 February – The
European Union Baroque Orchestra
The European Union Baroque Orchestra (EUBO) is a training initiative which allows young performers of baroque music from the European Union to gain orchestral experience as part of their career development. Its purpose is to bridge the gap betwee ...
(EUBO), currently with its administrative base in
Hordley, announces its intention to relocate to AMUZ (Augustinus Muziekzentrum),
Antwerp, in 2018, in the wake of the
Brexit
Brexit (; a portmanteau of "British exit") was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020 (00:00 1 February 2020 CET).The UK also left the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC ...
referendum. In parallel, the EUBO announces its plan to discontinue the EUBO Mobile Baroque Academy (EMBA) project at the end of March 2017.
*
28 February – The
St Paul's Cathedral Choir announces the appointment of Carris Jones to its roster, the first female chorister in the choir's recorded history, effective 1 September 2017, as alto vicar choral.
*
1 March
Events Pre-1600
*509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia.
* 293 – Emperor Diocletian ...
–
Birmingham Conservatoire
The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire is a music school, drama school and concert venue in Birmingham, England. It provides professional education in music, acting, and related disciplines up to postgraduate level. It is a centre for scholarly res ...
and
Birmingham School of Acting
Birmingham School of Acting (BSA), previously known as Birmingham School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art (BSSTDA) and then as Birmingham School of Speech and Drama (BSSD) was a drama school located in Birmingham, England. It was founded in 19 ...
announce that the two institutions are to merge, effective September 2017.
*
2 March
Events Pre-1600
* 537 – Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital. Belisarius conducts a delaying action outside the Flaminian Gate; he and a detachment of his ''bucellarii'' are almost cut ...
** The
Academy of Ancient Music announces the appointment of Alexander Van Ingen as its new chief executive.
** The
BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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announces the appointment of Neil Ferris as the new chorus director of the BBC Symphony Chorus, effective May 2017. In parallel, Grace Rossiter is to join the chorus as deputy chorus director.
*
8 March
Events Pre-1600
*1010 – Ferdowsi completes his epic poem ''Shahnameh''.
* 1126 – Following the death of his mother, queen Urraca of León, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of León.
*1262 – Battle of Hausbergen between bourg ...
– New Music Scotland presented the inaugural Scottish Awards for New Music:
*
5 April – The
Southbank Centre announces the appointment of Elaine Bedell as its next chief executive, the first woman to hold the post, effective May 2017.
* 18 April –
Opera North
Opera North is an English opera company based in Leeds. The company's home theatre is the Leeds Grand Theatre, but it also presents regular seasons in several other cities, at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, the Lowry Centre, Salford Quays and ...
announces the resignation of
Aleksandar Marković Aleksandar Marković may refer to:
* Aleksandar Marković (conductor)
* Aleksandar Marković (politician)
{{hndis, Markovic, Aleksandar ...
as its music director, with his contract formally to terminate in July 2017, but where he is not to appear with the company for the remainder of the 2016–2017 season.
*
2 May – The
Leeds International Piano Competition
The Leeds International Piano Competition, informally known as The Leeds and formerly the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, takes place every three years in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1961 by Marion, Countess ...
announces that
Murray Perahia is to be its new patron, effective 1 June 2017.
*
9 May
Events Pre-1600
* 328 – Athanasius is elected Patriarch of Alexandria.
*1009 – Lombard Revolt: Lombard forces led by Melus revolt in Bari against the Byzantine Catepanate of Italy.
* 1386 – England and Portugal formally ra ...
– The BBC announces the appointment of
Sofi Jeannin as the next chief conductor of the
BBC Singers
The BBC Singers are a British chamber choir, and the professional chamber choir of the BBC.
One of the six BBC Performing Groups, the BBC Singers are based at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios in London. The only full-time professional British ...
, the first woman to be named to the post, effective July 2018.
*
13 May
Events Pre-1600
*1373 – Julian of Norwich has visions of Jesus while suffering from a life-threatening illness, visions which are later described and interpreted in her book '' Revelations of Divine Love''.
* 1501 – Amerigo Vespu ...
– The
UK finishes 15th in the final of the
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, following the country's victory at the with the song "1944" by Jamala.
Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and ...
with 111 points.
*
22 May
Events Pre-1600
* 192 – Dong Zhuo is assassinated by his adopted son Lü Bu.
* 760 – Fourteenth recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
* 853 – A Byzantine fleet sacks and destroys undefended Damietta in Egypt.
*11 ...
– At a concert by American Pop Star
Ariana Grande at the
Manchester Arena
Manchester Arena, currently referred to as the AO Arena for sponsorship reasons, is an indoor arena in Manchester, England, immediately north of the Manchester city centre, city centre and partly above Manchester Victoria station in air rights s ...
, 22 people are killed in a
suicide bomber attack.
*
25 May
Events Pre-1600
*567 BC – Servius Tullius, the king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans.
* 240 BC – First recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
* 1085 – Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo ...
– The
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) ( gd, Orcastra Nàiseanta Rìoghail na h-Alba) is a British orchestra, based in Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of the five national performing arts companies of Scotland. Throughout its history, the O ...
(RSNO) announces the appointment of
Thomas Søndergård
Thomas Søndergård (born 4 October 1969 in Holstebro, Denmark) is a Danish conductor and percussionist.
Biography EUYO
Søndergård studied percussion at the Royal Danish Academy of Music from 1989 to 1992, where his teachers included Gert Mor ...
as its next principal conductor, effective with the 2018–2019 season. In parallel,
Peter Oundjian
Peter Oundjian (born 21 December 1955) is a Canadian-American violinist and conductor.
Early life
Born in Toronto, Ontario, as the youngest of five children from an Armenian father and English mother, Oundjian also claims Scottish ancestry throu ...
is to conclude his music directorship of the RSNO at the close of the 2017–2018 season.
*
4 June
Events Pre-1600
* 1411 – King Charles VI granted a monopoly for the ripening of Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon as they had been doing for centuries.
* 1561 – The steeple of St Paul's, the medieval cathe ...
– At the
Old Trafford Cricket Ground
Old Trafford is a cricket ground in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It opened in 1857 as the home of Manchester Cricket Club and has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1864. From 2013 onwards it has been known a ...
, the
One Love Manchester
One Love Manchester was a benefit concert and British television special on 4 June 2017, organised by American singer Ariana Grande, Simon Moran, Melvin Benn and Scooter Braun in response to the Manchester Arena bombing after Grande's concer ...
benefit concert takes place, to benefit the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing. The performers included Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, Coldplay, Justin Bieber, Robbie Williams, Chris Martin, Liam Gallagher, and Marcus Mumford.
*
7 June – Glyndebourne Opera announces the appointment of Nicholas Jenkins as its new chorus master, effective 4 September 2017.
*
9–
11 June
Events Pre-1600
* 173 – Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-called "miracle ...
–
Download Festival 2017 takes place at
Donington Park in
Leicestershire. The main stage was headlined by
System of a Down
System of a Down (also known as SoaD or simply System) is an Armenian-American heavy metal band formed in Glendale, California, in 1994. Since 1997, the band has consisted of Serj Tankian (lead vocals, keyboards); Daron Malakian (guitar, voc ...
,
Biffy Clyro
Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, composed of Simon Neil (guitar, lead vocals), James Johnston (bass, vocals), and Ben Johnston (drums, vocals). Currently signed to 14th Floor Records, they have r ...
and
Aerosmith, the Zippo encore stage by
Sum 41,
Rob Zombie and
Slayer, the Avalanche stage by
Sleeping with Sirens,
Simple Plan and
The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Dillinger Escape Plan was an American metalcore band. The band was formed in 1997 in Morris Plains, New Jersey by guitarist Ben Weinman, bassist Adam Doll, vocalist Dimitri Minakakis, and drummer Chris Pennie. The band's use of odd time si ...
(in their final UK appearance), and the Dogtooth stage by
Exodus,
Wednesday 13
Joseph Michael Poole (born August 12, 1976), better known by his stage name Wednesday 13, is an American singer and musician. Apart from his solo career, he was the frontman of the horror punk/ heavy metal band Murderdolls and has also played i ...
and
Perturbator.
*
12 June
Events Pre-1600
* 910 – Battle of Augsburg: The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army under King Louis the Child, using the famous feigned retreat tactic of the nomadic warriors.
*1240 – At the instigation of Louis IX of Fran ...
– Queen's Birthday Honours
** Sir
Mark Elder
Sir Mark Philip Elder (born 2 June 1947) is a British conductor. He is currently music director of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, England.
Life and career
Elder was born in Hexham, Northumberland, the son of a dentist. He played the ba ...
and Sir
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
are each made a
Companion of Honour.
**
Sarah Connolly
Dame Sarah Patricia Connolly (born 13 June 1963) is an English mezzo-soprano. Although best known for her baroque and classical roles, Connolly has a wide-ranging repertoire which has included works by Wagner as well as various 20th-century ...
is made a
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
**
George Benjamin is made a
Knight Bachelor
The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system. Knights Bachelor are th ...
.
**
Chi-chi Nwanoku
Chinyere Adah "Chi-chi" Nwanoku (; born June 1956) is a British double bassist and professor of Historical Double Bass Studies at the Royal Academy of Music. Nwanoku was a founder member and principal bassist of the Orchestra of the Age of Enl ...
and
Roderick Williams
Roderick Gregory Coleman Williams OBE (born 1965) is a British baritone and composer.
Biography
Williams was born in North London to a Welsh father and a Jamaican mother. He attended Christ Church Cathedral School in Oxford and Haberdashers' ...
are each made an
Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
**
Gerald Finley
Gerald Hunter Finley, (born January 30, 1960) is a Canadian baritone opera singer.
Early life
Finley was born in Montreal and studied music at St. Matthew's Anglican Church, Ottawa, the University of Ottawa, King's College, Cambridge and the Ro ...
is made a
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...
.
*
19 June
Events Pre-1600
* 325 – The original Nicene Creed is adopted at the First Council of Nicaea.
* 1179 – The Battle of Kalvskinnet takes place outside Nidaros (now Trondheim), Norway. Earl Erling Skakke is killed, and the battle chan ...
– The
BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition
BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition (known as Cardiff Singer of the World from 1983–2001 and BBC Singer of the World in Cardiff in 2003) is a competition for classical singers held every two years.
The competition was started by BBC ...
results are announced:
** Main Prize – Catriona Morison (the first-ever British winner of the Main Prize in the history of the competition)
** Song Prize – Catriona Morison and Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar (joint prize winners)
** Audience Prize – Louise Alder
*
22 June
Events Pre-1600
*217 BC – Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom.
*168 BC – Battle of Pydna: Roman Republic, Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus, Luciu ...
– The
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the undergraduate to the doctoral level in all aspects of Western Music including performanc ...
Philharmonic Orchestra presents a benefit concert for residents left homeless after the
Grenfell Tower fire.
*
26 June – The
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra announces that
Charles Dutoit is to stand down as its principal conductor, and to take the title of Honorary Conductor for Life, in 2019.
*
27 June –
Arts Council England (ACE) reports its national portfolio funding decisions for the scheduled period of 2018–2022, which include the following music-related items:
** Re-admission of
English National Opera
English National Opera (ENO) is an opera company based in London, resident at the London Coliseum in St Martin's Lane. It is one of the two principal opera companies in London, along with The Royal Opera. ENO's productions are sung in English ...
to portfolio funding, at £12.4 million per year
** First-time funding for the British Paraorchestra
** 3% diminished funding for the
Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. It is the home of The Royal Ope ...
, Covent Garden, and the
Southbank Centre, per ACE's specific request
*
30 July
Events Pre-1600
* 762 – Baghdad is founded.
*1419 – First Defenestration of Prague: A crowd of radical Hussites kill seven members of the Prague city council.
* 1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands ...
– At
The Proms
The BBC Proms or Proms, formally named the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Presented by the BBC, is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert Hal ...
at the
Royal Albert Hall,
Xian Zhang conducts the annual Prom which includes the
Symphony No. 9 of Beethoven, the first woman conductor ever to do so.
*
9 August
** The Reverend David Ingall of the
St Sepulchre-without-Newgate Church in London (known as the National Musicians' Church) announces that the church is to close its hiring programme and acceptance of new bookings effective 2018.
**
Music Theatre Wales
Music Theatre Wales (MTW) is a touring contemporary opera company, based in Cardiff, Wales. MTW performs newly commissioned works, alongside existing pieces from the recent past which are either neglected or have been unseen in the UK. Works are ...
announces the appointment of Richard Baker as its consultant music director, with immediate effect.
*
15 August – The
Royal Philharmonic Society
The Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) is a British music society, formed in 1813. Its original purpose was to promote performances of instrumental music in London. Many composers and performers have taken part in its concerts. It is now a memb ...
announces
Charles Dutoit as the recipient of the 103rd RPS Gold Medal. The RPS presented Dutoit with the medal at 17 August 2017 performance by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at
The Proms
The BBC Proms or Proms, formally named the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Presented by the BBC, is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert Hal ...
, at the
Royal Albert Hall.
*
21 September –
English National Opera
English National Opera (ENO) is an opera company based in London, resident at the London Coliseum in St Martin's Lane. It is one of the two principal opera companies in London, along with The Royal Opera. ENO's productions are sung in English ...
announces that Cressida Pollock is to stand down as its chief executive in June 2018.
*
11 October
Events Pre-1600
*1138 – A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo; it is one of the most destructive earthquakes ever.
* 1142 – A peace treaty ends the Jin–Song wars.
*1311 – The peerage and clergy restrict the authority of Eng ...
– The European Union Youth Orchestra announces its intention to relocate its administrative functions to Ferrara and Rome, Italy, in the wake of the Brexit referendum.
*23 November – The BBC Concert Orchestra announces the appointment of Bramwell Tovey as its next principal conductor, effective January 2018, with an initial contract of 5 years. In parallel, Keith Lockhart is to stand down from the principal conductorship of the BBC Concert Orchestra, and to take the title of chief guest conductor.
*28 November – The Association of British Orchestras (ABO) announces the election of Gavin Reid as its new chair.
*4 December – Glyndebourne Opera announces that Sebastian F. Schwarz is to conclude his tenure as its general director in 2018.
*5 December – The
Royal Philharmonic Society
The Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) is a British music society, formed in 1813. Its original purpose was to promote performances of instrumental music in London. Many composers and performers have taken part in its concerts. It is now a memb ...
announces that Rosemary Johnson is to stand down as its executive director in the summer of 2018.
*15 December
** The Cheltenham Music Festival announces the appointment of Alison Balsom as its next artistic director, effective in 2018, the first woman to hold the post.
** Sinfonia Cymru announces the appointment of Peter Bellingham as its next chief executive. In parallel, Sophie Lewis is to stand down as the ensemble's chief executive at the end of January 2018.
*21 December — The
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra announces the cancellation of concert appearances by principal conductor and artistic director
Charles Dutoit, pending the resolution of allegations of sexual assault against him.
*29 December — New Year's Honours 2018
** Barry Gibb and Ringo Starr are each made a
Knight Bachelor
The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system. Knights Bachelor are th ...
.
** Jonathan Freeman-Attwood is made a
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...
.
** Sarah Alexander, Marc Almond, and are each made an
Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
** Richard Cowie, Anthony Marwood, Bazil Meade, David Temple Nigel Tully, and Cleveland Watkiss are each made a Member of the Order of the British Empire.
Television programmes
*7 January – ''Let It Shine (2017 TV series), Let It Shine'' (BBC1), hosted by Graham Norton and Mel Giedroyc, with Gary Barlow, Dannii Minogue and Martin Kemp serving as judges throughout the series.
*13 January – ''Sound of Musicals with Neil Brand'' (BBC4)
*23 March – ''The Last Days of George Michael'' (Channel 5)
*7 May – ''Babs (2017 film), Babs'' (BBC1), biopic of Barbara Windsor
*June – ''The Voice Kids (UK TV series), The Voice Kids'' (ITV), hosted by Emma Willis
*2 October – ''Tunes for Tyrants'' (BBC4), presented by Suzy Klein
Artists and groups reformed
* Bananarama
* Elastica
* Friendly Fires
* Jethro Tull (band), Jethro Tull
* Orbital (band), Orbital
* Sleeper (band), Sleeper
* Steps (group), Steps
* The Streets
* The KLF
* Viva Brother
Groups on hiatus
* Disclosure (band), Disclosure
*One Direction
Groups disbanded
*Black Sabbath
*Brontide
*Heaven's Basement
*The Maccabees (band), The Maccabees
*The Stone Roses
*Stornoway (band), Stornoway
*Vant (band), Vant
*We Are the Ocean
*Wild Beasts
*Xerath
Classical works
* Richard Allain – ''Videte Miraculum''
* Julian Anderson – ''The Imaginary Museum'' (Piano Concerto)
* Kerry Andrew – ''Archbishop Parker's Psalme 150''
* John Barber – ''Sicut Lilium''
* Gerald Barry (composer), Gerald Barry – ''Canada''
* Sally Beamish and David Harsent – ''The Judas Passion''
* Judith Bingham – ''Ceaselessly Weaving Your Name''
* Harrison Birtwistle – ''Deep Time''
* Charlotte Bray – ''Blaze and Fall''
* Ken Burton – ''Many are the wonders''
* Philip Cashian – Piano Concerto ('The Book of Ingenious Devices')
* John Casken – Clarinet Quintet
* Anna Clyne – ''Beltane''
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* Marisa Cornford – ''The Stations of the Cross''
* Tom Coult
** ''Two Games and a Nocturne''
** ''St John's Dance''
* Lyell Cresswell – ''Llanto'' (Clarinet Concerto)
* Gordon Crosse – Symphony No 3 ('Between Despair and Dawn')
* Tansy Davies – ''Forest'' (Concerto for four horns and orchestra)
* Jonathan Dove – ''Vadam et circuibo''
* Brian Elias
** Oboe Quartet
** Cello Concerto
* Harry Escott – ''O Light of Light''
* Edmund Finnis – ''The Air, Tuning''
* Graham Fitkin – Recorder Concerto
* Alexander Goehr – ''The Waking''[BBC Radio 3, 18 May 2017 programme, St Giles Cripplegate](_blank)
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* Joel Jarventausta – ''Cantus''[St John's Smith Square, 23 April 2017 programme](_blank)
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* Nicola LeFanu – ''The Crimson Bird''
* Joanna Marsh – ''Flare''
* Grace Evangeline Mason – ''RIVER''
* Robert Matthew-Walker – ''A Bad Night in Los Angeles''
* Colin Matthews – ''It Rains''[Cambridge Chorale, 25 March 2017 programme](_blank)
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* Alec Roth – ''Night Prayer''
* Simon Rowland-Jones – ''Close Shave''Roderick Williams
Roderick Gregory Coleman Williams OBE (born 1965) is a British baritone and composer.
Biography
Williams was born in North London to a Welsh father and a Jamaican mother. He attended Christ Church Cathedral School in Oxford and Haberdashers' ...
– 'Là ci darem la mano'[BBC Proms, Cadogan Hall programme, 17 July 2017](_blank)
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Opera
* Danyal Dhondy and Nick Pitts-Tucker – ''Shahrazad''
* Louis Mander and Stephen Fry – ''The Life to Come''
* Noah Mosley and Ivo Mosley – ''Mad King Suibhne''
* Roxanna Panufnik and Jessica Duchen – ''Silver Birch''
* Lliam Paterson
** ''The 8th Door''
** ''BambinO''
* Julian Philips and Stephen Plaice – ''The Tale of Januarie''
* Guto Puw and Gwyneth Glyn – ''Y Tŵr''
* ''Snow'' (opera in three acts with music by three composers; libretto by JL Williams):
** Act I: Lewis Murphy (music) – 'Three Ravens'
** Act II: Lucie Treacher (music) – 'The Death of the Seven Dwarves'
** Act III: Tom Floyd (music) – 'The Crystal Casket'
* Ryan Wigglesworth – ''The Winter's Tale (opera), The Winter's Tale''
Musical theatre
*''The Band (musical), The Band'' by Tim Firth, based on the music of Take That.
*''Fat Friends The Musical'' by Kay Mellor and Nick Lloyd Webber
*''Nativity! The Musical'', written and directed by Debbie Isitt, and co-composed by Nicky Ager
Film scores and incidental music
Film
*Harry Gregson-Williams – ''The Zookeeper's Wife (film), The Zookeeper's Wife''
*Daniel Pemberton – ''King Arthur: Legend of the Sword''
*Max Richter – ''The Sense of an Ending (film), The Sense of an Ending''
Television
*Dan Jones (composer), Dan Jones – ''SS-GB (TV series), SS-GB'', ''The Replacement (TV series), The Replacement''
*Carly Paradis – ''Prime Suspect 1973''
*Max Richter – ''Taboo (2017 TV series), Taboo''
*Kevin Sargent (composer), Kevin Sargent – ''Tina and Bobby''
Awards
British music awards
*Brit Awards – see 2017 Brit Awards
* Royal Philharmonic Society Awards
** Audiences and Engagement: East Neuk Festival, in collaboration with 14–18 NOW – ''Memorial Ground'' (David Lang (composer), David Lang)
** Chamber Music and Song: Fretwork
** Chamber-Scale Composition: Rebecca Saunders – ''Skin''
** Concert Series and Festivals: Lammermuir Festival
** Conductor: Richard Farnes
** Creative Communication: ''Beethoven for a Later Age: The Journey of a String Quartet'' by Edward Dusinberre (Faber)
** Ensemble: Manchester Camerata
** Instrumentalist: James Ehnes
** Large-Scale Composition: Philip Venables – ''4.48 Psychosis''
** Learning and Participation: South-West Open Youth Orchestra
** Opera and Music Theatre: Opera North – ''Der Ring des Nibelungen, Ring'' Cycle
** Singer: Karita Mattila
** Young Artists: Joseph Middleton
*Scottish Awards for New Music:
** Achievement in New Music: Allie Robertson
** Award for Community / Education Project: Drake Music Scotland – 'Wagner's School of Cool'
** Large Scale Work: Helen Grime – ''Two Eardley Pictures: Catterline in Winter and Snow''
** New Music Performer(s) of the Year: Red Note Ensemble
** Recorded New Work: Robert Irvine, ''Songs and Lullabies'' (Delphian Records)
** Small/medium Scale Work: David Fennessy – ''Panopticon''
Grammy awards
* Album of the Year – ''25'', Adele
* Song of the Year – 'Hello', Adele
* Best Pop Solo Performance – 'Hello', Adele
* Best Pop Vocal Album – ''25'', Adele
* Best Rock Performance – ''Blackstar'', David Bowie
* Best Rock Song – 'Blackstar', David Bowie
* Best Alternative Music Album – ''Blackstar'', David Bowie
* Best Recording Package – ''Blackstar''
* Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical – ''Blackstar''
* Best Classical Solo Vocal Album (tie)
** ''Shakespeare Songs'', Ian Bostridge and Sir Antonio Pappano
** ''Schumann & Berg'', Dorothea Röschmann and Dame Mitsuko Uchida
Charts
Number-one singles
The singles chart includes a proportion for streaming.
Number-one albums
The albums chart includes a proportion for streaming.
Top singles of the year
This chart was published by the Official Charts Company in January 2018
Best-selling albums
Deaths
*8 January – Peter Sarstedt, singer, songwriter, and musician, 75
* 12 January – Larry Steinbachek, keyboardist (Bronski Beat), 56 (cancer) (death announced on this date)
*18 January
Events Pre-1600
* 474 – Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as Byzantine emperor. He dies ten months later.
* 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople fail.
* 1126 – Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chines ...
– Mike Kellie, drummer (Spooky Tooth), composer and record producer, 69
*22 January – Pete Overend Watts, bass guitarist (Mott The Hoople), 69 (throat cancer)
*28 January – Geoff Nicholls, keyboardist (Black Sabbath), lung cancer, 68
*31 January
** Deke Leonard, rock guitarist (Man (band), Man), 72
** John Schroeder (musician), John Schroeder, easy listening composer, arranger, songwriter (Sounds Orchestral) and record producer, 82
** John Wetton, singer, songwriter, bassist (Asia (band), Asia, King Crimson, Uriah Heep (band), Uriah Heep), colon cancer, 67
*3 February – Gervase de Peyer, clarinetist, 90
* 12 February - Damian (musician), Damian, singer, musician, cancer, 52
*17 February – Peter Skellern, singer-songwriter, 69
*13 March – John Lever, drummer (The Chameleons), 55
*27 March – Clem Curtis, Trinidadian British singer (The Foundations),76
*9 April – Alan Henderson, bassist (Them (band), Them), 72
*10 April – David Angel, British violinist and founding member of the Maggini Quartet, 62
*11 April
** Eric Cook (music executive), Eric Cook, heavy metal band manager (Venom (band), Venom) and record label executive, co-founder of Demolition Records, 55 (cancer)
** Toby Smith, keyboardist, songwriter, producer (Jamiroquai), cancer, 46
*13 April – Nona Liddell, violinist, 89
*15 April – Allan Holdsworth, guitarist and composer (Bruford (band), Bruford, U.K. (band), U.K., Soft Machine), 70
*18 April – Gordon Langford, British composer, 86
*28 April – George Pratt, organist and music professor, 82
* 2 May – Norma Proctor, contralto, 89
*5 May – Clive Brooks, drummer (Egg (band), Egg, The Groundhogs), 67
*13 May
Events Pre-1600
*1373 – Julian of Norwich has visions of Jesus while suffering from a life-threatening illness, visions which are later described and interpreted in her book '' Revelations of Divine Love''.
* 1501 – Amerigo Vespu ...
– Jimmy Copley, drummer (Jeff Beck, Graham Parker, Tears for Fears), 63 (leukaemia)
*29 May – David Lewiston, music collector, 88
*2 June
** Malcolm Lipkin, composer, 85
** Sir Jeffrey Tate, conductor, 74 (heart attack)
*6 June – Vin Garbutt, folk singer, 69 (complications following heart surgery)
*14 June – Deborah Lamprell, opera house staff member at Holland Park Opera, 45
*15 June – Kyla Greenbaum, pianist and composer, 95
*13 July – John Dalby, pianist and composer, 88
*5 August – Lee Blakeley, opera director, 45
*28 August – Melissa Bell (singer), Melissa Bell, singer (Soul II Soul), 53
*6 September – Derek Bourgeois, composer, 75
*7 September – John Maxwell Geddes, composer, 76
*11 September – Sir Peter Hall (director), Peter Hall, theatre and opera director, 86
*22 September – Mike Carr (musician), Mike Carr, jazz organist and pianist, 79
*28 September – Donald Mitchell (writer), Donald Mitchell, musicologist, 92
*30 September – Apex (musician), Apex (Robert Dickeson), music producer, 36
*16 October
** Iain Shedden, Scottish-Australian musician and journalist, 60 (laryngeal cancer)
** Heather Slade-Lipkin, pianist, harpsichordist and teacher, 70
*19 October – Phil Miller, musician, 68
*22 October – George Young (rock musician), George Young, British-born Australian musician, songwriter and producer, 70
*27 October – Brian Galliford, British tenor, 53
*13 November – Paul Brown, British opera and theatre stage designer, 57
*7 November – Paul Buckmaster, arranger and composer, Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals, Grammy winner (44th Annual Grammy Awards#Composing and arranging, 2002), 71
*18 November – Malcolm Young, Scottish-born Australian Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame guitarist and songwriter (AC/DC), 64 (complications from dementia)
*11 December – Bruce Rankin, British tenor, 65'Düsseldorfer Oper trauert um Tenor Bruce Rankin'. NMZ, 14 December 2017
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*15 December – John Critchinson, jazz pianist, 82
See also
* 2017 in British radio
* 2017 in British television
* 2017 in the United Kingdom
* List of British films of 2017
Notes
References
{{Music of the United Kingdom
2017 in British music,
British music by year, 2017