| Chronology
1973-
Dates of performance, publication and
recording are in yellow 1876-1914 . 1915-1944 . 1945-1972 . 1973- |
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| 16 December 1972 | Second broadcasts of Symphonies 9, 22, Royal PO/Myer Fredman | |
| 1973 | Musica Viva publishes facsimile study score of Symphony 2 | |
| 1973 | Musica Viva publishes facsimile study score of Symphony 8 | |
| 1973 | Musica Viva publishes facsimile study score of Symphony 10 | |
| 10 March 1973 | Psalm 23 performed at Hove: Stuart Holland, Brighton Festival Chorus, Leicestershire Schools SO/Laszlo Heltay | |
| April 1973 | Unicorn releases first commercial recording: an LP of Symphonies 10,21 Leicestershire Schools SO/James Loughran, Eric Pinkett | |
| 12 April 1973 | BBC Radio Brighton broadcasts 10 March performance of Psalm 23 | |
| 15 April 1973 | Second BBC Radio Brighton broadcast of 10 March performance of Psalm 23 | |
| 9 May 1973 | BBC broadcasts Symphony 10, Leicestershire Schools SO/Eric Pinkett | |
| 19 May 1973 | First performance of Symphony 2, Brighton, Kensington SO/Leslie Head | |
| 20 May 1973 | Performance of Symphony 2, Hanley, Kensington SO/Leslie Head | |
| 24 May 1973 | Performance of Symphony 2, London, Kensington SO/Leslie Head | |
| 6 June 1973 | UK premiere (and BBC broadcast) of Festival fanfare, York Festival, Royal Liverpool PO/Sir Charles Groves | |
| 7 June 1973 | World premiere of Symphony 28 at BBC Maida Vale Studio no. 1 for future broadcast. Conducting this symphony by a 91-year-old composer was the internationally-renowned 91-year-old Leopold Stokowski, with the New Philharmonia | |
| 16 June 1973 | BBC broadcast of Agamemnon, BBC North forces/Richard Armstrong | |
| 18 September 1973 | BBC broadcast of Festival fanfare, Royal Liverpool PO/Sir Charles Groves | |
| 27 September 1973 | BBC broadcast of Symphony 2, London 24 May, Kensington SO/Leslie Head | |
| 4 October 1973 | First performance of Symphony 23, University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra/Bernard Goodman | |
| 5 October 1973 | UK broadcast of the world premiere of Symphony 28 (performed in June), New Philharmonia/Leopold Stokowski | |
| 5 or 6 October 1973 | Performance of Symphony 23, University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra/Bernard Goodman | |
| 7 October 1973 | Performance of Symphony 23, University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra/Bernard Goodman | |
| 1974 | Havergal Brian Society founded | |
| 1974 | Musica Viva publishes facsimile study score of Symphony 6 | |
| 1974 | Publication of Malcolm MacDonald, The Symphonies of Havergal Brian, vol 1 Symphonies 1-12 | |
| 1974 | Musica Viva publishes facsimile study score of Symphony 9 | |
| 14 June 1974 | Public rehearsal of In memoriam, Hammersmith, Fulham Municipal Orch/Josef Vandernoot | |
| 20 August 1974 | Second BBC broadcast of Agamemnon, BBC North forces/Richard Armstrong | |
| 30 August 1974 | BBC broadcasts Psalm 23, Symphony 22, Paul Taylor, Brighton Festival Chorus, Leicestershire Schools SO/Eric Pinkett and Laszlo Heltay | |
| 4 October 1974 | Two performances of Fanfare from The Cenci, University of Illinois Wind Ensemble/Robert Gray | |
| 13 October 1974 | BBC invitation concert of Das Siegeslied, Alexandra Palace, BBC Singers & Choral Society, Goldsmith's Choral Union, London PO/John Poole | |
| 18 October 1974 | First performance (BBC broadcast) of Symphony 3, Ronald Stevenson, David Wilde (pianos), BBC SO/Stanley Pope | |
| 15 November 1974 | Two performances of The jolly miller [premiere], Philadelphia, Main Line SO/Robert Fitzpatrick | |
| 16 November 1974 | BBC broadcast of Symphony 23, University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra/Bernard Goodman, 7 October 1973 | |
| 16 November 1974 | In memoriam, Hammersmith, Fulham Municipal Orch/Josef Vandernoot | |
| 28 November 1974 | BBC Radio London broadcasts In memoriam, Hammersmith, Fulham Municipal Orch/Josef Vandernoot | |
| 7 December 1974 | The jolly miller, [UK premiere] Havant Symphony Orchestra/Peter Craddock | |
| 12 April 1975 | Concerto for orchestra [premiere], City of Leeds College of Music Symphony Orchestra/Joseph Stones | |
| 17 April 1975 | BBC broadcasts first public performance of Symphony 10, live, Manchester, Hallé Orchestra/James Loughran | |
| 18 April 1975 | Symphony 10, Sheffield, Hallé Orchestra/James Loughran | |
| 22 April 1975 | Symphony 10, Hanley, Hallé Orchestra/James Loughran | |
| May 1975 | Lyrita releases LP of Symphonies 6, 16, London PO/Myer Fredman | |
| 9 June 1975 | Psalm 23, Stoke on Trent, John Wilbraham Trio, Bedford Singers/May Walley | |
| 11 June 1975 | BBC broadcasts Symphony 18, New Philharmonia/Bryan Fairfax | |
| 18 June 1975 | BBC broadcasts Symphonies 6, 16, 24, London PO/Myer Fredman | |
| 25 June 1975 | BBC broadcasts Das Siegeslied | |
| 20 January 1976 | First public performance of Symphony 9, Royal Liverpool PO/Sir Charles Groves | |
| 29 January 1976 | Excerpts from The tigers performed by Kensington SO/Leslie Head | |
| 30 January 1976 | Blow blow, 4 miniatures, Turandot performed | |
| 13 May 1976 | Peformance of two Herrick songs | |
| 1976 | CBS releases LP of Symphony 22, English suite 5, Psalm 23 | |
| 1976 | Concert of songs, 4 miniatures, Prelude and fugue in C minor, Legend | |
| 1976 | Publication of Kenneth Eastaugh, Havergal Brian: The Making of a Composer | |
| 1976 | Publication of Lewis Foreman, Havergal Brian and the Performance of his Orchestral Music | |
| 1976 | Publication of Reginald Nettel, Havergal Brian: The Man and his Music | |
| 13 May 1976 | Performances of Symphony 26 [premiere], Psalm 23, Two Herrick songs, North Staffs SO/Smith | |
| 26 July 1976 | Song recital by Brian Rayner Cook | |
| 27 July 1976 | Performance and BBC broadcast of Symphony 9, Royal Liverpool PO/Sir Charles Groves | |
| 24 September 1976 | First of a four
concert series mounted by BBC and New PO of Brian at Alexandra Palace First performances (also broadcast) of Preludio tragico, Symphony 30, New PO/Harry Newstone |
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| 29 September 1976 | Performance and broadcast of Symphony 5, Alexandra Palace, Brian Rayner Cook, New PO/Stanley Pope | |
| 5 October 1976 | Performances and broadcast of Symphony 20 [premiere], and Symphony 26, Alexandra Palace, New PO/Vernon Handley | |
| 10 October 1976 | Performances and broadcast of In memoriam, The Gothic [part 1 only], Alexandra Palace, New PO/Sir Charles Groves | |
| 17 November 1976 | Premiere of Symphony 29, North Staffs SO/Smith | |
| 1 December 1976 | Concert of partsongs and Preludes and fugues in C minor, D minor | |
| 7 February 1977 | Partsong Shall I compare thee... | |
| 17 February 1977 | Premiere of Elegy, Guildhall SO/Wright | |
| 23-25 May 1977 | Partsong Lullaby of an infant chief | |
| 5 July 1977 | Premiere of English suite 4, George Herriot's School Orch/Martin Rutherford | |
| 17-24 July 1977 | English suite 4, George Herriot's School Orch/Martin Rutherford | |
| 4 November 1977 | Performances of Legend and 3 songs | |
| 1978 | Havergal Brian Society granted charitable status | |
| 1978 | Publication of Malcolm MacDonald, The Symphonies of Havergal Brian, vol 2 Symphonies 13-29 | |
| 1978 | Publication of Harold Truscott and Paul Rapoport Havergal Brian's Gothic Symphony, with How the Gothic Symphony came to be written | |
| February 1978 | Hull University Singers perform partsongs | |
| 9 March 1978 | First public concert to be directly sponsored by the Havergal Brian Society: Four minatures, Prelude and fugue in C minor, Minuet and funral march from Turandot, Ronald Stevenson, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester | |
| 21 May 1978 | The Gothic is given an amateur performance, Hanley, soloists, chors, Stoke SO/Stokes | |
| 12 June 1978 | Legend, Edmund Reid (vln), Gretta Barrow (pno) | |
| June 1978 | EMI releases LP of Symphonies 8,9, Royal Liverpool PO/Sir Charles Groves | |
| 18 November 1978 | Dr Merryheart, Young Musicians' SO/James Blair | |
| 1979 | Musica Viva publishes facsimile study score of Symphony 22 | |
| 9 January 1979 | First performances broadcast of Symphonies 27, 31, Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Charles Mackerras | |
| 9 March 1979 | First professional performance (BBC broadcast) of Symphony 2, BBC SO/Sir Charles Mackerras | |
| 19 May 1979 | First public performance of Violin concerto, Ralph Holmes, YMSO/James Blair | |
| 23 February 1980 | English suite 3, Maidstone SO/de Csillery | |
| 13 March 1980 | First performance of Burlesque variations, City of Hull Youth SO/Geoffrey Heald-Smith | |
| 25 May 1980 | Performance of The Gothic, Royal Albert Hall, LSO forces/Ole Schmidt | |
| 24 June 1980 | Performance of Butterfly's waltz from Three illuminations, Keys | |
| 18 November 1980 | Premiere A solemn fanfare from The Cenci, Kensington SO/Leslie Head | |
| 23 January 1982 | Reading Bach Choir peforms partsongs | |
| April 1982 | Performance of By the waters of Babylon with organ [the orchestral score is lost]: Chelmsley Wood Choral Society and soloists/Litchfield | |
| 21 April 1982 | Performance of Three illuminations, Bayford (speaker), Mitchell (piano) | |
| 10 July 1982 | Chelmsley Wood Choral Society performs Fair pledges... | |
| 1983 | Publication of Malcolm MacDonald, The Symphonies of Havergal Brian, vol 3 Symphonies 30-32, Survey and Summing-up | |
| 14 April 1983 | Festival fanfare is performed, MSU Brass Choir and Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble/Schulz | |
| 17 May 1983 | Chelmsley Wood Choral Society performs 2 partsongs | |
| 22 June 1983 | Chelmsley Wood Choral Society performs Summer has come... | |
| 26 October 1983 | First public performance of Symphony 22, RFH, Royal PO/Sir Charles Groves | |
| 12 March 1984 | Festival fanfare performance, BBC PO/Nicholas Braithwaite | |
| 23 March 1985 | Camden Choir performs partsongs | |
| 1 November 1985 | HB Society concert of songs, Purcell Room, Jane Eaglen (op), Victor Morris (pno) | |
| 10 December 1985 | First performance for over 70 years of English suite 1, North Staffs SO/Trowski | |
| 1986 | Publication of Malcolm MacDonald (ed), Havergal Brian on Music, vol 1 British Music | |
| 5 August 1986 | Raymond Clarke performs Preludes and fugues in C minor, D minor/major and gives the first public performance of the Double Fugue | |
| 1987 | EMI releases CD of Symphonies 7, 31, Tinker's wedding | |
| 29 April 1987 | First public performance of Symphony 7, Royal Liverpool PO/Sir Charles Groves | |
| 9 May 1987 | Non-orchestral performance of Psalm 23, conducted by Litchfield | |
| 17 May 1987 | First public performance of Symphony 3, Composers' Platform W Midlands SO/Venn | |
| 31 March 1988 | HB Society concert in which Raymond Clarke plays Four miniatures, John Dowland's fancy, Double fugue, March from Turandot | |
| 15 May 1988 | Psalm 23, English suite 1 is given by Worthing Phil Chorus, Worthing SO/de Groote | |
| 1989 | Hyperion releases CD of Symphony 3 | |
| 13 May 1989 | Concert including seven songs by Westerhout (mezzo) and Preludes and fugues in C minor, D minor/major (Raymond Clarke) | |
| 30 October 1989 | Performance of Symphony 6, Hamilton PO/Brott : first professional performance of any Brian orchestral work in North America | |
| 27 November 1989 | Performance of Symphony 18, Staffs SO/Johnson | |
| 1990 | Marco Polo releases CD of Symphony 1 | |
| 25 September 1991 | Performance of Cello concerto, Walsh (vc), Thames Sinfonia, conductor Taylor | |
| 18 October 1991 | Reverie from English suite 1 performed | |
| 1 December 1991 | Ten Brian songs performed by Westerhout (mezzo) and Tait (pno) | |
| 1992 | Marco Polo releases CD of Symphonies 4, 12 | |
| 12 June 1992 | Concert of six songs (Snape), twelve partsongs (Bedford Singers/Walley), John Dowland's fancy, Prelude and fugue in C minor, 4 miniatures (Stevenson) | |
| 27 August 1992 | Psalm 23 given by Royal Liverpool PO/Massey | |
| 1993 | Marco Polo releases CD of Symphonies 17, 32, In memoriam, Festal dance | |
| 1994 | Marco Polo releases CD of Symphony 18, Violin concerto, The jolly miller | |
| 1 July 1994 | 'Pantalon and Columbine' [ie II and III of English suite 1] performed by London Orch of St Cecilia/Kelleher | |
| 5 August 1994 | First public performance of Symphony 16, London Orch of St Cecilia/Kelleher | |
| 31 January 1995 | 3 songs performed by Johnson | |
| 1995 | Marco Polo releases CD of Symphonies 20, 25, Fantastic variations | |
| 1995 | Publication of R Matthew-Walker, Havergal Brian, Reminiscences and Observations | |
| 27 May 1995 | 'Pantalon and Columbine', Violin concerto, 2 suites from Turandot, Bisangaliev, Millennium Sinfonia/Kelleher | |
| 1 April 1996 | Legend given by Bisangaliev/Lenehan | |
| 8 March 1997 | Symphony 6 is performed by Royal Holloway Orch/Taylor | |
| 14 June 1997 | John Dowland's fancy performed in an arrangement by Durrant (guitar) | |
| 17 June 1997 | Raymond Clarke programme of John Dowland's fancy, Preludes and fugues in C minor and D minor/major, Double fugue | |
| 12 December 1997 | First performance of The Cenci mounted by the Havergal Brian Society | |
| 1998 | Marco Polo releases CD of Symphony 2, Festival fanfare | |
| 1998 | Publication of Jurgen Schaarwachter (ed), HB: Aspects of Havergal Brian | |
| 31 May 1998 | Leicestershire Schools SO reunion performance of Symphony 10/Fitz-Gerald | |
| 24 November 1998 | Legend is given by David Hackbridge Johnson (violin), You Meng Chan (piano) | |
| 1999-2000 | Janet Packer gives 21 performances of Legend on US tour | |
| February 2000 | Marco Polo releases CD of Symphonies 11, 15, Doctor Merryheart, For valour | |
| 27 March 2001 | English Suite 4 receives Australian premiere | |
| 20 May 2001 | By the waters of Babylon receives US premiere with organ accompaniment | |
| 4-8 June 2001 | Havergal Brian Composer of the week on BBC Radio 3 (special recordings of Symphony 5 and partsongs) | |
| 16 September 2001 | John Pickard's realisation of The battle song premiered | |
| 5 November 2005 | US premiere of Symphony 32 in Santa Ana, California, Orange County High School for the Arts SO/Chris Russell | |
| 4 March 2008 | New performance of Symphony 30 on Radio 3 (BBC NOW/Jason Lai) in 'British Symphony' series |
| 24 October 2008 | Public premiere of Legend - Ave Atque Vale in Santa Ana, California, Orange County High School for the Arts SO/Chris Russell |
| 2010 | Publication of Malcolm MacDonald (ed), Havergal Brian on Music, vol 2 European And American Music In His Time |
Material by Lewis
Foreman (1974) and Malcolm MacDonald (1981), published in Havergal Brian Society
Newsletter 37, December/October 1981.
Additional material by Lewis Foreman (from
Havergal Brian and the Performance of his Orchestral Music) and Malcolm MacDonald (various dates to
1998).
Further information from the Havergal Brian Society Archives.
Based on a chronology by Tim Horwood. Collated, with 'non-Brian' events added by
Jeremy Marchant and Martyn Becker.
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