Brian Kay

The War Requiem premiered in 1962 at the opening of the new Coventry Cathedral built alongside the ruins of the bombed out medieval one. Britten's chosen texts and searing music make a powerful… Audio

Brian Kay talks to conductor, composer and arranger Gavin Sutherland who has numerous light music recordings to his credit. Audio

Brian Kay talks to conductor and composer Ronald Corp, whose recordings of light music for Hyperion in the 1990s became immensely popular and helped to re-ignite interest in the field of light music.

Brian Kay talks to conductor, composer, arranger John Wilson, whose musical genius is behind many successful projects in light music and film music. Audio

Mendelssohn's oratorio tells the story of the Old Testament prophet and was first performed at the Birmingham Festival. Introduced by Brian Kay. Audio

The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace was composed in the year 2000 by Welshman Karl Jenkins. Our introduction to this popular modern work is by Brian Kay. Video, Audio

Some of the most beautiful music in the choral repertoire is to be found in the pages of Fauré's score.

Introduced by Brian Kay. Audio

Composed between 1819 and 1823, the Missa Solemnis is one of Beethoven's supreme achievements. Introduced by Brian Kay. Audio

Brian Kay looks at the background to Handel's masterpiece and plays excerpts from a wide variety of recordings of different styles. Audio