2016 in British music
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This is a summary of the year 2016 in British music.
Contents
Events
- 12 January - Having stipulated that he did not want a funeral ceremony, David Bowie is cremated in New Jersey, USA, with arrangements for his ashes to be scattered in accordance with Buddhist rituals on the island of Bali.[1]
- 13 January - Chetham's School of Music announces the appointment of Alun Jones as its new Head, effective September 2016.[2]
- 28 January - Wigmore Hall live-streams performances for the first time.[3]
- 24 February - The 2016 Brit Awards ceremony takes place at The O2, presented by Ant & Dec.[4] David Bowie is awarded the "Brits Icon" award, a few weeks after his death. Actor Gary Oldman accepts the award on Bowie's behalf.[5]
- 12 May - The Stone Roses release their first new single in 21 years, "All For One", their first new material since their 2011 reformation.
- 14 May – The United Kingdom will compete in the final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm, Sweden. This year's Joe and Jake will represent the Untied Kingdom with their song, You're Not Alone
- October - The Wind in the Willows, a musical by Julian Fellowes with music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, is scheduled to receive its world première at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth.[6]
Television series
- 8 January – Launch of the first series of Lip Sync Battle: UK on Channel 5, a British version of the American musical comedy television show where celebrities lip sync battle each other to various popular songs.
- 9 January – Launch of the fifth series of The Voice UK, the last to be broadcast by the BBC.
Charts
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Artists and groups reformed
Groups on hiatus
Groups disbanded
Classical works
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Opera
- Figaro Gets a Divorce by Elena Langer (libretto by David Pountney) is premièred on 21 February 2016 by Welsh National Opera in Cardiff.[8]
- Found and Lost by Emily Hall is premièred at the Corinthia Hotel London in January 2016.
Musical theatre
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Musical films
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Film scores and incidental music
Film
Television
British music awards
- Brit Awards - see 2016 Brit Awards
Deaths
- 4 January - Robert Stigwood, Australian-born band manager (Bee Gees, Cream) and film producer (Grease, Saturday Night Fever), 81[9] (death announced on this date)
- 10 January - David Bowie, singer-songwriter and actor, 69[10]
- 17 January - Dale Griffin, drummer (Mott the Hoople), 67 (Alzheimer's disease)[11]
- 24 January - Jimmy Bain, Scottish bassist (Rainbow, Dio), 68[12]
- 26 January - Colin Vearncombe (aka Black), singer-songwriter, 53 (head injuries sustained in a traffic collision)[13]
- 28 January
- Paul Kantner, singer-songwriter, guitarist (Jefferson Airplane), 74 [14]
- Signe Anderson, singer-songwriter (Jefferson Airplane), 74[15]
- 13 February - Members of Viola Beach:
- Kris Leonard, 20
- Jack Dakin, 19
- Tomas Lowe, 27
- River Reeves, 19
- Craig Tarry, 32, manager (road accident)[16]
- 18 February - Brendan Healy, 59, actor and musician
- 19 February - Vi Subversa, musician (Poison Girls), 80[17]
- 25 February - John Chilton, jazz musician and writer, 83[18]
- 1 March - Louise Plowright, musical theatre actress, 59 (pancreatic cancer)[19]
- 3 March - Gwyneth George, concert cellist and music academic, 95[20]
- 8 March - Sir George Martin, Grammy-winning producer and composer, 90[21]
- 9 March - Jon English, English-born Australian musician and actor, 66 (complications from surgery)[22]
- 10 March - Keith Emerson, keyboardist (Emerson, Lake and Palmer), 71 (self-inflicted gunshot wound)[23]
- 14 March - Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, composer and conductor, Master of the Queen's Music (2004–2014), 81[24]
- 25 May - Peggy Spencer, dancer and choreographer, 95[25]
References
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- ↑ http://nme.com/news/bombay-bicycle-club/91081
- ↑ "Figaro Gets a Divorce", Welsh National Opera website, accessed 19 March 2015.
- ↑ Bee Gees Manager Robert Stigwood Dies at 81
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- ↑ http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/14212483.Mott_The_Hoople_drummer_Dale__Buffin__Griffin_dies_at_67/?ref=twtrec
- ↑ Former Rainbow/Dio Bassist Jimmy Bain Dead At 68
- ↑ Colin Vearncombe, the voice of Black, dies, aged 53
- ↑ Jefferson Airplane's Paul Kantnet dies at 74
- ↑ Signe Anderson, Original Jefferson Airplane Singer, Dead at 74
- ↑ Members and manager of indie band Viola Beach die in car crash in Sweden
- ↑ Vi Subversa: 20th June 1935 – 19th February 2016: Flesh and blood is what we are
- ↑ John Chilton, Grammy award-winning jazz writer, dies
- ↑ Louise Plowright dies aged 59
- ↑ UK cellist Gywneth George dies aged 95 – The Strad
- ↑ George Martin, Producer and Arranger for The Beatles, Dies at 90
- ↑ Jon English, Australian singer-songwriter and All Together Now star, dies age 66
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- ↑ British composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies dies aged 81
- ↑ Peggy Spencer, star of Come Dancing, dies aged 95
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