2010 in British music

none September 2020 April 2013 2010 2010 British music This is a summary of 2010 in music in the United Kingdom. Events 1 January – Musicians honoured in the Queen's New Year Honours list include mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly (CBE), conductor James Loughran (CBE), composer Craig Armstrong (OBE), rock musicians Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt (OBE), composer Rachel Portman (OBE) and guitarist Jet Harris (MBE). 9 January – Jamie Cullum marries model Sophie Dahl.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20335985,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100112124618/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20335985,00.html dead 12 January 2010 Jamie Cullum and Sophie Dahl Marry in England Monique Jessen people.com 11 January 2010 21 June 2010 15 February – Composer Stanley Vann celebrates his 100th birthday. In recognition of his past service as Master of the Music, Peterborough Cathedral issues a commemorative CD, Harken to the Whispering Angels, with a compilation of recordings by both the current choir and earlier recordings made during his tenure as organist.http://www.pcmusicassociation.org/shop.asp Music Association Online Store Peterborough Cathedral Music Association 25 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110727165721/http://www.pcmusicassociation.org/Shop.asp 27 July 2011 dead 29 March – Protesters interrupt a concert by the Jerusalem Quartet at London's Wigmore Hall.https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/mar/30/jerusalem-quartet-wigmore-hall-protest Arts Diary Charlotte Higgins 30 March 2010 The Guardian UK 4 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100405091855/http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/mar/30/jerusalem-quartet-wigmore-hall-protest 5 April 2010 live 3 April – New Llandaff Cathedral organ first played. 8 June – The Gregynog Music Festival opens; performers include Emma Kirkby, Catrin Finch and The Academy of Ancient Music.Gwyl Gregynog Festival 2010 http://www.gwylgregynogfestival.org:80/Gregynog_Home.html Gŵyl Gregynog Festival https://web.archive.org/web/20100527030834/http://www.gwylgregynogfestival.org/Gregynog_Home.html 27 May 2010 6 July 2017 dead 11–13 June – The Download Festival 2010 takes place at Donington Park. AC/DC played on an exclusive stage next to the Maurice Jones main stage, which was headlined by Them Crooked Vultures, Rage Against the Machine and Aerosmith. The Ronnie James Dio stage was headlined by Bullet for My Valentine, Thirty Seconds to Mars and Stone Sour, the Pepsi Max stage by Job for a Cowboy, Michael Monroe and Suicidal Tendencies, the Red Bull Bedroom Jam Stage by Devil Sold His Soul, Breed 77 and Panic Cell, and the Jägermeister Acoustic stage by Skin, Reckless Love and Ginger Wildheart. 12 June – Musicians honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours list include composer and conductor George Benjamin (CBE), composer Karl Jenkins (CBE), jazz musician Bill Ashton (OBE), singer-songwriter Graham Nash (OBE), and rock musician John Cale. 23–28 June – The Glastonbury Festival 2010 is headlined by Stevie Wonder. Other acts performing include Muse, Gorillaz, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, Keane and Scissor Sisters. 15 July – Robbie Williams announces that he will rejoin Take That. 16 July – The Proms 2010 season opens with a performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8.BBC – Proms – 2010 Season. Accessed 14 April 2013 25 July A special daytime Prom concert at the Royal Albert Hall includes Murray Gold's original music from the television series Doctor Who, and his arrangement of Ron Grainer's Doctor Who theme. A memorial concert in honour of the recently deceased Sir Charles Mackerras takes place at the Royal Albert Hall, with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vassily Sinaisky.BBC – Proms – Archive. Accessed 14 April 2013 26 July – Simon Holt's "a table of noises" (2007), a concerto for percussion receives its London première at The Proms, having originally been performed in Birmingham.Chester Novello: a table of noises, Simon Holt. Accessed 14 April 2013 13 August – The Three Choirs Festival Youth Choir give their first concert, at Tewkesbury Abbey, performing Handel's "Zadok the Priest", "Water Music (Suite No 2 in D)" and "My Heart is Inditing", and Bach's "Magnificat", accompanied by the Corelli Chamber Orchestra.http://www.3choirs.org/2012-hereford/artists/tcf-youth-choir.html Three Choirs Festival website 14 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120313134810/http://www.3choirs.org/2012-hereford/artists/tcf-youth-choir.html 13 March 2012 dead 17 August – Huw Watkins' Violin Concerto is premièred at The Proms by Alina Ibragimova, for whom it was written.Schott MusicBBC 2010 Proms Composer Portraits 11 September – The Last Night of the Proms opens with the première of Jonathan Dove's "A Song of Joys".BBC – The Proms – Last Night of the Proms 2010. Accessed 14 April 2013 Jiří Bělohlávek conducts the concert for the first time, and Renée Fleming is the soloist for "Rule, Britannia". 12 December – Matt Cardle wins the seventh series of The X Factor UK. Rebecca Ferguson is named runner-up, while One Direction and Cher Lloyd finish in third and fourth place respectively. UK charts 2010 in British music charts Groups reformed Suede (live only)http://pitchfork.com/news/37599-suede-to-reunite-for-benefit-show/ Suede to Reunite for Benefit Show 15 January 2010 Pitchfork 2010-05-12 The Yummy Fur (touring only) The Libertines (Reading and Leeds Festival) Emerson, Lake & Palmer (High Voltage Festival) Take That (original line-up) Pulp Cast Groups disbanded See Musical groups disestablished in 2010 Classical music New works Patrick Hawes – Highgrove Suite"Prince Charles commissions classical concert to celebrate Highgrove gardens", The Telegraph, 10 April 2010. Accessed 19 April 2014 Kenneth Hesketh – Danceries (set II) John Joubert – An English Requiem (op.166, 2010) commissioned for the Gloucester 2010 Three Choirs FestivalAn English Requiem John Joubert 2010 http://www.chesternovello.com/default.aspx?TabId=2432&State_3041=2&workId_3041=43377 Chester Novello 22 December 2011 Jon Lord – To Notice Such Things Mark-Anthony Turnage – Hammered Out Graham Waterhouse – Chinese Whispers Opera David Blake – Scoring A Century Albums Nicola Benedetti – Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto op35; Bruch: Violin Concerto 1 Tasmin Little – Elgar: Violin Concerto / Polonia / Interlude from the Crown of India Bryn Terfel – Carols & Christmas Songs Roderick Williams – Butterworth: Shropshire Lad (Songs From A Shropshire Lad/ Folk Songs From Sussex) Musical films Lemmy Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, starring Andy Serkis Film scores and incidental music Film David Arnold – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treaderhttps://trove.nla.gov.au/work/38634121?selectedversion=NBD46491010 The chronicles of Narnia. Voyage of the dawn treader [sound recording] National Library of Australia 12 September 2019 Ilan Eshkeri – Centurionhttps://theartsdesk.com/classical-music/interview-film-composer-ilan-eshkeri Interview: Film composer Ilan Eshkeri 21 June 2012 Peter Culshaw The Arts Desk 12 September 2019 Television Jonathan Goldstein – Little Crackershttp://www.4rfv.co.uk/industrynews.asp?id=120927 76 Ltd's Peter Lydon Directs Costume Drama Fairytale For Sky And WCRS 4rfv.co.uk 4 January 2011 19 October 2011 British music awards BRIT Awards The 2010 BRIT Awards were hosted by Peter Kay on 16 February 2010. British Male Solo Artist: Dizzee Rascal British Female Solo Artist: Lily Allen British Breakthrough Act: JLS British Group: Kasabian MasterCard British Album: Lungs – Florence and the Machine British Single: "Beat Again" – JLS International Male Solo Artist: Jay-Z International Female Solo Artist: Lady Gaga International Breakthrough Act: Lady Gaga International Album: The Fame – Lady Gaga Critics' Choice: Ellie Goulding Brits Album of 30 Years: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? – Oasis Brits Performance of 30 Years: "Wannabe" & "Who Do You Think You Are" – The Spice Girls Outstanding Contribution to Music: Robbie Williams Classical BRIT Awards The Classical BRIT Awards were hosted by Myleene Klass on 13 May 2010. Male Artist of the Year – Vasily Petrenko Female Artist of the Year – Angela Gheorghiu Composer of the Year – Thomas Ades – The Tempest Young British Classical Performer or Group of the Year – Jack Liebeck Album of the Year – Only Men Aloud! – Band of Brothers Soundtrack of the Year – Revolutionary Road – Thomas Newman Critics' Award – Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, conducted by Antonio Pappano with Rolando Villazón, Anja Harteros, Sonja Ganassi and Rene Pape – Messa da Requiem Lifetime Achievement in Music – Kiri Te Kanawa Ivor Novello Awards The 55th Ivor Novello Awards were held on 20 May 2010 at Grosvenor House, London.2010 Ivor Novello awards: The winners BBC News https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8695448.stm 20 May 2010 24 June 2014 Best Song Musically and Lyrically: "The Fear" – Lily Allen (written by Lily Allen and Greg Kurstin) Album Award: Sunny Side Up – Paolo Nutini Best Contemporary Song: "Daniel" – Bat for Lashes (written by Natasha Khan) PRS Most Performed Work: "The Fear" – Lily Allen International Achievement: Imogen Heap Ivors Inspiration Award: Johnny Marr Ivors Classical Music Award: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies PRS For Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music: Trevor Horn Lifetime Achievement: Paul Weller Academy Fellowship: Sir Tim Rice Special International Award: Neil Sedaka Songwriters of the Year: Lily Allen and Greg Kurstin Best Television Soundtrack: Desperate Romantics (composed by Daniel Pemberton) Best Original Film Score: Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (composed by John Powell) Best Original Video Game Score: Killzone 2 (composed by Joris de Man) Mercury Prize The 2010 Mercury Prize was awarded on 7 September 2010 to The xx for their album xx.The xx win the Mercury Prize for debut album BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11220359 7 September 2010 24 June 2014 Popjustice £20 Music Prize The 2010 Popjustice £20 Music Prize was awarded on 7 September 2010 to Example for his song "Kickstarts". British Composer Awards The 8th British Composer Awards were held on 30 November 2010 at Stationers' Hall, London. BBC Radio 3 presenters Sara Mohr-Pietsch and Andrew McGregor hosted the awards, which were presented by Jude Kelly. Chamber: Northwest Wind – Raymond Yiu Community or Educational Project: James Watt: Head of Steam – Karen MacIver Vocal: Augenlieder – Ryan Wigglesworth Contemporary Jazz Composition: The Causeway Suite – James Hamilton Instrumental Solo or Duo: Lieux Retrouvés – Thomas Adès Sonic Art: Installation for 300 Speakers, Pianola and Vacuum Cleaner – John Wynne Choral: Psalm No 140 "Deliver me, O Lord" – Sasha Siem International Award: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra – Unsuk Chin Stage Works: Kaspar Hauser – Rory Boyle Liturgical: Psalm No 1 "Blessed Is the Man" – Cheryl Frances-Hoad Wind Band or Brass Band: Cloud Atlas – Philip Grange Making Music Award: Fall – Kerry Andrew Orchestral: Doubles – Brian Elias Record of the Year The Record of the Year was awarded on 10 December 2010 to Owl City for their song "Fireflies".Fireflies Wins Record of the Year MTV https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/jta2du/fireflies-wins-record-of-the-year 11 December 2010 24 June 2014 Deaths 2 January – John Rhys Evans, operatic baritone, 79The Washington Post 7 January 2010 John Rhys Evans: Death notice https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=john-r-evans&pid=138244792 25 September 2018 11 January – Mick Green, English guitarist (Johnny Kidd & The Pirates), 65 28 January – Alistair Hulett, folk singer, 58 (liver failure)Alistair Hulett, 1951–2010: musician, activist, socialist https://web.archive.org/web/20100326235114/http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=20165 26 March 2010 Socialist Worker, 2 February 2010. Accessed 4 February 2010. 6 February – Sir John Dankworth, jazz composer and musician, 82https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/feb/07/sir-john-dankworth-obituary Sir John Dankworth obituary 7 February 2010 John Fordham The Guardian 15 March 2019 9 February – Malcolm Vaughan, singer and actor, 80 13 February – John Reed, actor, singer, and dancer, 94 23 February – Wyn Morris, conductor, 81 5 March – Philip Langridge, operatic tenor, 70Millington, Barry, "Philip Langridge Obituary: Leading British tenor committed to the theatrical dimension of the operatic stage" The Guardian, 7 March 2010 27 March – Stanley Vann, composer, organist, choral conductor, and choir trainer, 100https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/religion-obituaries/7545853/Stanley-Vann.html Stanley Vann The Daily Telegraph 1 April 2010 4 April 2010 1 April – Morag Beaton, opera singer, 83 8 April – Malcolm McLaren, impresario and former Sex Pistols manager, 64 (peritoneal mesothelioma)Tom Peck Malcolm McLaren dies aged 64 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/malcolm-mclaren-dies-aged-64-1939621.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/malcolm-mclaren-dies-aged-64-1939621.html 1 May 2022 subscription live The Independent UK 8 April 2010 8 April 2010 9 April – Kenneth McKellar, tenor, 82 10 May – Jack Birkett, dancer, singer, mime artist and actor, 75 7 June – Stuart Cable, drummer, 40 (choked on vomit)http://www.nme.com/news/stereophonics/53476 Former Stereophonics drummer Stuart Cable 'choked to death on his own vomit' | News Nme 2010-10-19 2012-01-02 8 June – Crispian St. Peters, singer-songwriter, 71http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=130883 Crispian St Peters – 60's Hits Pop Star Died 9th June 2010 Mi2N.com 26 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20110927180114/http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=130883 27 September 2011 dead 21 June Chris Sievey, comedian and musician, 54 (cancer) Tam White, musician and actor, 67 (heart attack) 23 June – Pete Quaife, English bass player (The Kinks), 66 (kidney failure)http://www.davedavies.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?id=1678 Dave Davies Message Board/Peter Quaife-Dave Davies Dave Davies 25 June 2010 29 June 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101104210838/http://davedavies.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?id=1678 4 November 2010 dead 29 June – Alf Carretta, lead singer of The Zimmers, 93 1 July – John Paynter, composer and music educator, 78 5 July – David Fanshawe, composer, 68 (stroke) 21 July – Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor, 69https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/7905320/Anthony-Rolfe-Johnson.html Anthony Rolfe Johnson The Daily Telegraph 22 July 2010 23 July 2010 17 August – Bill Millin, British Army soldier and piper during WWII (born 1922) 21 September – Geoffrey Burgon, film and TV score composer, 69 10 October – Alison Stephens, English mandolin player, 40 (cervical cancer) 30 October – Morris Pert, Scottish composer, drummer /percussionist and pianist, 62 25 November – Peter Christopherson, musician, 55 16 December – Richard Adeney, British flautist, 90https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/8319543/Richard-Adeney.html Richard Adeney 11 February 2011 The Telegraph 15 March 2019 See also 2010 in British radio 2010 in British television 2010 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 2010 References 30em 2010