1935 in British music
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This is a summary of 1935 in music in the United Kingdom.
Events
- February â At the suggestion of Frank Bridge, Benjamin Britten is invited to a job interview by the BBC's director of music Adrian Boult and his assistant Edward Clark.[1]
- 12 March â Jack Hylton makes his first recording since leaving the Decca label, for His Master's Voice.[2]
- 19 November â The first performance in England of Shostakovich's Symphony No 1 takes place at the Proms, by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Henry Wood.
- 19 November â Kathleen Ferrier marries Albert Wilson; the marriage is never consummated.[3]
- date unknown â Michael Tippett joins the British Communist Party.
Popular music
- "Fanlight Fanny", words & music by George Formby, Harry Gifford and Frederick E. Cliffe
- "Men About Town", words & music by Noël Coward
- "Mrs Worthington", words & music by Noël Coward
- "The Canoe Song", by Mischa Spoliansky (sung by Paul Robeson in the film Sanders of the River)[4]
- "Where the Arches Used To Be", by D. O'Connor and K. Russell, performed by Flanagan and Allen[5]
- "Who's Been Polishing The Sun", words & music by Noel Gay
Classical music: new works
- Arnold Bax â Symphony No. 6
- Arthur Bliss â Music for Strings[6]
- Sir George Dyson â Belshazzar's Feast
- Joseph Holbrooke â Aucassin and Nicolette (ballet)
- Michael Tippett â String Quartet No. 1
- William Walton â Symphony No. 1[7]
- Ralph Vaughan Williams â Symphony No. 4
- Charles Williams â Majestic Fanfare
Film and Incidental music
- Jack Beaver â Airport[8]
- Benjamin Britten â God's Chillun[9]
- Louis Levy â Hyde Park Corner[10]
- Eric Spear â Play Up the Band
- William Trytel â The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes[11]
Musical theatre
- 25 February â Jack O'Diamonds (w. Clifford Gray & H. F. Maltby, m. Noel Gay) opens at the Gaiety Theatre; it later transfers to the Cambridge Theatre and runs for 126 performances in all.[12]
- 2 May â Glamorous Night (w. Christopher Hassall m. Ivor Novello) opens at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and runs for 243 performances.
Musical films
- Be Careful, Mr Smith, starring Bobbie Comber
- Brewster's Millions, directed by Thornton Freeland, starring Jack Buchanan and Lili Damita
- Come Out of the Pantry, directed by Jack Raymond, starring Jack Buchanan, Fay Wray and James Carew[13]
- The Divine Spark, directed by Carmine Gallone, starring Marta Eggerth and Philip Holmes[14]
- Heart's Desire, directed by Paul L. Stein, starring Richard Tauber and Leonora Corbett
- In Town Tonight, directed by Herbert Smith, starring Jack Barty and Stanley Holloway[15]
- Music Hath Charms, directed by Thomas Bentley, starring Henry Hall and Carol Goodner[16]
- Radio Pirates, directed by Ivar Campbell, starring Leslie French and Mary Lawson
- Variety, directed by Adrian Brunel, starring George Carney and Barry Livesey
Births
- 5 February â Alex Harvey, Scottish rock singer (died 1982)
- 27 February â Alberto Remedios, operatic tenor (died 2016)[17]
- 4 March â Nancy Whiskey, née Wilson, Scottish folk singer (died 2003)
- 29 March
- Delme Bryn-Jones, operatic baritone (died 2001)
- Ruby Murray, Northern Ireland-born pop singer (died 1996)
- 5 April â Peter Grant, music manager (Led Zeppelin) (died 1995)
- 10 April â Tony Zemaitis, guitar maker (died 2002)
- 19 April â Dudley Moore, comedy writer-performer, composer and jazz pianist (died 2002)
- 27 May â Mal Evans, roadie (The Beatles) (killed 1976)[18]
- 28 May â Richard Van Allen, operatic bass (died 2008)
- 5 July â Shirley Collins, folk singer
- 12 July â Barry Mason, songwriter (died 2021)[19]
- 24 July â Les Reed, songwriter and light orchestra leader (died 2019)
- 15 August â Jim Dale, actor and singer-songwriter
- 16 September â Robin Field, composer
- 1 October â Julie Andrews, née Wells, musical performer
- 17 October â Michael Eavis, music promoter (Glastonbury Festival) and dairy farmer
- 20 October â Roy Bailey, folk singer (died 2018)
- 21 October â Derek Bell, Northern Ireland-born harpist and composer (died 2002)[20]
- 4 November â Elgar Howarth, conductor and composer (died 2025)
- 5 November â Nicholas Maw, composer (died 2009)[21]
- 23 December â Johnny Kidd, singer (died 1966)
Deaths
- 3 March â Caradog Roberts, composer, 56
- 17 March â Mary Grant Carmichael, pianist and composer, 83[22]
- 17 April â Templar Saxe, actor and singer, 69[23]
- 28 April â Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, composer, 87[24]
- 3 May â Charles Manners, operatic bass and opera manager, 77
- 19 July â Philip Napier Miles, philanthropist, music patron and composer, 70
- 2 September â Isidore de Lara, singer and composer, 77
- 27 September â Alan Gray, organist and composer, 79[25]
- 6 October â Frederic Hymen Cowen, pianist, conductor and composer, 83