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Stainer & Bell
@stainerandbell.bsky.social
Publisher of choral, instrumental, vocal, scholarly editions, contemporary hymnody and educational publications since 1907.
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Have you booked your ticket yet for the 2026 #RPSAwards? On Thursday 12 March, join us for a celebration of UK classical music-making at @southbankcentre.bsky.social's Queen Elizabeth Hall. Tickets from £10 (plus venue fees) are available via: royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/awards/rps_m...
January 14, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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New in the Early English Church Music series, English Saints' Office I, the first in a three-volume set of transcriptions from over forty cycles of liturgical chants composed in England from the tenth to the fifteenth centuries. Now available @stainerandbell.bsky.social https://bit.ly/49d1YqL
January 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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Celebrating the UK's non-professional music-makers, this Award is supported by @stainerandbell.bsky.social. Voting closes 11am on Mon 2 Feb. You can join us when the winner is announced at the
2026 #RPSAwards, Thursday 12 March at Queen Elizabeth Hall: royalphilharmonicsociety.org.uk/awards/rps_m...
January 8, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Wrapping up our 2025 composer visits with Fraz Ireland. A brilliant conversation on Friday and an exciting new choral work announcement coming soon! 🎵
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December 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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We're so grateful to @stainerandbell.bsky.social for supporting this year's RPS Inspiration Award, which recognises the remarkable constellation of non-professional music-makers nationwide.
December 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM
🎹 Celebrate Christmas at the piano!🎄
Get a FREE PDF of Mendelssohn’s Six Christmas Pieces Op. 72 edited by Otto Thümer. Perfect for pianists of all ages. Available as a ‘free purchase’ in our shop:
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#ChristmasMusic #PianoMusic #FreeSheetMusic #Mendelssohn #AugenerEdition
December 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
If Elgar were a bulb vegetable… 🧄🎩

Meet Sir Edward Elgarlic and friends in The Musical Vegetable Patch: Six early-grade piano pieces by Kristina Arakelyan with stunning illustrations by @rosiebrooks.bsky.social
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December 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
New music for new cellists! 🌟Alison Moncrieff-Kelly presents CelloSongs - 12 original pieces to make learning joyful & creative from the very first notes. 🎻 #LearnCello #CelloSongs
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Alison Moncrieff-Kelly Introduces CelloSongs
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September 25, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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New volume in our Early English Church Music series, Matthew Locke: Small-Scale Sacred Music is now available from @stainerandbell.bsky.social.

It extends our picture both of Locke's abundant talent and of music for worship in the Restoration period https://stainer.co.uk/shop/ec67/
Locke, Matthew: Small-Scale Sacred Music - Stainer & Bell
Transcribed and edited by Jonathan Wainwright First published in 2025 Pages: 256 Format: Hardback Dimensions (mm): 324 x 248 x 25 Weight: 1.562kg Whether in dramatic, instrumental or sacred works, th...
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August 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
🎉 The Musica Britannica SUMMER SALE is still on!
Don’t miss 50% off most volumes in the series – offer ends 31 August. Critical editions of British music, including chamber, choral, opera, orchestral, and more. 🎼
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#MusicaBritannica #ClassicalMusic
August 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"New Vaughan Williams Banjo Sextet. Subtitled The Lark Descends. Found in the Bodleian under ‘British Birdsong’. OUP will be as sick as parrots."

My spoof post-match interview for classical music publishers who also love football clichés.
WATCH: youtube.com/shorts/CsPBo...
#Comedy #ClassicalMusic
August 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
🚢 “The Good Ship Attenborough” sets sail this Saturday at 7:30pm in Hexham Abbey!

Join Hexham Orpheus Choir for the 3rd #LivingVoices premiere of the day — a dazzling new piece by Russell Hepplewhite, with Roger McGough’s poetic warning on global warming. 🌍🎶
#davidattenborough #newmusicforchoir
July 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🌟 The second of three world premieres in one day!
This Saturday in Warwick, hear Divertimento perform "Tender" — a beautiful new choral work by Russell Hepplewhite, set to a specially commissioned poem by Mona Arshi🎶✨
www.divertimento.org.uk/concerts
July 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This Saturday our #LivingVoices series continues with the Birmingham Bach Choir premiering "Song of Flight" — a powerful new work by Russell Hepplewhite, set to a moving poem by Jamila Gavin.

The first of three premieres in one day! 🎶🕊️ #ChoralMusic
June 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
'Lord and the Dance' and 'When I needed a Neighbour' feature at Glastonbury thanks to the fabulous James B Partridge 🎵 Who said nostalgia isn't what it used be? 🤣 #SydneyCarter
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'Primary School Bangers' set draws in Glastonbury Festival crowds
The nostalgic performance was so popular, officials had to close off the field to manage crowds.
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June 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
No yodelling experience? No worries! But if you're feeling bold, give it a whirl — Crystalla Serghiou’s Little Ol’ Lady Who? is a playful, cross-genre choral romp full of surprises.
Thrilled to welcome Crystalla to our #ChoralNow series! 🎶
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June 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🎶 World Premiere #6 from our #LivingVoices series!
The Whitehall Choir presents “Riddle” — a stunning new work by Russell Hepplewhite, set to a specially commissioned poem by Alice Oswald.

Poetry meets music this week — don’t miss it! 🌿🎵
#ChoralMusic #NewMusic
June 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The fifth world premiere in our #LivingVoices series takes place this Saturday in Epsom! 🎶

Epsom Choral Society presents "True Story" — a captivating new work by Russell Hepplewhite, featuring a specially commissioned poem by beloved writer Michael Rosen. 🎼
June 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🎉 The Musica Britannica SUMMER SALE is ON!
For a limited time, get 50% OFF landmark critical editions of British music — including chamber, choral, opera, orchestral, and more. 🎼
👉 stainer.co.uk/MB
#MusicaBritannica #ClassicalMusic
June 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The fourth instalment in our #LivingVoices series is served this Saturday in Wimbledon! 🎶

Join the Wimbledon Choral Society as they unveil "from: Gravity Archives" — a powerful new choral work by Russell Hepplewhite, set to a specially commissioned poem by Sir Andrew Motion.
June 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The third gem in our #LivingVoices world premieres is in North London on Saturday!🎶Highgate Choral Society perform "The Diarist’s Pages" — a mysterious, exciting new work by Russell Hepplewhite, set to a specially commissioned poem by Joseph Coelho.
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May 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
With great sadness we mourn the passing of conductor and composer Ronald Corp OBE. A friend of Stainer & Bell over many years...
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Ronald Corp 1951–2025 RIP - Stainer & Bell
With great sadness we mourn the passing of conductor and composer Ronald Corp OBE. A friend of Stainer & Bell over many years, Ron left a distinguished coll
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May 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The second of our #LivingVoices world premieres is this very week! 🎶Gloucester Choral Society perform "Leaving" — a beautiful new work by Russell Hepplewhite, set to a specially commissioned poem by Pam Ayres. We can't wait!
gloucesterchoral.com/concerts-and...
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May 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Dear Friends of Clear Music,
We are delighted to announce our new partnership with the esteemed British music publishing house @stainerandbell.bsky.social

From 1 April 2025, we will serve as the exclusive rental agent for Stainer & Bell’s catalogue across Australia and New Zealand!
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March 30, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Behold, the sea itself!

@stainerandbell.bsky.social‘s “new critical edition” of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ glorious ‘A Sea Symphony’

With corrections, improved layout, efficient page turns and generous rehearsal cues.

info@clearmusic.com.au
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March 29, 2025 at 2:26 AM