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We're gliding through our tour of the sounds of the Winter Olympics with another piece from our library, Émile Waldteufel's 'Les Patineurs Valse' or 'Skaters Waltz.'

This is a popular piece we regularly lend to our member orchestras. 

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February 13, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Our Olympic journey continues… 

Ski Waltz by Ronnie Munro (who conducted the Scottish Variety Orchestra). Never recorded, our trustee Jim Cooke has produced a digital rendering of the work to whet your appetite. It would be quite a challenge to waltz on skis!

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February 10, 2026 at 11:02 AM
The Winter Olympics are here!

We’re exploring some of the music in our archives connected to the Games. First up, the Olympic Hymn...

Here is an arrangement of the work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mggeL9M1k4&list=RD-mggeL9M1k4&start_radio=1

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February 6, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Here are Allan and David, two of our volunteers carrying out the annual health and safety check of the library's rooms and equipment. 

All part of running a successful organisation.

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February 3, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Exploring the work on Stanford Robinson in the #lightmusicsociety #sheetmusiclibrary.
Here is a recording from BBC Radio 3 made by Stanford Robinson. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgYcDwd1Wbw
January 20, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Where will your group’s music journey take you in 2026? 
With our extensive library of thousands of orchestral sets, we are here to help you in your musical exploration. Please contact us to learn more!

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January 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Merry Christmas from the LMS!
Here is All On A Christmas Morning by Henry Gallon Amers to set your day off.
Wishing you a peaceful and joyous time.
#lightmusicsociety #merrychristmas 

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December 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
If you tune in to the BBC's Songs of Praise today, you'll see it is being broadcast from the home of the Light Music Society in Bolton's Victoria Hall! #lightmusicsociety #sheetmusiclibrary
December 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
It is Gospel Night this week at Friday Night Is Music Night! Choirs Volney Morgan & New-Ye and The Spirituals join the BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser in a concert of Christmas Gospel music.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
It's 10 days to Christmas!
However you're spending the season, have a little boogie to Aston's "Christmas Medley Foxtrot" (Aston was in fact a pseudonym of Albert W. Ketélbey).
https://bit.ly/4rIJVjh
For more seasonal music from our library, contact lmsliborders@gmail.com

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December 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Derby born composer and musician Percy Fletcher was born on this day in 1875. His suite “At Gretna Green” has never been recorded, but this digital recording was produced by LMS trustee Jim Cooke. #lightmusicsociety #sheetmusiclibrary
December 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Possibly the best known of all light music Christmas works: Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride! We came across this delightful artwork for a vocal version of the piece in our Library. Did you know, the piece was actually written during a severe heat wave in 1946?!
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December 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
December 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Today we celebrate Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, composer, conductor and teacher, noted for his works for the stage. Together with Parry and Stanford, he was regarded as one of the fathers of the British musical renaissance in the late 19th century.
https://bit.ly/4hWx3Sj
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November 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Lancashire Day is held on 27 November to commemorate the day in 1295 when Lancashire first sent representatives to Parliament. There are many composers from Lancashire, including Ernest Tomlinson, let us know your favourites below! 
https://bit.ly/4paXcze

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November 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Are you a Strictly Fan? Who are you following?

Let us know some of your favourite numbers to dance to in the comments below!

Here's a recording by Charlie Barlow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhk14RRbpek&list=PLwufBAFv7ZzHJGoOk5pmpIi6n7CI145gT

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November 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Two of our member orchestras, at opposite ends of the country, are performing concerts in the next couple of weeks featuring music from the Library of Light Orchestral Music. Check them out if you can!

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November 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Fritz Spiegl amassed one of the most important collections of Light Music now held in our library. For more information about this fascinating musical figure, follow the link below!

https://www.liverpoolfootprint.co.uk/spiegl-f

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November 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Here's a fascinating bit of cover art from our collection. Are you familiar with the operetta "The Chocolate Soldier" and do you know anything about the artwork?

Here's a fascinating article about the piece as well as its illustrations.
https://bit.ly/43c4fPx

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November 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Play-Day Success!
Musicians from the UK and beyond descended on Bolton’s Victoria Hall on 5th October to play music selected from our Library. Here's one of our youngest players in Goodwin's theme from "The Trap" conducted by Andrew Penny.

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November 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Join us in wishing happiest of birthdays to the Light Music Society's president Peter Hope! Many of you will know his famous "Ring of Kerry" suite, but here is another work available from our library: "Momentum" (a suite for strings). 

http://bit.ly/48QZmiu

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November 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Let us know your favourite spooky pieces of Light Music!
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October 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Let us know your favourite works by the unparalleled master of Viennese Light Music, Johann Strauss II!

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October 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We are so grateful to all of our donors for your continued support. To learn more about how to donate to the Light Music Society, please visit https://www.lightmusicsociety.com/donate

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October 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We're sure you're all looking forward to this celebration of the work of Julie Andrews as much as we are! Friday Night Is Music night begins at 7.30 this evening!
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October 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM