Tom Edney
@tomedney.bsky.social
PhD student at Royal College of Music. British 20thc. music (Howells and Coleridge-Taylors) and queer musicology.
Conductor | Editor/orchestrator | Singer | Composer
He/Him
Conductor | Editor/orchestrator | Singer | Composer
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Tom Edney
@tomedney.bsky.social
· Mar 15
Happy birthday!
Are anniversaries important?
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I wrote about anniversaries and whether or not they are important, particularly thinking about #SCT150
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Thanks to @tomedney.bsky.social for sharing his research on Avril Coleridge-Taylor, painting a portrait of her life & music
Fantastic to hear unpublished songs brought to life by @rcmlondon.bsky.social students (featuring exceptional piano parts) + learn about some exciting upcoming recordings
Fantastic to hear unpublished songs brought to life by @rcmlondon.bsky.social students (featuring exceptional piano parts) + learn about some exciting upcoming recordings
November 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Thanks to @tomedney.bsky.social for sharing his research on Avril Coleridge-Taylor, painting a portrait of her life & music
Fantastic to hear unpublished songs brought to life by @rcmlondon.bsky.social students (featuring exceptional piano parts) + learn about some exciting upcoming recordings
Fantastic to hear unpublished songs brought to life by @rcmlondon.bsky.social students (featuring exceptional piano parts) + learn about some exciting upcoming recordings
Still one of my favourite stories of Ethel Smyth!
#OnThisDay, 11 Nov 1906, British composer Ethel Smyth's opera The Wreckers opens in Leipzig. Appalled at cuts made by the production, she removes all copies of the score from the pit to prevent further performances.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #VotesForWomen #BritishHistory #MusicHistory 🗃️
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#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #VotesForWomen #BritishHistory #MusicHistory 🗃️
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November 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Still one of my favourite stories of Ethel Smyth!
A fitting piece for today: Avril Coleridge-Taylor's 'In Memoriam', dedicated to all those who served in the R.A.F. during WWII.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbgy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbgy...
In Memoriam - To the R.A.F.
YouTube video by BBC Philharmonic - Topic
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November 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A fitting piece for today: Avril Coleridge-Taylor's 'In Memoriam', dedicated to all those who served in the R.A.F. during WWII.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbgy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lbgy...
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c.org/qZcXBxHHGG Sign to show your anger and disappointment in the decisions taken at the University of Nottingham, where Music and Modern Languages are being cut.
Sign the Petition
Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham
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November 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
c.org/qZcXBxHHGG Sign to show your anger and disappointment in the decisions taken at the University of Nottingham, where Music and Modern Languages are being cut.
Very excited to be discussing all things Avril this coming Wednesday at the Royal College of Music. It's free to attend, and would be lovely to see some friendly faces!
www.rcm.ac.uk/events/detai...
www.rcm.ac.uk/events/detai...
Music and Ideas: Avril Coleridge-Taylor revealed through the RCM Collections | Royal College of Music
<p>Tom Edney and Ingrid Pearson examine Avril Coleridge-Taylor's legacy as performer, composer and conductor.</p>
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November 8, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Very excited to be discussing all things Avril this coming Wednesday at the Royal College of Music. It's free to attend, and would be lovely to see some friendly faces!
www.rcm.ac.uk/events/detai...
www.rcm.ac.uk/events/detai...
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The new single from the album of Orchestral Works by Avril Coleridge-Taylor is featured on @applemusic #applemusicclassical 'Relaxing Classics' playlist.
Listen now👉 music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
Samantha Ege, piano @jkaconductor.bsky.social @tomedney.bsky.social @leahbroad.bsky.social
Listen now👉 music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
Samantha Ege, piano @jkaconductor.bsky.social @tomedney.bsky.social @leahbroad.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The new single from the album of Orchestral Works by Avril Coleridge-Taylor is featured on @applemusic #applemusicclassical 'Relaxing Classics' playlist.
Listen now👉 music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
Samantha Ege, piano @jkaconductor.bsky.social @tomedney.bsky.social @leahbroad.bsky.social
Listen now👉 music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
Samantha Ege, piano @jkaconductor.bsky.social @tomedney.bsky.social @leahbroad.bsky.social
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Some good news.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
September 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Some good news.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
New blog post!
Sharing my recent liner notes for an upcoming disc of Howells's secular choral music from IKON and David Hill.
'A Blend of Agony and Ecstasy': Discovering Howells's secular choral music
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Sharing my recent liner notes for an upcoming disc of Howells's secular choral music from IKON and David Hill.
'A Blend of Agony and Ecstasy': Discovering Howells's secular choral music
open.substack.com/pub/tomedney...
'Pleasure and Pain': Howells's secular choral music
Liner notes from a new recording by IKON and David Hill
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September 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
New blog post!
Sharing my recent liner notes for an upcoming disc of Howells's secular choral music from IKON and David Hill.
'A Blend of Agony and Ecstasy': Discovering Howells's secular choral music
open.substack.com/pub/tomedney...
Sharing my recent liner notes for an upcoming disc of Howells's secular choral music from IKON and David Hill.
'A Blend of Agony and Ecstasy': Discovering Howells's secular choral music
open.substack.com/pub/tomedney...
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Premiered #OTD in 1912, the orchestral suite, The Sea, by English composer, conductor & violist, Frank Bridge (1879–1941). It was launched at the Proms with The New Queen's Hall Orchestra under Henry Wood. open.spotify.com/track/2xBYf7... #britsymphyear
The Sea: I. Seascape
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September 24, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Premiered #OTD in 1912, the orchestral suite, The Sea, by English composer, conductor & violist, Frank Bridge (1879–1941). It was launched at the Proms with The New Queen's Hall Orchestra under Henry Wood. open.spotify.com/track/2xBYf7... #britsymphyear
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Bring on 21st November! This is a fantastic disc, and I’m so excited to see it go out into the world!
Big congrats to the team: BBC Philharmonic, @jkaconductor.bsky.social , Samantha Ege, @leahbroad.bsky.social and Resonus.
Big congrats to the team: BBC Philharmonic, @jkaconductor.bsky.social , Samantha Ege, @leahbroad.bsky.social and Resonus.
September 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Bring on 21st November! This is a fantastic disc, and I’m so excited to see it go out into the world!
Big congrats to the team: BBC Philharmonic, @jkaconductor.bsky.social , Samantha Ege, @leahbroad.bsky.social and Resonus.
Big congrats to the team: BBC Philharmonic, @jkaconductor.bsky.social , Samantha Ege, @leahbroad.bsky.social and Resonus.
For some reason, Koechlin's music has jsut suddenly clicked with me and I'm HOOKED. Mainly thanks to this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuQO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuQO...
Charles Koechlin, Trois mélodies op. 17 n° 3 "Épiphanie"
YouTube video by killmazeppa
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September 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
For some reason, Koechlin's music has jsut suddenly clicked with me and I'm HOOKED. Mainly thanks to this:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuQO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuQO...
@royalmusical.bsky.social Day one! Talking about Avril Coleridge-Taylor and her tone poems from the 1930s. Also on the company of the brilliant Lizzie Bowes and Gayle Murchison.
September 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
@royalmusical.bsky.social Day one! Talking about Avril Coleridge-Taylor and her tone poems from the 1930s. Also on the company of the brilliant Lizzie Bowes and Gayle Murchison.
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Absolutely sick of seeing 'this is why we're all doomed' instead of 'this is how we doom Reform'
September 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Absolutely sick of seeing 'this is why we're all doomed' instead of 'this is how we doom Reform'
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If you need two mins of something beautiful in your day today look no further than this nocturne by Avril Coleridge-Taylor. Exquisitely played by @aoyarzabal.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
If you need two mins of something beautiful in your day today look no further than this nocturne by Avril Coleridge-Taylor. Exquisitely played by @aoyarzabal.bsky.social
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There are worse places to do archival research… spent this afternoon looking for Avril Coleridge-Taylor!
September 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
There are worse places to do archival research… spent this afternoon looking for Avril Coleridge-Taylor!
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Fantastic article by Samatha Ege and @leahbroad.bsky.social in this month’s @prospectmagazine.co.uk on the life, career and legacy of Avril Coleridge-Taylor (usually ££ but free for a limited period). @arusbridger.bsky.social
Avril Coleridge-Taylor, today’s composer
She was buffeted and cast aside by the winds of 20th-century history. It’s time she was finally recognised
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Fantastic article by Samatha Ege and @leahbroad.bsky.social in this month’s @prospectmagazine.co.uk on the life, career and legacy of Avril Coleridge-Taylor (usually ££ but free for a limited period). @arusbridger.bsky.social
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A composer *So popular* that the Performing Rights Society was formed specifically to redress the issue of how little £ he received for performances.
Fantastic piece from @garrt.bsky.social on one of the true Edwardian greats. And a nice mention of our forthcoming CD of Avril’s music.
150 years of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, overlooked icon of Black classical music
The British composer was a generational success story before his death at 37 — yet keeping that legacy in view has always been a challenge, even during his lifetime.
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August 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
A composer *So popular* that the Performing Rights Society was formed specifically to redress the issue of how little £ he received for performances.
Malvern Hills being a bit dramatic
August 14, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Malvern Hills being a bit dramatic
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Happy birthday John Ireland!
English composer John Ireland was born on this day in 1879, a significant figure in 20th-century British music known for his many piano pieces and distinctly English musical style.
Here’s a snippet of The Island Spell from Decorations.
English composer John Ireland was born on this day in 1879, a significant figure in 20th-century British music known for his many piano pieces and distinctly English musical style.
Here’s a snippet of The Island Spell from Decorations.
August 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Happy birthday John Ireland!
English composer John Ireland was born on this day in 1879, a significant figure in 20th-century British music known for his many piano pieces and distinctly English musical style.
Here’s a snippet of The Island Spell from Decorations.
English composer John Ireland was born on this day in 1879, a significant figure in 20th-century British music known for his many piano pieces and distinctly English musical style.
Here’s a snippet of The Island Spell from Decorations.
August marks the birth of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and to celebrate this, I'm going to share a piece by him every day leading up to his birthday on the 15th. There is a huge amount of music to choose from, so I've selected pieces that demonstrate the variety and breadth of his career. #SCT150
August 1, 2025 at 7:50 AM
August marks the birth of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and to celebrate this, I'm going to share a piece by him every day leading up to his birthday on the 15th. There is a huge amount of music to choose from, so I've selected pieces that demonstrate the variety and breadth of his career. #SCT150
Come listen to me talk about Avril Coleridge-Taylor and her music!! Also thrilled that my editions of her orchestral work, To April, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Meg Blane are getting outings in the Autumn season.
Performance 🤝 Research
Performance 🤝 Research
Announcing our Autumn Season! 🍂
Join us at the Royal College of Music for a rousing season of concerts and events, with something for all musical tastes to enjoy.
Booking opens on 13 August, or 6 August for priority bookers. Browse all events now: www.rcm.ac.uk/events/
Join us at the Royal College of Music for a rousing season of concerts and events, with something for all musical tastes to enjoy.
Booking opens on 13 August, or 6 August for priority bookers. Browse all events now: www.rcm.ac.uk/events/
July 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Come listen to me talk about Avril Coleridge-Taylor and her music!! Also thrilled that my editions of her orchestral work, To April, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Meg Blane are getting outings in the Autumn season.
Performance 🤝 Research
Performance 🤝 Research
A brilliant day for Howells yesterday. First, an exceptional and thought-provoking talk from Dr @jonathanclinch.bsky.social on Howells and Paradise. Then, a brilliant performance of Paradise Rondel and Hymnus Paradisi under Adrian Partington. @threechoirs.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 7:24 AM
A brilliant day for Howells yesterday. First, an exceptional and thought-provoking talk from Dr @jonathanclinch.bsky.social on Howells and Paradise. Then, a brilliant performance of Paradise Rondel and Hymnus Paradisi under Adrian Partington. @threechoirs.bsky.social