But Elgar only managed to get two-thirds of the way through his trilogy. The Apostles was finished in 1903, The Kingdom in 1906; but although he continued sketching out The Last Judgement almost ...

In The Kingdom Elgar set about telling the story of the acts of the disciples after Jesus’s ascension, taking most of his text from the first four chapters of the Acts of the Apostles ...

Elgar’s father was at the centre of Worcester’s musical life, on friendly terms with the local gentry and clergy connected with the Anglican Cathedral. By the age of 12 his son was deputising for him ...

Medals awarded to composer Sir Edward Elgar which were stolen from his birthplace have been recovered. The items taken on 27 June included a signed photo and Elgar's Grand Cross of The Royal ...

Deeply associated with the music of Edward Elgar, he was to have conducted this concert. Instead, it was dedicated to his memory, with the orchestra’s current principal conductor, Sakari Oramo ...

“It’s fantastic that this puts Edward Elgar at the heart of that national, cultural picture. It puts us up a stage in terms of recognition as a city of culture.” Cllr Kimberley asked if the ...

Dora Penny first met Edward Elgar in 1895 and he later named part of an orchestral work after her A blue plaque has been unveiled to celebrate the life of a cyclist and philanthropist who inspired ...