Synopsis

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, is bringing renewed attention to the works of a composer who has been largely overlooked. A student of Vaughan Williams, Ruth Gipps began her career as an oboist with the City of Birmingham Orchestra in 1944, eventually establishing herself as a composer. Her Symphony No. 2 offers a sweeping, cinematic perspective on the Second World War, encompassing exhilaration, anxiety, and ultimately, ecstatic joy. A conf