Charles Wesley’s ‘Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending’
Archivist Paul Carlyle discusses Charles Wesley’s famous hymns, ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’ and ‘Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending’.
Tag: music
Sonilluminations at the Rylands
A sound installation by researcher and composer Patrick John Jones, inspired by the archives of the John Rylands Library
Sacred Sounds and Radical Printing
In the 1530s, England was in turmoil. After centuries of following the Catholic faith, people were being told that theirContinue Reading
A night to remember
The 31st October is a date which you might notice in the diary – perhaps an evening you mark withContinue Reading
80th Birthday Celebrations for Delia Derbyshire
Janette Martin writes: Special Collections holds several literary and artistic collections which document the avant-garde culture of the post-war era. Continue Reading