A festive carol service has taken place in a Gloucestershire village to mark the anniversary of a worldwide famous composer who was born in the county. It was in 1874 when Gustav Holst was born in ...

She was the daughter of renowned composer Gustav Holst - known for his seven-movement orchestral suite The Planets. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport, with the advice of Historic England ...

Gustav Holst’s The Planets (1914–16) has inspired countless sci-fi film scores and has long been a favourite of audiences at the BBC Proms. Ahead of its return this year, here’s a quick ...

He was born in Kirkcudbright in 1888 and studied in London and Stuttgart. A good friend of Gustav Holst’s, the pair worked together at Morley College until the outbreak of the First World War ...