1963 in British music

1963 in British music

This is a summary of 1963 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.

ummary

Events

*The recording of Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem" wins the composer three Grammy awards.

Charts

*"See UK No.1 Hits of 1963"

Classical music

New works

*Arwel Hughes - "Pantycelyn" (oratorio)
*Grace Williams - "Trumpet Concerto"

Opera

*Richard Rodney Bennett - "The Mines of Sulphur"
*Daniel Jones - "The Knife"
*Malcolm Williamson - "Our Man in Havana"

Musical theatre

*July 4 - Première of "Pickwick", with music by Cyril Ornadel and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, starring Harry Secombe in the title role.

Musical films

*"Summer Holiday", starring Cliff Richard

Births

*February 19 - Seal, singer
*April 8 - Julian Lennon, musician son of John Lennon
*June 25 - George Michael, singer and songwriter
*July 6 - Stuart Garrard, guitarist
*September 19 - Jarvis Cocker, singer and songwriter (Pulp)
*November 1 - Rick Allen, drummer (Def Leppard)

Deaths

*26 December - Gwynn Parry Jones, singer (b. 1891)


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