1930 in British music

Template:1930s in music (UK) This is a summary of 1930 in music in the United Kingdom.

Events

5 April - 25-year-old Michael Tippett gives a concert at Oxted consisting entirely of his own works—a Concerto in D for flutes, oboe, horns and strings; settings for tenor of poems by Fry; Psalm in C for chorus and orchestra, again with a text by Fry; piano variations on the song "Jockey to the Fair"; and a string quartet.^[1]
date unknown - The BBC Symphony Orchestra is formed in London.

25 June - The Love Race opens at the Gaiety Theatre where it runs for 237 performances.
30 October - Nippy (music by Billy Mayerl; book and lyrics by Arthur Wimperis and Frank Eyton^[4]), starring Binnie Hale,^[5] opens at the Prince Edward Theatre and runs for 137 performances.

17 February - Frank Wappat, singer and radio host (died 2014)
5 March - Isla Cameron, actress and folk singer (died 1980)
10 March - Jimmie Macgregor, folk singer
17 April - Chris Barber, jazz trombonist
30 May - Gordon Langford, composer and arranger
1 June - Edward Woodward, actor and singer (died 2009)
20 July - Sally Ann Howes, actress and singer
1 August - Lionel Bart, composer and lyricist (died 1999)
13 August - Bernard Manning, comedian and singer (died 2007)
12 October - Cyril Tawney, singer-songwriter (died 2005)
1 November - John Scott, conductor and composer
2 November - Peter Hope, composer and arranger, also known as William Gardner^[7]
1 December - Matt Monro, singer (died 1985)

^ *Bowen, Meirion (1983). Michael Tippett. London: Robson Books. ISBN 1-86105-099-2., pp. 19–20
^ Short, Michael (1990). Gustav Holst: The Man and his Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-314154-X.
^ "Birds of Prey". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
^ ReadingProgrammes 1927-1933
^ Stock Photography image of Nippy , Music sheet cover for the 1930 music stock photo
^ BFI Database entry
^ "Brian Kay's Light Programme". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2014.