https://www.nwpb.org/tags/ralph-vaughan-williams Ralph Vaughan Williams en-US Copyright Thu, 13 Oct 2022 03:32:33 GMT https://www.nwpb.org/music/2022-10-12/celebrating-the-150th-birthday-of-british-composer-ralph-vaughan-williams Today marks the 150th birthday of one of England's most revered composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams, who is also widely beloved beyond Britain. A folksong expert who logged long trips collecting traditional tunes all over the British Isles, Vaughan Williams famously produced gently modal folksong fantasies evoking England's "green and pleasant land." Thu, 13 Oct 2022 03:32:33 GMT https://www.nwpb.org/music/2022-10-12/celebrating-the-150th-birthday-of-british-composer-ralph-vaughan-williams NPR News