We are in the fortieth year of the Haydn Society of Great Britain. It is also the most peculiar, largely for reasons that have nothing to do with music at all. Nonetheless there has been a great deal going on, both before and during the social restrictions placed on us by the Coronavirus pandemic, and we are pleased to be able to bring you our 39th edition of the Journal, which our members will have already had electronically.

If anything in this issue of the Journal captures your interest and you wish to respond to Denis McCaldin, do email us at info@haydnsocietyofgb.co.uk