2013 marks the centenary of Benjamin Britten and LGBT History Month will be holding its pre-launch on November the 28th in Birmingham; six days after Britten’s 100th birthday on the 22nd. The theme of LGBT History Month in 2014 will be music. As with the centenary of Alan Turing last year, a host of events celebrating the life and achievements of Britain’s most famous composer have been and are being orgainised to celebrate the year. They can all be found on the The Britten100 website, which is run by the Britten-Pears Foundation. It can be accessed here:
www.britten100.org