1937 in British music

This is a summary of 1937 in music in the United Kingdom.

Events

24 January – Ernest John Moeran completes the revised version of his Symphony in G minor, dedicated to conductor Hamilton Harty.
6 March – Composer Benjamin Britten and his partner, the tenor Peter Pears, meet for the first time, in London.
12 May – William Walton's ceremonial march, "Crown Imperial", originally written for his predecessor, King Edward VIII, is performed for the first time at the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
27 August – Britten's Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge is performed at the Salzburg Festival, conducted by Boyd Neel.
20 December – The Gaumont State Cinema opens in London with Sidney Torch as organist.
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*Kathleen Ferrier wins the piano and vocal competitions at the Carlisle Festival, and is awarded a special rose bowl as champion of the festival.
*George Lloyd marries Nancy Juvet. Lloyd suffers from PTSD and later acknowledges that he could not have recovered without Nancy's care.
*Ukrainian-born pianist Benno Moiseiwitsch takes up British citizenship.

5 February – On Your Toes London production opened at the Palace Theatre and ran for 123 performances
29 March – Swing is in the Air London revue opened at the Palladium
16 December – Me and My Girl – London production opened at the Victoria Palace Theatre and ran for 1646 performances.

Big Fella, directed by J. Elder Wills, starring Paul Robeson and Elisabeth WelchCalling All Stars, directed by Herbert Smith, starring Carroll Gibbons and Evelyn DallGangway, starring Jessie Matthews and Alastair SimHead Over Heels, starring Jessie MatthewsMayfair Melody, directed by Arthur B. Woods, starring Keith Falkner and Chili BouchierThe Show Goes On, starring Gracie Fields, Owen Nares and John Stuart.Song of the Forge, starring Stanley Holloway.The Street Singer, starring Arthur Tracy, Margaret Lockwood and Arthur RiscoeTake My Tip, directed by Herbert Mason, starring Jack Hulbert and Cicely Courtneidge

22 January – Walter Willson Cobbett, businessman and amateur violinist, editor/author of Cobbett's Cyclopedic Survey of Chamber Music, 89
10 April – Algernon Ashton, pianist and composer, 77
1 May – Herbert Hughes, composer, music critic and collector of folk songs, 54
2 May – Sir Arthur Somervell, composer, 73
23 July – Charles Henry Mills, composer and music teacher
25 November – Lilian Baylis, founder of Sadler's Wells ballet company, 63
23 December – Muriel Foster, contralto, 60
26 December
*Dan Beddoe, tenor, 74
*Ivor Gurney, composer and poet, 47