Editing Alan Bush (section)

===1953–1975===
[[File:Alan Bush (Bundesarchiv Bild 183-13756-0002).jpg|thumb|upright|alt=black-and-white profile photo of Bush's head, looking left|Bush in 1952 at the Workers' Conference of Writers and Composers in Berlin]]
During his involvement with opera, Bush continued to compose in other genres. His 1953 cantata ''Voice of the Prophets'', Op. 41, was commissioned by the tenor [[Peter Pears]] and sung by Pears at its premiere on 22 May 1953.<ref>Foreman, pp. 136, 160–61</ref> In 1959–60 he produced two major orchestral works: the ''Dorian Passacaglia and Fugue'', Op. 52,<ref>Foreman, p. 156</ref> and the Third Symphony, Op. 53, known as the "Byron" since it depicts musically scenes from the [[Lord Byron|life of the poet]]. The symphony, a commission from East German Radio, was first performed at Leipzig on 20 March 1962.<ref>Foreman, p. 129</ref> Colin Mason, writing in ''The Guardian'', thought the work had a stronger socialist programme than the Nottingham symphony of 1949. The ending of the second movement, a long tune representing Byron's speech against the extension of the death penalty was, Mason wrote, "a splendid piece".<ref>{{cite news|last= Mason|first= Colin|title= New Music 1962|newspaper= The Guardian|date= 27 December 1962|page= 4|id= {{ProQuest|184863426}}}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The symphony was awarded that year's Händel Prize in the city of [[Halle (Saale)|Halle]].<ref name= Craggs23>Craggs, p. 22</ref>

At the end of the 1960s Bush wrote, among other works,  ''Time Remembered'', Op. 67, for chamber orchestra, and ''Scherzo for Wind Orchestra and Percussion'', Op. 68, based on an original Guyanese theme.<ref>Foreman, pp. 141, 156</ref> In 1969 he produced the first of three song cycles, ''The Freight of Harvest'', Op. 69 – ''Life's Span'' and ''Woman's Life'' would follow in 1974 and 1977.<ref>Foreman, p. 161</ref> In the 1970s, while maintaining his teaching commitment to the RAM, he continued to perform in the concert hall as conductor and pianist. Bush was slowly being recognised for his achievements, even by those who had long cold-shouldered him. In 1968 he was awarded a [[Doctor of Music]] degree by the [[University of London]], and two years later received an honorary doctorate from the [[University of Durham]].<ref name= OMO/> On 6 December 1970, just before Bush's 70th birthday, BBC Television broadcast a programme about his life and works, and on 16 February 1971 the RAM hosted a special (late) birthday concert, in which he and Pears performed songs from ''Voices of the Prophets''. Bush featured in a further television programme, broadcast on 25 October 1975, in a series entitled "Born in 1900".<ref>Craggs, p. 23</ref>