John Andrews

Remind me again how it’s the good people of Gorton and Denton who aren’t properly British…

If you’d told me 10 years ago that a station would run a different woman composer every day for a month and still miss some of my favourites (Holmés, Williams, Poston) I’d lave laughed. Sure it may not be fast enough but good to celebrate a pretty big change in the way we see music history.

Looking forward to singing this wonderful music at our concert on Saturday 21st March with @jkaconductor.bsky.social and soloists Susanna Fairbairn and @joannaharries.bsky.social. Tickets available from: www.ticketsource.co.uk/harpendencho.... We hope to see you there!

Hobbes is doing ok though….

The greatest setting of the Stabat Mater (sorry Pergolesi).

Unlike her sister….

Find a concert near you this weekend on Continuo Connect!

If you’d told me 10 years ago that a station would run a different woman composer every day for a month and still miss some of my favourites (Holmés, Williams, Poston) I’d lave laughed. Sure it may not be fast enough but good to celebrate a pretty big change in the way we see music history.

All a black cat needs for social media glory is an appropriately colourful background.

And Mozzie is perpetually startled…😍

For Women's History Month, a monthlong composer spotlight Every day in March, with the exception of Sundays, a different woman composer will take the spotlight at WRTI, with her music played at the start of the 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. hours from Monday through Fri...

We've already missed a few of my favourites, but keep a special eye out for Avril Coleridge-Taylor on the 7th, Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel on the 10th, Maconchy on the 11th, @errollynwallen.bsky.social on the 13th and Ethel Smyth on the 31st.

All a black cat needs for social media glory is an appropriately colourful background.

“Another victory like that and we are completely done for.” (Pyrrhus of Epirus)

I love these lists so much (even if I feel a professional obligation to recuse myself...). An intravenous drip of enthusiasm and joy in an otherwise fairly depressing feed.

Is it an opera?

For Women's History Month, a monthlong composer spotlight Every day in March, with the exception of Sundays, a different woman composer will take the spotlight at WRTI, with her music played at the start of the 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. hours from Monday through Fri...

We've already missed a few of my favourites, but keep a special eye out for Avril Coleridge-Taylor on the 7th, Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel on the 10th, Maconchy on the 11th, @errollynwallen.bsky.social on the 13th and Ethel Smyth on the 31st.

Not entirely sure I want to hear him sing tbh

Thoughts and Prayers.

Mozz not that impressed by my analysis of Beethoven 6…

Mozz not that impressed by my analysis of Beethoven 6…

Allergy training to become compulsory across all schools in England, says government The plans, due to come into force in September, follow support for Benedict's Law, a campaign to improve allergy safety in schools.

We're taking crucial steps to keep children safe in school, so they can achieve and thrive.

For the first time, schools must stock life-saving allergy pens. Allergy awareness training will be provided. Each school will have a dedicated allergy policy.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It's a great piece (though VERY hard in places)!

Gerlad Finzi, Freda Swain & Denis Aplvor: Clarinet Concertos Gerlad Finzi, Freda Swain & Denis Aplvor: Clarinet Concertos. Somm: SOMMCD0722. Buy CD online. Peter Cigleris (clarinet), Jonathan Raper, Austin Beattie, Lynn Arnold, George Strivens, London Mozart Players, John Andrews

Out on May 15th! The Finzi is well-known of course, but the Freda Swain and Denis ApIvor concertos are real discoveries!

Sorry 😔 - writing sleeve notes as we speak….

Well the other way, strictly 😉. Gilbert specifically set out to create a form of comic opera that would be better than “bad translations of Offenbach”…

I'm sure not!

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Catastrophic (for me) co-incidence of World Book Day with Women's month means we have to come up with an "Inspirational *Fictional* Woman", identifiable from her costume. Please send thoughts, prayers and inspiration.

Ten favourite C19 operas, no more than one per composer

Norma
Tristan und Isolde
La Traviata
Der Freischutz
Kovanshchina
Roberto Devereux
Rusalka
La Boheme
Prince Igor
Cavalleria Rusticana