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Brittle Bright Young Things
Last night we fought freezing temperatures, planned engineering works closing off three possible routes, and failed signals on the DLR to get to the wonderfully named St-Sepulchre-without-Newgate, for an evening of Ivor Novello songs with the Oxbridge Opera Company. I wouldn’t have gone if it hadn’t been brought to my attention by Simon Dyer (Bass-Baritone),…
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Welcome Yule
The to do list is getting smaller. Presents bought and wrapped. √ First batch of mince pies cooked and eaten.√ Cards written and posted or delivered.√ Christmas concert sung√ Carols sung and money raised for Crisis√ Someone else’s carol singing event attended.√ Family visits lined up.√ Christmas tree bought.√ Decorate tree√ Gather winter fuel.√ Still…
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music is taking over my life
Haven’t written anything here (or anywhere else much) for a while, and I blame that pesky singing lark. It has taken over. We are rehearsing Ramirez’s Navidad Nuestra, carols and RTR stuff for Blackheath Halls on the 16th December, end of term concert for Raise the Roof at the Horniman Museum TODAY!!!! 2.30pm, and a…
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Etruscan Smiles at the Estorick Collection
The Estorick’s collected twentieth century Italian art, a period and region I thought I knew nothing about, but there are a couple of Modiglianis, the piercing turquoise gaze and pursed lips of Doctor Francois Brabander standing out in a room of more muted pictures. I did find myself thinking oh yeah Modigliani and moving on.…
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Days Out by Bus at the Estorick Collection
The second of our forays into North London on the lovely Overground; appropriate, since we were heading to an exhibition strong on leisure journeys by public transport. I didn’t know the Estorick Collection existed until A’s walking buddy J handed her a leaflet about their current exhibition of Edward McKnight Kauffer posters, The Poster King. …
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Fast and Furious Figaro
Puzzle Piece Opera’s Figaro in 50 minutes, is the latest in a series of 50 minute operas they have performed and my second Figaro in a week, but it was worth the journey, and what a journey! Figaro transported to the office at top speed. How do you get through the Marriage of Figaro in…
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Feverish Figaro
To the ENO for the Marriage of Figaro last night, with around 20 fellow Onegin chorus members, which added to the entertainment value. We went because Kate Valentine, who sang Tatyana in our production of Eugene Onegin, is singing the Countess, and very relieved we were that she was singing the Countess, as she missed…
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Feasting the senses
It’s been a bit of an indulgent weekend, feasting our senses, and there’s more to come. We started with the visual and a trip to the Guildhall Art Gallery in the heart of the city for an exhibition of John Atkinson Grimshaw paintings. Grimshaw started out as a bit of a fellow traveller with the…
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Songs from the Edge
Our local church, St Augustine’s on One Tree Hill, likes music and as a consequence sees more of us than they would otherwise. Last night there was more reason than usual to go, as our friends Mel, Katrina and Laura were playing. The evening was entitled Songs from the Edge: The edge of what, I…
Cherry Potts, Writer 