Category Archives: Music

In the Bleak Midwinter: Rosetti & Holst

Posted on December 14, 2024 by Angela

In the Bleak Midwinter – words by Christina Rossetti and music by Gustav Holst (it has to be Holst for me) – is my favourite Christmas carol. I have a memory of singing it as a child beside my father … Continue reading →

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An astonishing blind pianist

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Angela

On Friday 8 September we heard Nobuyuki Tsujii (or Nobu to his many many fans). He played Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto at the penultimate 2023 Prom at the Royal Albert Hall. It was a virtuoso performance of one of the … Continue reading →

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Blue Plaques for Black People: Nubian Jak Community Trust

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Angela

For this Black History month, here’s an organisation which celebrates Black history throughout the year and throughout the land. The Nubian Jak Community Trust (NCTJ) installs Blue Plaques to acknowledge and remember notable Black people. It was founded in 2006. … Continue reading →

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Redemption Song

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Angela

A couple of weeks ago I saw the Bob Marley musical, Get Up Stand Up! in London. It’s glorious, it’s uplifting, I felt sound waves, like a breeze, against my body; it’s brilliantly sung and acted, it’s very moving and … Continue reading →

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