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Take note

In 2004, full of trepidation that it wasn’t going to be good enough, I submitted my first paid programme note job to the staff of Lakeside Arts, Nottingham. I was a Masters student at the university there, and they needed someone to write about some of the Bartók string quartets

Fair fight

A few weeks ago, some friends of mine travelled abroad for a European city break. When they returned and we’re telling me what they’d got up to, they giggled at the memory of one evening, spent sitting in a restaurant and having a fine meal and a lively conversation. Apparently

Fair warning

In June 2013, on a clear summer’s evening, I staggered out of the London Coliseum and made my way to the Hungerford Bridge. Leaning over the railings, I stared out at the water, took deep breaths, and tried to sort myself out before heading back to Waterloo on my way

Get it?

A few years ago, a new colleague joined the place where I was working. We got on extremely well, found that we had much to talk about, and would often visit each other’s homes for dinner after work. Because we both loved music, we started talking about the kinds of

Open book spine

Wordsmiths

One of my favourite words and concepts in the English language is craft. To craft something, or to demonstrate craftsmanship, speaks to me of a beautiful marrying of the practical and the artistic: the exquisitely carved chair, the bright floral designs of narrowboat art, the carefully shaped and embroidered waistcoat.

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