Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to August. The sun is shining, the air is thick with the scents of cut grass and barbecues, and after a thoroughly enjoyable but rather busy July, I am on holiday. Or, if you want to make it sound more official in out of office messages,
Last week, at the end of a very jolly study day on women musicians, a very enthusiastic course participant came over to me to thank me for the session. He had been in attendance throughout the year’s worth of weekly sessions and focus events, and spent a little time reviewing
It occurred to me earlier this week, as I reminisced about the very first group of undergraduates I ever taught, that I delivered my first lecture a decade ago this spring. Back then, I was a Masters student, offered the opportunity to take over a first year BA module for
A couple of days ago, on my way to the British Library, I bumped into a friend who asked me what I was currently working on. Enthusiastic, as usual, to share stories about recent projects, I began reeling off some of the jobs currently on my to-do list: CD notes
Happy New Year, one and all! Hope you managed to survive last Sunday without me (ahem) – I was off taking a holiday, as recommended in my last post, as a much-needed chance for a rest and some time away from to-do lists and electronic communication. And then yesterday, freshly
