Before March is entirely overtaken by talks, concerts, and various other exciting things (some of which you’ll find listed over here on the Events page), I’ve been enjoying a quiet weekend at home – the last in while – of trying to get ahead with prep and having a bit
On Tuesday of this coming week, a very exciting thing is happening. My piano – a beloved, if not particularly distinguished Yamaha upright that I got when I was 21 – is moving in with me. For the first time since I took ownership of it, it will be living
In the midst of a flurry of Schubert, a broadcast on Medici TV and the general celebratory noises emanating from the Wigmore Hall last week as they reach their 115th birthday, you could be forgiven for having missed something which (to this music researcher, anyway) is more exciting than all
‘We all want to research, to discover,’ Elliot continued, puffing lazily on his pipe. ‘When what we really ought to do is simply remind people. They seem to forget so much, so very quickly.’ No, it’s not a line from some extremely distinguished author. I wrote that. Maybe one day
One year to this very day, 5th July, I woke up to find myself unemployed, unaffiliated, and absolutely delighted about it. Last Independence Day (talk about appropriate), I celebrated my last day of working at the Royal College of Music, and stepped out into the unknown to try my hand
This week, I’ve mostly been thinking about talking. In part, this has been selfish thinking – finding the necessary language and expression of ideas and opinions for reviewing, as discussed in last week’s post, in advance of a very jolly recording session with Andrew McGregor for this week’s CD Review.
The last few weeks have been a time of many people saying even more loudly than usual that the humanities are important to our society. Following Nicky Morgan’s insistence that STEM subjects were the best choice for students who wanted to keep their job options as broad as possible, critics,
On Thursday evening of this week, if I do say so myself, I did something rather brave. Here I am, shy little Brahmsian that I am (ok, well, not that shy, but still)… and I stood up in public, and talked about Shakespeare. This might not seem like an earth-shattering
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending my second conference of the year in sunny Antwerp. But following my voyage to Toronto back in June, this was a conference of a different hue: it was the annual conference of IAML, the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation
Happy 4th July, one and all! And to the staff and students at the Royal College of Music, where I have studied and worked for the last eight years, congratulations on reaching the end of another great adventure of an academic year. It’s been exhausting, exciting, challenging, fulfilling, and packed
