This is full of optimism and I love it! The musical world is crushed enough without imagery depicting destruction - all for the sake of selling iPads.

Look if you reverse that iPad advert and put the fugue from the end of Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra over it, it becomes less of a horrific corporate nightmare.

The voices of the Dunedin Consort choir, directed by Nicholas Mulroy are filling the room as they rehearse for this weeks Scattered Rhymes choral tour.
📅9-12 & 15 May St Machars Cathedral Greyfriars Kirk University of Glasgow Music University of St Andrews Laidlaw Music Centre Wigmore Hall
🎟️ dunedin-consort.org.uk/diary/

Looking for something new this evening? Then why not join us for Gamelan Sekar Petak at 7:30pm! 🥁

This will take place at NCEM in #Walmgate 🌍

To enjoy the vibrant Surakarta and East Javanese repertoires, buy your tickets now! >> bit.ly/4diicP9 🎟

Spread some choir love ❤️ with a RT

To let young singers in London know about these conducting/singing/casting/free ticket/workshop opportunities ⬇️

The National Children's Choir of Great Britain The Sixteen London Youth Choirs English National Opera Wired4Music Genesis Sixteen Gabrieli & more…..

If you're not familiar with the fantastic #ChoralChihuahua podcast and you love all things choral as much as I do, stop what you're doing right now and listen to this! It's insightful and well worth making the time!

If you're interested in finding out more about our Schools Singing Programme, have a listen to this recent Choral Chihuahua episode with Robert Hollingworth, featuring our SSP Director, Tom Leech
play.acast.com/s/choral-chihu…

So I’ve been busy the last three weeks, working towards this. ⬇️

Without an emergency funding package from GOV.UK & Welsh Government, Welsh National Opera will become part-time. My public statement is available below, along with 176 signatures. 🧵1/5 #SaveWNO

thetimes.co.uk/article/40c462…

🎟️ Barokksolistene, led by violinist Bjarte Eike & renowned as one of the world's most dynamic early music ensembles, invites audiences to join in 'Come and Sing' Vivaldi Gloria at Fairest Isle Festival, Early Music @ Isle of Wight.

📅Sat 11 May, 9:30am
📍St John’s Church, Newport
go.continuoconnect.com/come-and-sing-…

👏 Brilliant new IOW festival, Robert Hollingworth is Artistic Director and there are lots of fantastic concerts & events to attend. One week to go!

Details & tickets can be found here: fairestislefestival.com

The #ChoralChihuahua postbag is brimming with correspondence ✍️ following Robert Hollingworth's plea in latest ep - great to get all the feedback... love to read more 👀

...and of course we simply can't make this show without our supporters so please do consider patreon.com/choralchihuahua

‘David Byrne, the artistic director of the Royal Court theatre in London, has called for the next government to create a “rescue package” to keep young people in the arts or risk losing a generation of playwrights who cannot afford to stay in the sector.’ theguardian.com/stage/2024/may…

Nice to see our alumna Christiana Howell is still on song.

This is tonight!

Could you do me a 15-second favour? Swing by wshe.es/Kjr63Tl4 and vote for Leeds Baroque in TicketSource's Community Event Fund Competition please?
It'll help fund their Celebration of Henry Purcell in October - feat me, Charles Daniels, & Philippa Hyde
Ta!

RECRUITING SINGERS for next year:
kings.cam.ac.uk/about/work-at-…

New #choralchihuahua out now!!

Full body singing; learning by heart; and choosing choir at school ... just some of the subjects discussed in latest #ChoralChihuahua podcast, with guests Luthien Brackett and Christiana Howell #enlightening

🎧 S8E2 : The US Choral Scene 🇺🇸
Listen at 👉 choralchihuahua.com

Sunday May 12. Isle of Wight.

🥳And that’s a WRAP! 🥳

What a magical week we’ve had in Scotland. Thanks to our wonderful composers Ailie Robertson & Kenneth Tay , & our stunning host venues St Giles' Cathedral Glasgow Cathedral (St Mungo's or High) University of Glasgow Music in the University !

Thanks to our brilliant audiences across the week 🎶🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿