Basingstoke's concert hall Anvil Arts celebrates its 30th birthday this weekend, with a sold-out open day. Hard to believe it's already 5 years since I wrote this for its 25th anniversary, about what it means to bring a concert hall to a provincial town

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In the last five weeks, orchestras on either side of the Øresund Bridge have played Elgar’s symphonies.

How should we sing an English song, in a strange land? thenorthernsilence.net/elgar-on-the-o… #elgar Elgar Society

Very nice Freddie Hubbard thread.

A Blue Moment piece on the Necks' return to Cafe Oto this week, and the powerful emotions it evoked:
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New post: Samuel Barber - Mutations from Bach for brass ensemble and timpani (1967)
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Blog: Holiday Listening - Kit Downes, Laura Cannell, Garth Knox
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Blog post: A Later Ellington Playlist (1956 - 1971)
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Calling all jazz heads who make radio!! 📻 📣 👋

Read more about our new daily late night programme for BBC Radio 3 - foldedwing.co.uk/news_and_blog/…

New blog: A rambling appreciation of Valentin Silvestrov's 5th Symphony
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Blog: From Binchois to Gombert, via Ockeghem & Josquin.
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NEW. Thanks to Larry Blumenfeld asking me to write a recent cover story for Chamber Music America: “The Complete Herbie.” I love Herbie — we all love Herbie — but I haven’t written that much about Mr. Hancock so far. chambermusicamerica.org/articles/the-c…

Blog post: A Later Ellington Playlist (1956 - 1971)
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Class, Control and Classical Music corymbus.co.uk/class-control-…

Blog: Jazz Corner Mixtape 10 - TUBA TUBA TUBA
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Blog: Holiday Listening - Kit Downes, Laura Cannell, Garth Knox
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Blog: From Binchois to Gombert, via Ockeghem & Josquin.
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Happy Birthday for yesterday, Herbert Jeffrey Hancock!
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