Today I saw my Kindergarten teacher in Princeton for the first time in 22 years! She seems shorter.

If you think about it, this is an extremely odd picture of the moon.

Rescued a dog from Dogs Trust in Liverpool. He didn't seem to understand us much & we thought it was because he wasn't used to the commands/words. Turns out he understands us better when we talk in a Scouse accent, so we've had to teach ourselves to speak Scouse for the dog.

Music day! JS Bach's St John Passion 1st performed otd in Leipzig 300 years ago; and by a wonderful coincidence, Beethoven's Missa Solemnis also 1st performed complete otd (new style) 200 years ago, in St Petersburg. (AND the Eroica symphony premiered otd 1805). Summits of music!

Today seems as good as any to announce that I’m giving my Berlin Phil debut later this year, playing a recital alongside their brass and percussion players. Rep includes a new arrangement of music from an obscure sex scene by Richard Strauss. More details to come. 🥳

Just taken delivery of this beauty.

Oh, no Easter from King’s this year!

A great privilege to preach yesterday at the liturgical presentation of Bach’s St John Passion St George's Church, Hanover Square as part of the LondonHandelFestival on the 300th anniversary of its first performance. An utterly remarkable and moving performance under the direction of Richard Gowers

Gearing up for Good Friday Bach's Johannes-Passion tomorrow LondonHandelFestival St George's Church, Hanover Square Richard Gowers Nathan Vale Evangelist/Christus continuo rehearsal.

LondonHandelPlayers also performing on Easter Saturday in Hartley Whitney.

Nice break from English Touring Opera Rake's Progress

This happened during the night. Completely unbelievable.

It might be more persuasive to have some big non-music names singing this. Musicians will of course fight for music. What about others from the university, or a few St John’s fellows?

Maisie Hulbert chng.it/DsCTGb7LHL

Announcing choral auditions in May for projects with AAM , London Early Opera, Polyphony, Sonoro and ad hoc work. Please apply by 12 April!
Choral Consultancy

What if you’re a soprano?
Also if there’s a culture of anti-elitism brewing in Cambridge, why do they insist on A*AA?

Really looking forward to this on Monday! Westminster School Pimlico Musical Foundation Westminster Under School Pimlico Academy Westminster City School Harris Westminster Sixth Form Tri-borough Music Hub Suzie Collier Richard Gowers A o i f e M i s k e l l y Matthew Hargreaves Ben Bloor barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/…

All are welcome to join us at St George's as we celebrate the great paschal mystery, the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The internet is just silly.
Why does anyone need to know that the only tube station with no letters from the word ‘microspectrophotometric’ is Bank?

So many walks of singing life have this massive gender imbalance, from amateur (think choral societies esp.) to professional. What can be done to get more boys to sing?