After 187 yrs, Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto DEBUTS at Carnegie Hall The Philadelphia Orchestra with Florence Price’s 3rd Symphony!

I spoke with Beatrice Rana Yannick Nézet-Séguin & co-wrote with A. Kori for The NY Times.

nytimes.com/2022/10/27/art…

This is the opening poem from my new poetry collection, There is (still) love here.

Order your copy directly from my incredible independent publisher, Nine Arches Press: ninearchespress.com/publications/p…

The Tom Denny stained glass at Hereford Cathedral never fails to floor me. It makes me think of Russell Hoban’s Riddley Walker spiralling from a cathedral window in Canterbury and how much church art can move and startle us, whatever we believe or don’t believe.

🚨BREAKING: Emperor Penguins are now officially threatened with extinction.

The world’s tallest penguin species have been placed on the endangered list because of climate change.

Statement from Arts Council on delay to NPO funding. Imagine there will be many anxious people as a result of this…

Mahler's Symphony No. 8 blazes to life at the Royal Albert Hall. Read my review for Times Culture here:

thetimes.co.uk/article/rpo-pe…

#Journorequest I’m looking for classical musicians who would be happy to share their experiences for a piece about how the rising energy prices and cost of living in the UK are affecting them. If that's you, please do comment/DM and I can send more details.

Freelancers: chase up that invoice with the phrase 'this payment was due 3 Prime Ministers ago'

Back from Mahler 8 at the Royal Albert Hall, which was packed out this afternoon. No pic of the auditorium, but I rather liked this little lizard I spotted…

Cello hacks… Amazing innovator Abel Selaocoe explains how to turn the cello into a drum or a flute. 👀👇

Just got my first issue of @DramaandTheatre back from the printers *exhales deeply and downs three coffees*. As commissioning begins in earnest, I'm keen to hear from educators, theatremakers and writers from a range of backgrounds. Get in touch at [email protected].

Okay so: what they don't show in the edit is that Greg quietly sang 'it's me Fern Brady, me Fern Brady' in my ear at the start of every episode FOR THE REST OF THE SERIES. And yet: 4 points.

Wow. First award… grateful to be seen and honoured. See? Black mermaids are a thing… oh, and by the way… we CAN swim and we ARE magical.

Tonight’s listening: Time for some Purcell at the #UstinovStudio Theatre Royal Bath

Hello -- some news!
I've adapted Susan Cooper's cult-classic novel, The Dark Is Rising, for a 12-part audio drama/podcast on BBC World Service.
Dir. & co-adapted by Simon McBurney.
Starring Toby Jones, Harriet Walter.
Music by Johnny Flynn & more.
#TheDarkIsRising
Brief 🧵

When you get kicked off the piano lol...never get bored of doing this 😁👶🏼

Who is coming to experience this exciting concert with music by Kristina Arakelyan Julie Cooper Music Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres Ella Jarman-Pinto (she/her) performed by the wonderful Rebeca Omordia 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐃𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐨 Her Ensemble 💥👏🏼🙌🏼
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At the Royal Albert Hall ⬇️⬇️⬇️

From long experience living in France, there’s a classic French phrase which perfectly sums up this situation:

le bin fire

An announcement from the ENO. Read the full statement here: bit.ly/3D9MiV1