some boyfriends give you a kiss goodnight before you go to sleep. others politely inform you that they have 250 grams of worms being delivered via Royal Mail tomorrow

Filled with glee in the Pendlebury Library of Music today - in our rare books collection is an edition of Charles Villiers Stanford's Requiem Op. 63, signed by the composer himself! Will be on display in the main library foyer for the next term to celebrate #Stanford100 🥳 (XRa.211.85S.R1)

“Florals? For spring? Groundbreaking.” Some pretty endpapers on a copy of the ‘Dialogen des Diogenes von Sinope’ (Leipzig, 1770), in which the German poet Christoph Martin Wieland gave a vindication of his philosophical views. A recent acquisition Cambridge UL Special Collections 7000.e.517.

The ever-beautiful St John's Smith Square, very grateful to be here with Clare College Choir today. Onto the second half!

Up there with a porter at Clare College Cambridge one evening in the mid '80s passing a message to the Chaplain just before Evensong: 'The Dean says to go ahead without him; he's been arrested'. (Rowan Williams had been at an anti-nuclear demonstration at Lakenheath airfield.)

a standard weekly tea delivery Pendlebury Library of Music...

Only a few days to go until Clare College Choir and
Graham Ross are back in St John's Smith Square performing one of my favourite works, joined by the wonderful ECSE and
Nicholas Mulroy. Very few tickets left, really cannot be missed!
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Very excited to be a part of this! Gorgeous music in a gorgeous chapel, I can't think of a better way to finish your Wednesday evening

We have been overwhelmed by the support we have received, especially from cathedral musicians.

This map shows just how extensive that support has been!

#SaveSJV

📣 2 weeks today! #Monteverdi #VESPERS performed live in concert at St John's Smith Square with Clare College Choir ECSE
Nicholas Mulroy Graham Ross

Sat 27 April 2024, 7.30pm. Last remaining tickets! 🎫 🔜 sjss.org.uk/events/monteve…

#ClareChoir #englishcornettandsackbutensemble #GrahamRoss

Only one sleep to go until the Bristol CMS conference! 🥳🥳🥳 We are so excited to welcome you all to Bristol tomorrow! 😊

‘It is proposed that in REF 2029, the metric for research impact will be the number of times work appears in Charlotte Gill tweets.’

We cannot wait for our Medieval Women exhibition, which opens British Library on 25 October 2024

There will be some beautiful manuscripts on display (pass it on). It's going to be #nuntastic

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UPDATED LETTER

Amazing NEW signatures including Sir Simon Rattle and John Rutter

The college has prevented the choir from posting anything further on its social media platforms - so please SHARE THIS

Petition: chng.it/LmVcG9CpTY

#saveSJV

OPEN LETTER TO ST JOHN'S COLLEGE

We have been overwhelmed by the response over the last two days. Many thanks for all the lovely messages. We are sending an open letter to the college council which is signed by leading figures in the arts and current and former members #saveSJV

PETITION TO #saveSJV

Please sign this petition and share as widely as possible:
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‘Devastated’ St John’s Cambridge mixed choir abolished, with music director made redundant @classicfm classicfm.com/music-news/st-…

I'm devastated to read this. What Graham Walker has achieved with St John's Voices is simply extraordinary; why get rid of one of the best mixed voice choirs in Cambridge? Particularly sad given the strides they have made towards gender equality in St John's College Choir; accepting girl…

Such a staggering, nonsensical loss of a dedicated, talented group of musicians. Thoughts are with all members of St John's Voices today, and I hope that St John's College, Cambridge witness the outcry from Cambridge's choral community this week and realise what a mistake they have made.