Last week, in the Argyll Arms pub in London, the Royal Philharmonic Society launched the programme celebrating its bicentenary early next year. I’m delighted to be playing a wee part in its ros… more →
Cornish Adrianwrote 3 weeks ago: … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: ALERTS: The frenetic pace of semester-ending concerts continues over at the University of Wisconsin … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Polish Music at the 2013 BBC Proms The 2013 BBC Proms have been launched today. It is great to see … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Song lyrics: Feeling the sun kissing my face What a place can’t replace, slow pace, no chase Just me … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Students were asked to create a party on a yacht (after listening to Carly Simon’s “You … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Song lyrics: There is nothing I’d rather find And WORK it out until it’s right And WORK … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Song lyrics: Will you teach me how to dance show me all your gratest moves you put the music on and … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Song lyrics: Senne dni, w takiej ciszy gdy zwyczajnie nikt nie lubi pustki. I parę słów z jeszcze śp … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Song lyrics: Urban mazes, labyrinths Compressed spaces, cavities Shapeless faces, violent scenes Min … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Last week, in the Argyll Arms pub in London, the Royal Philharmonic Society launched the programme c … more →
wrote 7 months ago: I’m a peaceable sort of chap, but occasionally my musical hackles are raised. Today, they … more →
wrote 7 months ago: It came as a shock to hear on Sunday that Andrzej Chłopecki, the Polish writer on contemporary music … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Five videos of Polish music have newly been made available online. They date from 1968-75 and are a … more →
wrote 9 months ago: In the three months since I last posted links to William Hughes’s invaluable English translati … more →
wrote 10 months ago: No author likes being remaindered, but this Amazon ad (sent to me by Raymond Yiu) is absurd. What p … more →
wrote 10 months ago: As a little supplement to my earlier post today on Kilar at 80, here are two interviews I’ve s … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Wojciech Kilar (photo from the 1970s?) Wojciech Kilar is one of the stayers of Polish music. He tur … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Once again I’m indebted to the eagle eyes of Tim Rutherford-Johnson (http://johnsonsrambler.wo … more →
wrote 12 months ago: Thanks to the eagle eye of The Rambler – thanks, Tim! – I’ve just been reading an … more →