Bristolian Spring – Part 2: My roundup of the latest concerts in Bristol
I love my city – Bristol. For sure, there are things that annoy me – the lack of a mass transit system – why? And certain derelict buildings that have stood like eyesores for...
Bristolian Spring – Part 1: My roundup of the latest concerts in Bristol
At heart I’m a city boy. Even though my job involves working with farmers and I love country walks and nature spotting, I feel the need to be close to where culture is. I...
Which American composers have the most monthly listeners on Spotify?
A couple of weeks back I started wondering about the number of monthly listeners on Spotify that Aaron Copland gets. It was a short hop to comparing this number with that of his modernist...
Total Immersion: Missy Mazzoli at the Barbican
Over the last few days I have had this idea in my head. If there was a new Mount Rushmore exclusively set aside for contemporary American composers, which four heads would be carved in...
Sound World @ The Crypt – 14 Jan: Concert review
I’ve been pretty busy over the last couple of weeks so this is a rather belated review of the second Sound World concert in the Crypt at the Mount Without (read my review of...
A great weekend in Bristol culminating in the World Premiere of Jonathan Dove’s Odyssey – Review
Bristol seemed to be like the centre of the classical musical world these last few days! We’ve had several features on BBC Radio 3 in the prominent Breakfast and In Tune slots and the...
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group premiere Daniel Kidane’s Cradle Song and other recent British works
Some concerts you are aware of for weeks in advance and some come your way by happenstance! This morning I didn’t know I would be going to a performance this afternoon. Then an email...
Bristol Sound World begin their residency at the Mount Without – I was there!
Sometimes the thing you are looking for is right under your nose. Such is the case with the Bristol based project Sound World. I have been vaguely aware of this initiative and its valiant...
