Recently, I had the most amazing day visiting Manor Oak, a primary school in Orpington, Kent, with my harp. My friend, Amanda, teaches music at the school and invited me along. Amanda and I play together in the London City Orchestra. I play the harp; she plays the flute and piccolo. I’d already been to […]
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Why is the toy dinosaur holding a light saber? It’s to promote the upcoming London City Orchestra concert of film music at Cadogan Hall on 14 July. I take care of social media for the orchestra and wanted to find a different way to share the news. One of the cellists in the orchestra, Anna […]
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When you look at photos of composer Ethel Smyth from the early 20th century, she cuts a distinctive figure. Iconoclastic, queer and a Suffragette, she had to fight to have her compositions heard at a time when female composers were relegated to musical footnotes. Conducting with a toothbrush My favourite story about her is the […]
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