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Stravinsky Tells It How It Is!

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Delia Darlings In Norwich Arts Centre…

What an exciting couple of days! Today, working at the glorious Bolesworth Castle and getting to play to, and joke with the amazing Doddy (Ken Dodd – the famous Comedian from Liverpool). See the previous post for details! What the … Continue reading

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London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – The First 50 Years

A nicely presented documentary…

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A Recording Session with Igor Stravinsky

I came across this amazing footage of a recording session, conducted by Igor Stravinsky, of The Soldier’s Tale from 1955. It was filmed by Columbia Records. I have just recently performed this 1917 work, on the cornet, with Ensemble 10.10 … Continue reading

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The Great Maynard Ferguson

Two fabulous press photos of the jazz trumpet legend advertising his ‘Conn Constellation’ trumpet. Maynard Ferguson – Wikipedia Maynard Ferguson’s daughters are currently trying to raise the money to make what could be one of the most interesting jazz biographies … Continue reading

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