Rachmaninoff, Brahms and Strauss Durham University Palatinate Orchestra Thursday 22nd June 7:30 Elvet Methodist Church, Durham www.musicdurham.org/event/dupo-easter-term-concert Hello again everybody. I have an announcement today particularly aimed at my North-East-based friends, but nonetheless open to anyone else who may be interested too! For I will be journeying up to the land of Durham this week …
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Video: Humoresque, featuring The World’s Smallest Bassoon Quartet
Whilst looking round the house the other day in search of my copy of ‘The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations’, I was startled to come across a quartet of tiny bassoonists, all of whom looked exactly like me. They were playing a piece of music – Dvořák’s ‘Humoresque’, I think it was. I immediately found …
Video: Rey’s Theme, for 2 clarinets and 2 bassoons
It’s been many many moons since I’ve done a one-man/two-clarinets/two-bassoons video of John Williams’ music. In fact, since my last one they’ve made a couple of new Star Wars films, and therefore I would now like to present some music from one of those for you. Here is Rey’s Theme, from Episode VII – I …
