Neighbours of mine have been sensibly seizing the chance to nip away for short breaks in places which normally are impossibly crowded;...

Preparing for my trip there, I learned from many people that Wells (Somerset) is either their favourite English Cathedral city, or the...

Looking up one or two references for my post on The Hogboon, I did what I never normally do and clicked a few links to reviews of its...

It seems kind of obvious to remark that Simon Rattle is a remarkable conductor, but his his work during this evening’s huge concert at...

One week into December, and I’ve already heard, and sometimes sung, Guinness Book of Record-breaking numbers of carols. Of course many of...

Living on the periphery of the choral music world, I’m aware that there's a lot of reasonably good singing going on in the UK. It’s an...

Monday’s concert of Masters of The Queen’s Music from Sir Edward Elgar up to myself was given in the remarkable Sam Wanamaker Playhouse,...

Buckingham Palace have today officially announced that I have been appointed as Master of the Queen’s Music in succession to Sir Peter...