5 January 2024
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For the last week or two I’ve been beavering away on producing an arrangement of Dvorak’s New World Symphony (#9 in E minor) for the Charnwood Training Band. We don’t have the range of instruments in the original, we can’t … Continue reading
3 December 2020
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It was heart-warming to see the picture of the three previous presidents of the United States standing together to support the COVID-19 vaccine. When it is available, the all plan to get their shot in public, aiming to do something … Continue reading
9 November 2016
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I remember what it felt like waking up to the radio on 24 June this year, hearing that Britain had voted by a small majority to leave the European Union. That went against predictions of a narrow victory for remain and … Continue reading
27 September 2016
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I listened to the reports of last night’s US Presidential Election debate. I’ve only heard edited highlights but it sounds like Clinton came out on top. Of course, that is filtered not only through the bias of Radio 4 but … Continue reading
4 August 2016
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Calvin – the six year old boy from Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes strip cartoons – is funny and endearing; a (fairly) innocent child who likes to think of himself as cynical and cool but whose most endearing characteristic is … Continue reading
22 July 2016
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So, Donald Trump has been given the Republican saddle for the US Presidential election later this year. I’m tempted to puerile mockery, because it seems so ludicrous, but the thought that damps me down to the point of a chill … Continue reading