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30th May 2012
by harryfiddler
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How to kill music performance stone dead

Just read Richard Dare’s great piece in the Huff Post, ‘The Awfulness of Classical Music Concerts’. Oh yes. Oh yes indeed. Never have I seen it demonstrated so clearly as at the concert I went to on Monday night. The … Continue reading

13th May 2012
by harryfiddler
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Don't call it Indie Classical…

An interview with Nicole Canham Nicole Canham is, amongst other things, a clarinetist, artistic director of Canberra Festival from 2005-2008, one of the dudes behind Polyopera and plenty more. She’s also doing a PhD. We had a fascinating chat about … Continue reading