Head of Music, Royal Shakespeare Company, often collaborate with Orchestra of the Swan Opinions my own
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Recording this today which has been waiting patiently at @ShakespeareBT archive for over 60 years, since Lennox Berkeley composed the score for Winter's Tale in Stratford in 1960, the year before the RSC was founded. Never been heard since - until now. "Music, awake her; strike!"
When you enter a lift @TheRSC, sometimes the occupants are... surprising. This Peregrine Falcon was on her way to the RST rooftop, to see off the pigeons.
@sixthemusical tour was on top form @RoyalDerngate last night – congratulations to their royal highnesses, as well as the ladies-in-waiting in the band. I highly recommend catching the show, so, with apologies to @marlowandmoss, ahem…
@sixthemusical: pARAGON of contemporary musicals. Stop ANNE BOLEYN along and book up. Go once & you'll definitely want to SEYMOUR. Any preconception CLEVES in two when you see the show live. HOWARD can it be? Book now! It's on a PARR with the best.
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Celebrating the centenary of Walton's Façade: @Orchestra_Swan with @Bruce_O_Neil, Kevin Whately, @RGCWbaritone, @TamsinDalley on @SOMMRecordings. My record review:
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Ever buy fairtrade bananas? Neil Young's Spotify boycott has made switching streaming platforms a thing, not only due to politics/conscience - a fair deal for artists is becoming part of the equation. Will Spotify become Fairtrade @eldsjal? #BrokenRecord tinyurl.com/2p94s75y
I'll be talking to Sean Rafferty this evening on @BBCInTune about collaborating with @Orchestra_Swan in a new release of Walton's music for Henry V & Facade on Somm Records, & postulate that Edith Sitwell, an aristocratic poet from Scarborough, invented rap music 100 yrs ago...
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⭐️Fantastic to see that our collaboration with @SOMMRecordings @TamsinDalley and @RGCWbaritone and @Bruce_O_Neil is out today with glorious reviews!
Two sides of #Walton today: Façade & Henry V from @Orchestra_Swan on @SOMMRecordings. #KevinWhately narrates Henry V ... bit.ly/3tNAlQG @RGCWbaritone @TamsinDalley
10 years ago today... Still going strong. Nice to be sat in the stalls watching this time, along with lots of the original team and 42 previous Matildas! Long may it continue @TheRSC
I just added my name to this emergency appeal for climate action by Greta, Vanessa, Mitzi, and Dominika. Sign now and share, and they'll deliver our voices directly to governments at the @COP26 #climate summit. fb.avaaz.org/campaign/en/cli…
Hang on a minute. The Lydia & Manfred Gorvy Garden Theatre has DISAPPEARED. Hmmm. Could this be the work of a magician, perhaps?... #MagiciansElephant @TheRSC
Sitzprobe. Always a favourite point in the rehearsal process... #MagiciansElephant @TheRSC
Having had to pivot online in the winter, and film Winter's Tale at Easter - tonight is the 1st live, public performance with an in-person audience @TheRSC for just shy of 16 months. The Garden Theatre is great - it's like Wimbledon, but with actors... Bring it on
Getting ready for the final camera rehearsal for tonight's live-stream of #HenryVIPartOne @TheRSC Aside from the cameras in the Ashcroft Room, there's a bit of background kit in the Swan. Next time you set up for a Zoom meeting - be thankful you don't have to deal with this ...
Camera Rehearsal for @TheRSC #HenryVIPartOne Live Stream tomorrow night. Weapons at the ready...
I'll be talking to @TheRSC musicians, Monday, 6pm about creating music for #HenryVIPartOne We'll get a guided tour around their setups, discuss the challenges of devising cues on the hoof, and much more. Join the live-stream Green Room Chat here: rsc.org.uk/henry-vi-part-i
So nice to join the @BristolOldVic audience tonight from the comfort of my sofa to see Touching the Void. Fantastic production and a flawless stream, with superb music & sound by @jonnicholls - well done to everyone involved!
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@CStorrando We should have asked Chris to sing 'You Spotted Snakes' for us, just for old times' sake. I think his voice might be a bit lower now though...