FASHIONABLYYYY LAAATTEEEEE! Pardon my tardiness, but this was certainly unintended. The last week of 2009 and the first of 2010 saw me busy co-working on a project for a competition, of which was due on the 8th of January. The final product would not be uploaded online unless we win…
I received the following email about two weeks ago: Hi Nat, This is Clara over at Wikio, the number 1 news aggregator and blog-indexing website in Europe, indexing nearly 200,000 English-language sources. I’m contacting you because Plink, Plonk, Plunk just entered at number 101 in our Classical Music rankings, which…
I’m finally back from a month-long graduation trip to Europe that involved lots of concerts, an opera, composer’s graves, good food, and much needed rest. Pictures, stories and reviews coming up soon! Watch this space (:
“The radio was playing an unaccompanied violin sonata by Bach. The performance itself was excellent, but there was something annoying about it. I didn’t know whether this was the fault of the violinist or of my own present state of mind, but I turned off the music and went on…
Murray the Marigaux joins the family! He’s a (approximately) 4-year-old 2001, and has been extremely well taken care of by the previous owner. The sound is absolutely gorgeous and sweet, and he has the ability to play really softly and blend. (I find projection a problem sometimes though.) Will post…
After Salisbury Cathedral that day we headed on to Bath. Saw this hotel on the way to the Roman Baths. “And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a…
Went to so many places today! We got up about 7 and had an early breakfast from about 8 to 8.30. Then we tried to set off but…the car was covered in frost! So we spent about 10 minutes just trying to get the ice off the windscreen and the…
and I still don’t like her version of the Chaconne after 2 listenings. But I’m sure it isn’t that widely disliked…
A letter in the email said: Dear Natalie, STUDY PERIOD AT THE ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA I am delighted to send a letter of confirmation for your study period at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. We are able to accept you as a student…
Teacher says I’m not allowed to get an XL. She describes it as a “tank-oboe” as compared to my “toy-oboe” Carbart. If I can’t get a Howarth oboe, at least I’ve got a Howarth bell (: Showed my Howarth bell to Jeremy. He said, “Cool, I’ve got a Loree one…