Michael Bawtree

Musician: usually found conducting, occasionally seen at the organ console, but most often discovered on a plane to a new and exciting place. Proudly European

[Jessica Duchen ✍️🎶 @jessicaduchen]

“I ask you all to do whatever is in your power to stop this madness. Every little action counts while governments hesitate and wait. We cannot let this go on any longer.” Ilan Volkov speaks up about Israel and Gaza, at tonight’s Prom.

https://t.co/XBdf5SoRhK

[Classic FM @ClassicFM]

Last week, Classic FM recorded a very special concert at Balmoral Castle for radio broadcast. 📻
Hosted by Alan Titchmarsh, the hour-long concert brings together an ensemble of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, of which His Majesty The King is Patron.
@RoyalFamily

[Edinburgh International Festival @edintfest]

Many voices as one💛

For Come and Sing Elijah, the Usher Hall was packed with veteran singers, choral newcomers and everyone in between for a workshop led by Edinburgh Festival Chorus Director James Grossmith.

📸Tommy Ga-Ken Wan / Edinburgh International Festival

[Edinburgh International Festival @edintfest]

The @RSNO, conducted by @tSondergard, joined forces with Edinburgh Festival Chorus and Rising Stars of Voice for our Closing Concert: Mendelssohn's Elijah to end the Festival with aplomb 👏👏👏

#edintfest #UsherHall

📸 Andrew Perry / Edinburgh International Festival

[Orla Joelsen @OJoelsen]

A massive iceberg looms in Innaarsuit, North Greenland. This video was filmed yesterday and sped up 5×.

[Orla Joelsen @OJoelsen]

On June 17, 2017, a massive landslide in Karrat Fjord, northwestern Greenland 🇬🇱triggered a powerful tsunami.
Around 50 million cubic meters of rock fell from a mountain near Ummiammakku, crashing into the fjord from 1,000 meters above sea level.

The resulting wave reached up to 90 meters near the impact site and caused severe damage in the village of Nuugaatsiaq, about 30 km away. Four people died, (couple with their child and an elderly man sadly lost their lives) and eleven homes were destroyed.

The persons in the video survived.

The tsunami traveled about 30km down the fjord, reaching the settlement of Nuugaatsiaq, where the wave was 1–1.5 meters high on the water but caused a run-up of around 9 meters on land.

Due to the ongoing risk of further landslides and tsunamis, both Nuugaatsiaq and the nearby village Illorsuit were permanently abandoned.

[Michael Bawtree @MichaelJBawtree]

@ErrollynWallen @BBCSO @bbcproms Can’t wait to hear it on Friday!!

[Orla Joelsen @OJoelsen]

From Icelandair FB page;

“Yesterday marked a new era in Icelandair’s connections with Greenland:
We flew our first Boeing MAX aircraft to Nuuk! ✈️ Thanks to the recent expansion of Nuuk’s airport, our connections between Iceland and Nuuk have increased – good news for locals and travelers, with more seats available, plus the opportunity to enjoy our renowned Saga Premium service. We connect with four Greenland destinations in summer, and Nuuk year-round. Is this your sign to plan a visit?”🇬🇱

📸: Icelandair

[Royal Conservatoire of Scotland @RCStweets]

Colombian-Italian conductor Stefano Boccacci has been appointed the new Leverhulme Conducting Fellow at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS).

https://t.co/itaVYWKY9m

[The Royal Gazette @TheRoyalGazette]

An organist based in Scotland will give a free concert in St George’s next month.
Michael Bawtree, a concert organist who lived in Bermuda from 1992 to 1995, will perform at the surroundings of St Peter’s Church, Their Majesties Chapell on June 13.
T... https://t.co/TrbhXyueDD

[PictureThis Scotland @74frankfurt]

The last drop of evening light at Elgol on the Isle of Skye, looking towards the Black Cuillin. Pic: Verity Milligan.

[Harvard University @Harvard]

Without its international students, Harvard is not Harvard. https://t.co/V8uvTNaL64

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

UPDATE: A federal judge has just blocked Donald Trump from revoking Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign students, per Reuters.

💪🏾🔥🔥

This is a direct check on authoritarian overreach.

Trump tried to purge international voices from elite institutions.

The courts just told him: Not on our watch.

Harvard stays open. Democracy holds the line.

[Michael Bawtree @MichaelJBawtree]

Aussie friends! I’ve found your lovely new @SpiritofTas ferry, languishing here in sunny #Edinburgh. Apparently it’ll be two years before you meet her in Oz 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🛳️🇦🇺 Hope her crew are enjoying the nearby @leithdistillery whilst they wait for the docks to be built in #Tasmania 🥃🍸

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

Later this month, Canada will have the privilege of welcoming Their Majesties The King and Queen to Canada — where His Majesty King Charles III will deliver Canada’s speech from the throne.

This historic honour matches the weight of our times.

[Michael Bawtree @MichaelJBawtree]

@SenSchumer Shout louder and more frequently!! Or it could be too late

[Glasgow for Europe @GlasgowEurope]

Ukraine has exposed Trump’s true identity: as a vandal, an autocrat, a gangster and a fool https://t.co/DWux4dUXZI

[Michael Bawtree @MichaelJBawtree]

The first time I have ever agreed with a Johnson tweet. Let’s hope his pal in the White House can read.

[Boris Johnson @BorisJohnson]

Putin indiscriminately butchers more Ukrainian civilians, killing and injuring 100 in Kyiv including children. And what is his reward under the latest peace proposals?

1. The right to keep sovereign Ukrainian territory he has taken by violence and in breach of international law.

2. The right to control Ukraine’s destiny by forbidding Nato membership

3. The lifting of sanctions against Russia

4. An economic partnership with America.

5. The chance to rebuild his armed forces for the next attack in a few short years’ time.

As for Ukraine - what do they get after three years of heroic resistance against a brutal and unprovoked invasion? What is their reward for the appalling sacrifices they have made - for the sake, as they have endlessly been told, of freedom and democracy around the world?

Apart from the right to share their natural resources with the United States they get nothing.

What is there in this deal that can realistically stop a third Russian invasion? Nothing.

If we are to prevent more atrocities by Putin then we must have a long term, credible and above all properly funded security guarantee for Ukraine - a guarantee issued by the UK, the US and all western allies.

[Brian Cox @ProfBrianCox]

And , @UKLabour , don’t forget to sort out the problems for musicians and crew when touring in Europe while you’re at it. https://t.co/r719PBx0CY