Is it true? 90 days maximum per year in EU (with visa) for UK musicians? That’s basically the end of UK artists’ involvement in European opera! #BrexitDeal#Brexit#BrexitReality#BrexitReality
🎄DAY 6🎄
We can't wait to start building snow-cially distanced snowmen at Holland House this year. In the meantime, how about an #OHPAdvent joke to lighten your Sunday mood?
Q. What do they sing at a snowman’s birthday party?
A. Freeze a jolly good fellow!
Where folk song becomes art song, and vice versa: Dvorak, Poulenc, Ravel, and the inimitable, original, Charles Ives. @ashleyriches and @SholtoKynoch live at lunchtime, 1pm @BBCRadio3@wigmore_hall
It’s wonderful to be back at Maida Vale, even if it’s not quite as we know it! We are appropriately distanced in the balcony while the floor is set for @BBCSO who start rehearsing for @bbcproms later this week.
How do 60 individual violins, violas, cellos and basses transform into the lush sound of an orchestral string section? This comprehensive guide to the string section is a must watch from our friends at the Philharmonia.
https://t.co/W4SpnaPwDo
From today you MUST wear a face covering when you go to the shops.
But you do not need to wear a face covering if you have a legitimate reason not to.
See the full list of exemptions 👇🏼
https://t.co/K3df5UWunn
#GotItCovered
Free piece of the Day - Bonny Bobby Bluetoe
Bonny Bobby Bluetoe is a familiar favourite for many pianists featured in our Core Classics series. Download a free copy of the piece today https://t.co/QOtZYPxWVI or you can buy the book from our online shop https://t.co/cO86zbaP3q.
Small rant. Why is this government so hopeless over the issue of wearing facemasks in shops? For how much longer will they vacillate? Where is the clarity and leadership? Wearing a mask in shops should be mandatory. Full stop. We are led by donkeys #facemasks
2nd webinar in our #SfPKnowledgeHub Series 3 is proving v popular; don't miss out! @suzzievan will pass on lots of gentle vocal exercises on Weds 15 July at 7pm, to keep your voice healthy; something all #singers and #choirleaders should know about. Info: https://t.co/fwkUtOkpy9
I don't know where my student is.
I don't know where my student's parent is.
I'm currently sat with a 4 year old sibling who has stolen the iPad and taken me away to present his PHD on toy trucks.
A reason to be hopeful - @operahollandpk invited singers to the park on Sat ‘an emotional day ' says @JamesOHP with live music performed safely, providing 'food for the soul'. @DavidButtPhilip@AnushH_Soprano@rossramgobin @CityLdnSinfoni here’s hoping OHP back in full next year
Alto @kathy1nicholson interprets Barber's A Desire for Hermitage from his Hermit Songs as "A Desire for my children to be somewhere else, just for a bit" - something a lot of people can relate to!
Recorded in isolation during lockdown with pianist Anyssa Neuman.
The e x h a l e of relief this just made me do has drawn my attention towards just how visceral and real this cloud of unknown has been for our industry.
It's #NationalInsectWeek! 🦋
Have a go at our latest #RPOatHome quiz on everything orchestral and minuscule on whichever device you use now: https://t.co/yQhXbDyoed 🐜
Are you the bee's knees, or did some of the questions bug you? Let us know below! 🐞
BACK TOGETHER (but distant)!!!
It was so amazing to be back rehearsing today for the first time in, well, too long...
We were able to arrange ourselves as couples and keep enough distance to be safe.
It was so fantastic to play together again!
😀😀😀❤️❤️❤️
A new addition to Boosey's editorial style guide, in accordance with safety guidelines: All staves should maintain a distance of 2 meters or 6 feet from one another. #BooseyFacts#socialdistancing#aprilfools
Fast Fact 2: Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring paired with Nijinsky’s exotic choreography was seen as scandalous and gave Stravinsky the image of a madman. It would be scandalous if you missed this! https://t.co/48Dz3qg9qs