Hal Raitt 🎹🎤📝🎥

Brecht, Britten, Beyoncé & the Beatles to Shakespeare, Schubert, Sondheim & Spirituals. Performer @docuconcerts. Producer @hammerharpmusic. Education @mr_raitt.

[Anna Lapwood @annalapwood]

It's so lovely to see people found this as moving as I did in this moment. A little PSA, though: PLEASE properly tag and credit creators if you're going to post their videos. A video like this represents so many hours of hard work. Thank you ❤️❤️

Update: please don't attack Jonathan for not crediting initially - it's so easy to forget to do that - I just always try and remind people of the importance of proper crediting. Jonathan and I have had a good chat about it and all is well. ❤️

[Hal Raitt 🎹🎤📝🎥 @halraitt]

Living this week in almost constant state of D minor 5/8! 🎵🎥⭐️🔥💔 Phenomenal live album @NicoleScherzy @realtomfrancis @YoungThacko @JamieLloydCo @AlanWilliamsMD @adamfishersound @OfficialALW, Black & Hampton, and all involved. Greatest MT of late C20? https://t.co/SCe7bxnkHJ

[Richard Bratby @RichardBratby]

Kind of funny how the classical music world is mad about showing that it's new, it's funky, it's not burdened by history; and then it turns out the way to get an instant sell-out for classical music in a vast venue is by bundling it with two blokes talking about...history.

[Hal Raitt 🎹🎤📝🎥 @halraitt]

@TommyBlaize Amazing. Is Dave Arch still doing all the arrangements, or are a lot outsourced now to others? I’m always listening to great new takes like this and wondering!

[Adam Feldman @FeldmanAdam]

A friend of mine asked me how unusual it was that The Great Gatsby won the only Tony Award for which it was nominated this year (Linda Cho’s costumes). I didn’t know, so of course I went on an obsessive research jag about it. Here is what I found: (Cont.)

[Paul_Edmondson @Paul_Edmondson]

R.I.P. Mitzi Gayner (1931-2024) singing as 'high as a kite' @BBCRadio3 '...and you will note, there's a lump in my throat when I speak of this wonderful guy.' (I used to listen a lot to 'South Pacific'). Thank you for your tribute to her @PetrocTrelawny @stanley_wells

[Bilal Mahmood @bilal_labour]

What did you get up to this weekend? 🤯
For every Muslim, black or brown person you know, it was hell. Here's some key steps you can take as allies and professionals that can help. 🧵

[Hal Raitt 🎹🎤📝🎥 @halraitt]

@LouisPeitzman I hope the #Sondheim T S Eliot went to a library or archive. The Thesaurus, too. Tbh, I’m astounded the entire library didn’t go in toto to @nypl or a university archive. I’m sure several would have taken it to preserve unity of a unique and important collection 🤔🤨📚💔

[rachel mcmillan 🇨🇦 @rachkmc]

can you just imagine how difficult this is to sing.

they're brilliant and make it look easy but holy cow sondheim is not easy to sing

[Hal Raitt 🎹🎤📝🎥 @halraitt]

@JasperDommett @Shelter @stonewalluk If you don’t have it in writing, they’d also be able to advise on making a Subject Access Request under GDPR legislation to obtain all correspondence & data regarding you, held either by the landlord or agent. It takes some effort but trust me, it’s often really worth it 😊🌈🏡

[Hal Raitt 🎹🎤📝🎥 @halraitt]

@JasperDommett If you have that in writing, you should 100% consider legal action. I’m sure either/both @Shelter or @stonewalluk would be happy to advise. https://t.co/sSWiR2cAQe

[Hal Raitt 🎹🎤📝🎥 @halraitt]

In @premierinn new style Premier Plus room in Stratford-on-Avon. As we all know, a good night’s sleep guaranteed! Plus side: nice coffee. Minus side: no bath! This theatregoer ideally likes: 2 show day @TheRSC, beer in Dirty Duck, long bath to reflect. 🚿 ≠ 📚 or📱! 🛀 ftw 😎!

[Hal Raitt 🎹🎤📝🎥 @halraitt]

Really really great play, ‘English’. Simple set-up: a classroom of students preparing for Test Of English As a Foreign Language. Contains: unspeakable multitudes. Closed @TheRSC in Stratford tonight. Please go see @KilnTheatre in June and demand tour + West End transfer.

[Harold Raitt 🎥💬📝🎓 @Mr_Raitt]

I cannot emphasise strongly enough how important it is that *every* teacher (& every speaker of English, esp ‘mother tongue’ speakers) in range of @KilnTheatre in Kilburn, North London sees this vital play by @sanaztss @TheRSC during its transfer in June https://t.co/dSdHQ16ij2…

[Hal Raitt 🎹🎤📝🎥 @halraitt]

🎭 💭 from 🔥 conference on slavery & reparations run by @natcphd:
• who will write Brechtian biodrama of Elizabeth Heyrick (see 12:00) as activist + listener?
• Play: Act 1 = 1807, with reparations done properly at that time; Act 2 = counterfactual 2024 https://t.co/TzdX5Lh6Yt

[Harold Raitt 🎥💬📝🎓 @Mr_Raitt]

The start of what’s already an inspirationally conceived conference by @natcphd - rethinking how we think about, remember & redress ongoing legacies of the abolition of slavery: upstanding, the whole group has just addressed each other eye to eye: “I am a human, your sibling” >

[Hal Raitt 🎹🎤📝🎥 @halraitt]

Definite imminent addition to my rapidly expanding ‘poetry in translation’ section! 🇬🇧 🇮🇹

[Paul_Edmondson @Paul_Edmondson]

O Stanley: we are translated: 'All the Sonnets of Shakespeare' into Italian! @stanley_wells @CUP_LitPerform @CUPBookshop @ShakespeareBT @TheRSC @The_Globe @FolgerLibrary @BSAShakespeare

[Martin Johnston Actor @MartinJohnston7]

How perfect and fitting that #davidmarsland @NationalTheatre’s Stage Manager extraordinaire is name checked by @Markgatiss in his @OlivierAwards Best Actor acceptance speech. David is truly a “national” treasure. I adore the man. 💜

[Luke Berryman @lukeberryman]

The news that @oxfordbrookes is closing its Music Department is terribly, terribly sad.

A screed📜 (1/11)

[Hal Raitt 🎹🎤📝🎥 @halraitt]

Much needed 🎵@perthTCH for James Bond by 🕯️

5 ⭐️ vocals: epic stylistic range @BenjaminPurkiss; @LeahBabsWest gave us Patti Lupone’s Bond girl; Charlotte Fights has notes Adele only dreams of.

2 ⭐️ staging. 3 ⭐️ 12-piece (could be 4 ⭐️ if led by 🎹 at front rather than click)

[Hal Raitt 🎹🎤📝🎥 @halraitt]

I love this, via a music education friend on Facebook #LondonPride #CityofDreams

[Michael Irons @mikeirons12]

#ClassicalDiscussion

Ten of your early classical music discoveries, from your first year or two of exploring what's out there...
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