Category: Review
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50 Thoroughly Good bookmarked tweets from 2020
I have a habit with social media of scrolling and bookmarking. Its instinctive. There is no bookmarking strategy as such. I only really noticed I did it around February 2020. As it’s the end of the year I figured I’d take a look at the tweets I’ve bookmarked. This selection isn’t trying to be representative…
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13 Thoroughly Good musical things from 2020
If it’s good enough for Fiona Maddocks (link at the bottom of this post) it’s good enough for this blog. I started the year wanting to explore what the music was that I connected with and, importantly, figure out why. The list that follows is a summary – the highlights – of my musical year.…
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra sells 16K digital tickets plus a new season for 2021
Kudos to the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra for stepping up to the plate and releasing their digital ticket sales figures for their Autumn 2020 season: a useful benchmark which can help producers get a sense of what defines success in the digital realm. The near-16,000 digital tickets sold for twelve concerts is impressive because it has…
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Orchid Classic’s release of Simpson’s Geysir and Mozart’s Gran Partita
Brimming with colour, energy and detail, this new release from Orchid Classics lifts the mood with hope and celebration.
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Mozart’s Requiem from ENO
ENO’s performance of Mozart’s Requiem conducted by Mark Wigglesworth with soloists Elizabeth Llewellyn, Sarah Connolly, Ed Lyon and Gerald Finley was originally planned to be filmed in front of a social distanced Coliseum audience. England’s second lockdown put pay to that. Elizabeth Llewellyn undoubtedly shone in the performance with a gentle, delicate sound that felt…
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Arts Council England announces Round 2 recipients of Culture Recovery Fund
Round 2 recipients of the Cultural Recovery Fund were announced on 17th October – a total of £76m bringing the total given out so far to £334m. Classical music organisations, music education, ensembles and venues who received grants from ACE are listed below. For a full list visit the Arts Council website. For a list…
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Royal Phiharmonic Society Awards 2020 shortlist announced
Listen to RPS Chief Exec James Murphy on the Thoroughly Good Classical Music Podcast discussing this years awards shortlist.
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Figures over sentiment
Arts Council England’s announcement about the first recipients of the Cultural Recovery Fund earlier this week has generated a bit of noise. In particular, much ire appears to be levelled at ACE and DCMS for ‘stipulations’ attached to receiving the award, manifest in a requirement that organisations extend thanks, use the hashtag “HereforCulture” and, outline…
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Arts Council England and DCMS announce first recipients of Cultural Recovery Fund
The first tranche of grants announced from the £1.57bn Cultural Recovery Fund.
