Music on the Quantocks 🎵 the early music republic

Morning! This was the view from ⁦@idler⁩ on Saturday ☀️ Join us ⁦@BBCRadio3⁩ for Chopin Berceuse to start, a Symphony called The Storming of the Bastille, Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring & Cole Porter’s Its Too Darn Hot 🔥 in the Playlister 🎶🌷☕️📻

Today Friday July 4th marks a whole century of the Shipping Forecast existence on BBC Radio! Very much looking forward to reading tonight’s bulletin on @BBCRadio4 - Happy 100th birthday #shippingforecast #sailingby

This Saturday, hoping to to see you there…

Our 328th consective sold out concert!

Really? He quotes Newman's PROMS vision as trying to "train the public by easy stages". Sod that. That's patronising, old fashioned and old-fart thinking. Hard hat on for when my symphony comes out, he'll probably find a reason to say it sounds like it was written by a Womble.

If this ‘critic’ had bothered to do his research, he would have seen that it’s not called ‘The Relaxing Prom’. It’s a ‘Relaxed Prom’, often attended by those with additional needs. The @bbcproms is for everyone. And I make absolutely no apology for that. thecritic.co.uk/democratising-…

Why festivals matter - my piece for @yorkshirepost on how classical music can thrive when it isn’t just something to listen to, but something to be part of.

Hello there lovely folk in London 😘 I’ll be having a London book launch @Foyles on September 2nd with a Q&A with 👑 Mary Anne Hobbs 👑 Would LOVE to see you there… foyles.co.uk/events/everyth…

Labour have been accused of secretly trying to return the Elgin sculptures to Greece, by a group of politicians including Liz Truss, who you’d think would have more sympathy for people who've lost their marbles

The latest @continuofndn update is now available! ☀️ 🎁 Grant round 10 now open 🎻 Player Spotlight with Henrik Persson 🎭 Concert and album news from @apolloscabinet, @laserenissimauk, and more 🎟️ Oxford Early Music Day @artsfestoxford this weekend! 🔗 continuofoundation.co.uk/post/june-upda…

A reminder that Continuo Foundation GRANT ROUND TEN applications are now open to UK period instrument ensembles! 🎁 Apply now for project grants from £2000 to £8000 ⭐ More info + how to apply continuofoundation.co.uk/grant-round-ten

St. Peter's Wolfhamcote needs your help! Due to historic #vandalism the windows in this beautiful 12th-century church were replaced with polycarbonate, which is now failing. Help the Friends of Wolfhamcote fundraise to replace the PC with stained glass: wolfhamcote-church.org.uk

My goodness, that means such a lot coming from you Ian. Of course behind Kate and me, week after week, there’s a phenomenally creative and resourceful production team. Shout out for them!

A few people have asked for a shorter summary of our piece on the Reform UK "Britannia card" proposal. We've also updated our report with a full copy of the Reform UK paper. Quick thread:

MASSIVE congratulations to the brilliant @EnsembleBellot on becoming the latest @BBCRadio3 New Generation Baroque Ensemble 🥳🥳 Hear them perform live at @ArtsFestOxford Early Music Day on 12 July, in an Emerging Ensemble Showcase 🎻 🔗 go.continuoconnect.com/ofa-early-musi…

BBC Radio 3, the Royal College of Music and the National Centre for Early Music are delighted to announce Bellot Ensemble as the New Generation Baroque Ensemble for 2025-27. Specialising in 17th-century repertoire, Bellot Ensemble follows in the footsteps of Ensemble Molière…

🎶 Don’t miss The Early Music Show on BBC Radio 3 at 5pm today! Tune in for a stunning concert from the Beverley Early Music Festival, featuring Ensemble Augelletti celebrateing local music lover John Courtney. Missed it? Catch up later on BBC Sounds! bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

To mark Father's Day, violinist Tamsin Waley-Cohen selects six pieces of music that evoke the bond between parent and child classical-music.com/articles/music…

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Stairway to a mystical land. Photo taken on Glastonbury Tor.