January 20, 2024 Performing Handel’s Messiah under Christopher Hogwood At ten I sang treble on Hogwood’s Messiah — the L’Oiseau-Lyre recording with the Academy of Ancient Music, and Prom 47 at the Albert Hall in 1979. classical music concerts music music appreciation
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January 13, 2024 What Counts as a Successful Life in Music? Christopher Slater spent a lifetime teaching, conducting and making music possible. What should count as success when the institutions eventually disappear? classical music music appreciation music education UK life
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