David Bowie (1947 – 2016) I was truly amazed when I first came across…
Music
I have reached the end of my 18 year musical journey – a special way to celebrate Christmas.
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897) As some of you may know, I have…
In the mood for Christmas and Jacqueline du Pre.
I know that the week before Christmas in the UK isn’t meant to be hot…
It’s a Yes Please from me for the new Octopuses album.
I have a rock’n roll son called Adam Bell and, in case you’ve missed it,…
Mignon comes to Lewes – where has she been all my life?
Mignon – an opera by Ambroise Thomas. Portrait of Ambroise…
Mozart’s down the road at Glyndebourne again and I’m a happy Lewes man
Mozart’s opera Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Harem) at Glyndebourne. As…
My three Fibonacci poems about the composer Tchaikovsky published in The Fib Review.
Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) My three new Fibonacci poems about the Russian…
Donizetti’s Poliuto makes it to Britain 177 years late – it was worth the wait.
Donizetti’s opera Poliuto at Glyndebourne 2015 For someone interested in opera, I’m exceedingly…
Those Brighton Octopuses certainly know how to Pogo
One of my sons, Adam the man from the band Octopuses is out there again…
From an apartment in Sète in the South Of France.
My week in Sète, in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of Southern France, was quietly pleasure-filled.…