tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post116353877829762636..comments2024-03-15T20:32:39.815+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Britten celebrated with new music campusUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1165342047283827452006-12-05T18:07:00.000+00:002006-12-05T18:07:00.000+00:00The Guardian really seems to be struggling with it...The Guardian really seems to be struggling with its classical music coverage, despite its sexy online revamp.<BR/><BR/>They completely missed the Britten anniversary, and the next day published this crass article by the Welsh MP Hywel Williams.<BR/><BR/>If you think the headline is bad read on - <A HREF="http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1963922,00.html" REL="nofollow">The Puccini of Lowestoft</A>Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1165215567134017972006-12-04T06:59:00.000+00:002006-12-04T06:59:00.000+00:00Posted to Britten shows how everybody can make mus...Posted to <A HREF="http://theovergrownpath.blogspot.com/2006/12/britten-shows-how-everybody-can-make.html" REL="nofollow">Britten shows how everybody can make music</A>.<BR/><BR/><I>Though I'm not a churchgoer, I dropped into an Advent mass at a small, old Episcopalian church in my neighborhood in San Francisco this evening because a friend was singing as a soloist and they were featuring an amazing mix of Palestrina, Britten and others for an 8-person chorus mixed in with congregational hymns. It was exquisite, and I finally got a complete glimpse of the musical genius of Britten in his attempt to bring music to a wider community through the church (in his parables, Noye's Fludde, Saint Nicholas and so on). I envy you your experience.<BR/><BR/>And someday I'm going to come visit Aldeburgh and its new music school and document the whole place, in which case nothing would make me happier than running into you, Mr. Pliable. Thanks for the pics and the info. <BR/><BR/>--<BR/>Posted by sfmike to On An Overgrown Path at 12/04/2006 06:54:56 AM </I>Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.com