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“Opera is many things to me. Elitist is not one of them” – please debate
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In the Guardian on the 21st March 2018 there was an article, “Opera is many things to me. Elitist is not one of them”. Opera is not elitest as music it is the inequality of funding that sets it apart and one could argue that it is conspicuous consuption writ large with two opera houses…
Is This What We Want? The Silent Album is out now!
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I’m one of 1,000+ musicians who are jointly releasing this album to protest the UK government’s planned changes to copyright law, which would hand the life’s work of the country’s musicians to AI companies for free. It’s an album of recordings of empty studios, which is what we’ll get if the government’s plans go ahead….
Jacob Rees-Mogg wants to scrap the Brexit Select Committee – help make sure he does not.
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The Brexit Select Committee has been a vital space for holding the government to account over the last few years ably led by Hilary Benn Now Jacob Rees Mogg wants to get rid of it. Here is Hilary Benn in action: Hilary Benn (@hilarybennmp) tweeted at 10:46 pm on Wed, Jan 13, 2021: Indeed. It…
Chris Hodgkins is playing two gigs in Wales on the 10th of August and the 12th of August 2023
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Chris is playing two gigs in Wales on the 10th of August and the 12th of August 2023 Thursday 10th August at Snails, 6-8 Beulah Rd, Cardiff CF14 6LX 7 pm – 9 pm. Tickets £10 booking recommended. Phone: 029 2280 0385. http://www.snailsdeli.com/ Chris Hodgkins, Keith Little (piano) Donnie Joe Sweeney (double bass) Saturday 12th August at Brecon Jazz Festival. All…
MusicTank announces that it is to receive the assets of JazzUK as part of that charity’s formal closure.
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London: University of Westminster’s music business think tank and information hub, MusicTank, is delighted to announce that it is to receive the assets of JazzUK as part of that charity’s formal closure. With the funding landscape severely challenging JazzUK’s viability, MusicTank has been appointed the sole beneficiary of this organisation’s 30-year legacy of supporting UK…
Debbie Dickinson 17 May 1957 – 1 March 2019
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Debbie Dickinson 17th May 1957 – 1st March 2019 It is with overwhelming sadness that I received the news that Debbie had passed away. Debbie was an incredibly talented educator, International live sound engineer, music event manager, tour manager, music producer and creative collaborator. Debbie was an Associate Professor at City, University of London and…