@stephenmaddock.bsky.social
Music, drama, Birmingham, politics, Man City. Not always in that order.
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28.07.2025 12:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0So in the last 6 weeks the world has lost Brian Wilson, Alfred Brendel, Ozzy Osbourne, Roger Norrington, Cleo Laine & Tom Lehrer.
That’s a smart - and very eclectic - addition to the heavenly choir. Good luck to the existing members and whoever has to give the audition feedback.
England supersub Michelle Agyemang has taken her piano with her to Switzerland and plays it to relax every day.
🎹+⚽️=✅
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Definitely not a sequel. More of a Northern English Folk Pastoral Coming of Age Brexit parable - with zombies.
Very unusual, superb direction and cinematography, plus some highly apposite but unexpected Wagner. And Alfie Williams is sensationally good.
www.imdb.com/title/tt1054...
☀️🎶 @royalbirmcons.bsky.social Principal, @stephenmaddock.bsky.social, reflects on the last term and his highlights from the past season - follow the link below to read his entire message from last Friday! 🎶☀️
📖 www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...
Serendipity Festival Day 4:
28 years after it was founded by the genius Joe Broughton, the @royalbirmcons.bsky.social Folk Ensemble finally took to the stage at Symphony Hall!
Serendipity Birmingham Day 3: @royalbirmcons.bsky.social @mybcu.bsky.social Banda Brasileira entertaining a large audience in the JBPS @bmusicltd.bsky.social Symphony Hall.
Portuguese music (as heard in Friday’s Fados) travelled to Goa & Brazil & now we’re uniting the traditions!
Standing ovation for Sempre Fado at @royalbirmcons.bsky.social last night, a brilliant opening to Serendipity Festival Birmingham.
Lots more events between now and Monday!
Serendipity Arts Festival Birmingham Day 1: the exhibitions are up @royalbirmcons.bsky.social and looking stunning! Events today at 1100, 1500 & 1900
@mybcu.bsky.social
Delighted to appear on BBCWM this evening to talk about the amazing Serendipity Birmingham Festival taking place this weekend at @royalbirmcons.bsky.social @mybcu.bsky.social and @bmusicltd.bsky.social
Full details: Serendipityartsfestival.com/birmingham
And www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...
🎶🤩 Principal @stephenmaddock.bsky.social wishes our students the best of luck during the assessment period, encourages everyone to enjoy the Serendipity Festival at @royalbirmcons.bsky.social and Symphony Hall, and reflects on his 2 years (& 1 week) RBC anniversary! 🤩🎶 www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...
13.05.2025 15:12 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Today’s the day, RBQ fans!
New series kicks off with the Midlands taking on Northern Ireland in BBC Radio 4 @ 1630.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
It’s a fantastic movie - so pleased to hear this
10.05.2025 22:20 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Congratulations to all at WNO for a magnificent Peter Grimes tonight at Birmingham Hippodrome.
Chorus, Orchestra were tremendous and the splendidly detailed performances from a great cast (with terrible 80s hair) were spellbinding. Full house too.
#WNOGrimes
“A Pope from Chicago? Yes, I’m available. And here are my conditions”
08.05.2025 20:18 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Congratulations Pope Leo!
08.05.2025 18:04 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0And so interesting from the point of view of his religion - the sanctimonious Christians denying the purer ancient beliefs
30.04.2025 19:03 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I love that piece! Sang on a recording and programmed it at the Proms, back in the day….
30.04.2025 18:59 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
One of the best films about music I’ve ever seen.
With more than a whiff of Peaky Blinders about it. And Vampires.
Totally brilliant!
www.imdb.com/title/tt3119...
Still bitter about the time a guy in work said he was going on holiday and I asked where he was going and he said, “Santander,” and I said, “So it’s a bank holiday?” and he didn’t laugh.
21.04.2025 12:13 — 👍 467 🔁 55 💬 12 📌 3Certainly all those since 1999….
20.04.2025 21:07 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Yet more corruption
17.04.2025 16:07 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
🎶🤩 Principal @stephenmaddock.bsky.social updates on upcoming performances at @royalbirmcons.bsky.social, increased event attendance, and the Serendipity Arts Festival, which will be hosted at RBC and Symphony Hall over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend! 🤩🎶 Read more here: www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...
14.04.2025 11:14 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0A @royalbirmcons.bsky.social graduate who also worked at @thecbso.bsky.social and played in their Youth Orchestra…..
11.04.2025 22:14 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Finally got round to watching #Conclave. What a brilliantly-made movie - and very faithful to Robert Harris’s book. Fiennes & Tucci both extraordinary, and the music & sound design are superbly atmospheric. Loved it.
11.04.2025 21:27 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Melania has been reading him We’re Going on a Bear Hunt as his bedtime story, hasn’t she?
09.04.2025 21:47 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0“…….COVFEFE!”
09.04.2025 21:18 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0And never, EVER, typing out Hamlet
09.04.2025 21:05 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0😂
09.04.2025 20:51 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Are you suggesting he’s *not* a strategic genius? Well I never.
09.04.2025 20:48 — 👍 65 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
