The man sitting next to me quietly said "oh no!" when Polonius died
30.10.2025 12:54 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0@rosiehowarth.bsky.social
Conductor/singer/lurker
The man sitting next to me quietly said "oh no!" when Polonius died
30.10.2025 12:54 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Everyone In Symphony Audience Has Finger Cocked Under Beer Can Tab For First Sign of Crescendo
07.10.2025 22:00 β π 1578 π 120 π¬ 27 π 12As a conductor, I will start referring to myself as posh bez (I often tell people Iβm there for tempo and vibes)
05.09.2025 20:44 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0methodists
26.08.2025 16:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0(I think it's 3rd to tonic)
17.07.2025 12:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Front cover of the full score for Bernsteinβs MASS
Tonight! At St Lukeβs, Battersea #Bernstein #choir
29.03.2025 11:24 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Sheet music with the phrase βhold back a trifleβ written above it
This is making me laugh every time I get to it in rehearsal
17.03.2025 17:41 β π 9 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1It's me! (I can now never use the word undeterred again..)
13.03.2025 16:50 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Last year I did it with Tarik O'Regan's Triptych and Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (just used the strings)
26.02.2025 13:15 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I conduct Rebelle Voices in London (@rebellevoices on insta) there's quite a few in the UK
17.02.2025 00:50 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Inspired to make a gift for a friend
08.02.2025 23:56 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Intermission still from The Brutalist
An excellent way to spend a Saturday afternoon
25.01.2025 17:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thanks - I was trying to explain my feelings about cosmetic surgery to a friend recently and this articulates it perfectly
25.01.2025 14:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thanks! Yes - it's 35 mins with reduced orchestra. I did perform the whole thing at the Proms when I was a student and fell in love with it's strangeness
21.01.2025 16:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0*I'm conducting. Also the show is great and compulsory listening for the choir
21.01.2025 16:51 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@mrchrisaddison.bsky.social Hi Chris - just catching up on your Music Matters on religion. You might be interested to know that in conducting Bernstein's Mass concert selections at St Luke's Festival in Battersea on 29th March!
21.01.2025 16:42 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 2 π 1Electric blanket!
24.12.2024 20:42 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Floor bed in the dining room surrounded by furniture and a piano
#duvetknowitschristmas between the dining table and the piano
24.12.2024 20:39 β π 269 π 12 π¬ 3 π 1Imelda Staunton told me I am a beautiful conductor this evening #NotSureWhatToDoWithThisButNeedToTellPeople
10.12.2024 23:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Warming up the choir in a beer cellar
08.12.2024 22:22 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Post concert G&T at the windy station #2down5togo
07.12.2024 21:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Itβs December so you know what that means - time to break out this classic
01.12.2024 09:28 β π 220 π 99 π¬ 20 π 16A picture of a small JS Bach labelled βJS Bachβ A picture of a large JS Bach labelled JS Mawr
Welsh joke for you
21.11.2024 20:58 β π 386 π 106 π¬ 15 π 7Low sunlight casting long shadows from bare trees across grass and a path
Winter sunshine in Victoria Park
26.11.2024 15:40 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0