Bernard Hughes

I've just completed this consultation - it closes on Tuesday

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Concert day today! Some tickets available on the door at St Alfege's #Greenwich for Aaron Copland's fabulous cantata In the Beginning and well-loved works by Elgar, Stanford, Tavener and more. A not too lengthy concert with no interval, drinks afterwards

Wow, that’s not the normal kind of end-of-tenure statement…

YouTube video by Premiere Performances of Hong Kong Gabriela Montero improvises with the audience (Hong Kong Debut)

How about a Friday afternoon pick-me-up? This is the best way you're going to spend your tea break today. My word.

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I remember that!

I know we’ve had this discussion before and I’m happy to concede it’s my failing not his

I also feel that way about Bruckner!

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That’s the reaction I’ve had so many times! (I like 5)

Sibelius is my big blind spot, I’ve been looked at pitylingly by so many people on the account. I just can’t love it

Fair enough. I just can’t get excited about yet more Tchaik and Sibelius. I understand about bums on seats of course

I was a 20 year Sibelius user and switched to Dorico when it came out - and haven’t regretted it for a second

I lose any respect for anyone who chooses the fondue set. ‘You’ll use it once!’ I shout

More innovative programming by a London orchestra

Terry is *not* June

Excellent review. I too had real problems with the Holloway, although found at least *some* redeeming features - but maybe that was just me justifying to myself the time I spent reading it. (I don't think I'd have finished it if I wasn't reviewing.)

Times headline saying ‘Starmer is no Churchill’ says Trump

The Times continuing to set fire to its reputation with this kind of breathless guff

Times headline saying ‘Starmer is no Churchill’ says Trump

The Times certainly hasn’t learned that lesson, leading with this kind of breathless nonsense day after day

The cover of volume 3 of the Michael Palin diaries

Just finished volume 3 of the Michael Palin diaries. I know it's a cliche that he's the nicest man in Britain, but he really is a lovely voice and personality to spend time with

I loved watching and reviewing this disc. Pioneering investigative journalist Daniel Farson investigates witches, UFOs, cats, striptease, the Stock Exchange and a whole load more: www.theartsdesk.com/tv/blu-ray-d... @vicpratt.bsky.social #bfi #danielfarson #associatedrediffusion

More of this please

YouTube video by Bernard Hughes Bernard Hughes - I Drew My Ship

Here’s my arrangement of the British folk song ‘I Drew My Ship’ - please have a listen, I think you’ll like it

Nice

I didn't do the whole score, just the in-story music. Was a blast to work on, and such a shame the cinema release was sub-optimal - it could have been a big hit with a fair wind behind it

Agree with this (and not just because I wrote the songs). It's a great film and deserves to be better known. Watch now on iPlayer

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I think the important (and well-made) point is that the more unexplored the territory the greater the propensity to hallucinate, and the danger is these hallucinations become ‘fact’

Philosophy #FAQ Ontology: what the fuck? Causality: why the fuck? Epistemology: how the why the fuck? Phenomenology: the fuck.

Why we should care about ChatGPT's accuracy gap I tested ChatGPT on my area of expertise. The results are a problem for future knowledge

Brilliant and salutary post by @leahbroad.bsky.social about Ethel Smyth’s Symphony in E minor, and the wider issues of scholarship around overlooked composers in the LLM age