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Not yet, as far as I know. Rather disappointing, but I don’t spend much time on Blue Sky or Threads now. There is just a CBSO Alumni group on Facebook, but the Chorus doesn’t post to social media- only CBSO does.

Yes, thanks. Next rehearsal 20th Aug and I ‘retire’ after Gerontius on 17th Sept (after 27 years).

Have some sun 🌱

🌱 Many plants have stopped flowering, but our agapanthus and hibiscus syriacus ‘Bluebird’ are wonderful.

Close up of white blossoms on one head of cow parley against a dark green leafy background

🌱 My favourite season - cow parsley in bloom

It certainly was! Sorry to miss you, Patrick.

Back in my favourite place at CBSO Symphony Hall Birmingham - Dvorak, Still, Rachmaninoff conducted by Joshua Weilerstein. Choir rehearsal later - Poulenc Stabat Mater🎶🎵

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Me too! 🎶🎵

Guy Verhofstadt 🇪🇺
A historic, shameful moment in US history as it votes with Belarus, Russia at the UN.
The gamekeeper has become the poacher.
Churchill & Roosevelt turn in their graves.

Oh America, this is not the USA I taught in as an Exchange Teacher 1978-79. I’m so sad for the downfall caused by your President 😢

Such a wise man, in every sense.

Very glad you’ve migrated the tradition here. We’re lucky to be in our own cottage and our own bed, but love seeing everyone’s alternative and creative arrangements!

I’m one of the women affected but knew about the changes well in advance via workplace and reading financial pages. I don’t agree with universal compensation but do accept that some women were never told. I hoped there’d be a way to compensate those most badly affected but I guess that’s “too hard”

YouTube video by Choir of the Earth Quanta Qualia - Patrick Hawes | performed by Choir of the Earth & Laura Peribañez Artero

Have you heard this? 👇 Thousands of voices recorded over four and a half years come together with cello by Laura Peribañez Artero to perform Quanta Qualia by Patrick Hawes. It's the perfect soundtrack if you just need 5 minutes quiet time as a new, busy week approaches. Enjoy! youtu.be/acZx_FJlSrI

YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg Valentina's Song (Tomorrow Will Be Better Than Today).

I miss Valentina & her kiosk. I miss her positivity & warm-heartedness. Valentina has been undergoing cancer treatment. To cheer her up I turned the Valentina’s Kiosk theme into a song & the legendary BBC Singers
have recorded it for her. Here is Valentina’s Song. Conducted by David Hill.

Festive Favourites - YouTube A playlist of festive favourites - the perfect background music as you prepare for and celebrate Christmas.

🎄🎶 It's officially Advent, which means it's time to break out the Festive Favourites playlist on #RadioChoral! Enjoy gorgeous music by @bobchilcott.bsky.social, @johnrutter.bsky.social, Britten, Vaughan-Williams and more, performed by our amazing global singers. Enjoy! youtube.com/playlist?lis...

A view looking down from the rear gallery into the church nave, pews filled with singers surrounded by stone columns and arches.

130 singers made a joyous sound @choiroftheearth.com at St Gabriel’s Church Pimlico (Haydn’s Nelson Mass). Thanks to our conductor @benenglandbem.bsky.social, pianist Richard Gowers, our Fieri Consort soloists & all volunteer helpers.

And get some more musicians over here - please!🙏

Snow covered ridge with blue sky, wispy white clouds and a solitary wooden bench

View of the snow-covered Worcestershire Beacon with bare-leaved trees in the foreground

The Malvern Hills yesterday (all credit to C Bright for walking up there)

Yes I left X/Twitter 3 months ago

We must get CBSO over here!

Oh you’re here too 😀 🎶 hello!

We definitely need far more musicians and music lovers to migrate here.

I’m working on CBSO to get over here!

This gave me a much broader picture of the issues facing farmers - thank you.

This will be good!
Come and listen if you can…

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LOOK AT THE JOY!!!!
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