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Happenstance…

Posted on 6 October 2023 by sw508

Why is it that some of the most interesting things are turned up when in the middle of, or en route to, doing something else? Not once but twice in the same hour I was caught unawares. I was supposed … Continue reading →

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Centenary Swann

Posted on 29 September 2023 by mj263

Musing about what to write for this week’s blog post, my colleague Kate mentioned that it was Donald Swann’s centenary this Saturday. A quick internet search revealed that he was born in Llanelli to an extraordinary family, so, of course, … Continue reading →

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Jobbing musicians

Posted on 22 September 2023 by mj263

There was an article on the BBC News today about the return to Earth of the Osiris-Rex capsule. The Osiris-Rex probe took off in 2016 with a mission from NASA to collect dust samples from Comet Bennu. An important mission, … Continue reading →

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“Only connect”: from the solo horn to Haydn Quartets in five steps.

Posted on 1 September 2023 by sw508

Fed up with Freddie Forsyth? Sick of Simenon? Bored by the Brontës? What better on that long-delayed/cancelled-yet-again journey to lose yourself in a Good Read? Spoilt for choice from the millions on the shelves in the University Library? Look no further … Continue reading →

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The Musical Papers of the Pickwick Club

Posted on 25 August 2023 by Kate

While putting something else away recently, I stumbled across a song called The Ivy Green, with words by Charles Dickens set to music by Henry Russell. Having never really associated Dickens with songs, my interest was piqued, and I fell … Continue reading →

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11 days ago (and some statistics)

Posted on 11 August 2023 by mj263

You may remember that a few months ago, I posted a not dissimilar blog titled 59 days and counting. Many of the Cambridge music team at the UL and the Pendlebury were busily counting down to IAML 2023, an international … Continue reading →

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Recycling

Posted on 30 June 2023 by mj263

An email popped into my inbox the other day from Facilities Management at the UL noting that there were going to be some changes to office recycling bins. Completely coincidentally the following day I was driving into work and listening … Continue reading →

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59 days and counting

Posted on 1 June 2023 by mj263

You may remember that some time ago, MusiCB3 revealed that its librarians were going to be extremely busy in 2023, with an international music librarians’ congress making its way to the Faculty of Music in July this year. The planning … Continue reading →

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(Nearly) At the event – Ferry cross to Eurovision land

Posted on 18 May 2023 by mj263

Last weekend MusiCB3’s editor was in Liverpool for the Eurovision song contest. Now before you get too excited, I have to admit that I, along with most of those who love all things Eurovision, wasn’t able to get tickets for … Continue reading →

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A very Cambridge coronation

Posted on 5 May 2023 by mj263

Next Monday we have our second Bank Holiday in May (fear not the Anderson Room and the Pendlebury Libraries will be open across their usual hours, with just a brief lunchtime closure in the Anderson Room). If two Bank Holidays … Continue reading →

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