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The Strongest Man on Earth

Posted on 24 March 2023 by Kate

Alec Hurley, born on this day (probably!) in 1871, is mostly remembered for being Marie Lloyd’s second husband. He was also a music hall performer in his own right, however, and I recently stumbled across a song of his in … Continue reading →

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Meet…Meg Webb

Posted on 17 March 2023 by Meg

What has your road to librarianship been? I’ve wanted to be a collections specialist since my first year of undergrad, whether that was manuscripts, early printed books or music. I’m hopefully taking up a PhD in medieval musicology this autumn … Continue reading →

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Grandfather’s Clock

Posted on 10 March 2023 by Kate

Where does a MusiCB3 blogger go on holiday? To visit a musically significant piece of furniture of course!

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“I do not like to play my own compositions”: Rachmaninoff 150, part I

Posted on 1 March 2023 by sw508

This year, I am delighted to say, we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Rachmaninoff’s birth. He will, I suspect, by a certain generation be forever associated with the film Brief Encounter starring Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard and Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto. Classic stuff! … Continue reading →

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Carry on Julius

Posted on 24 February 2023 by mj263

Tomorrow evening (Saturday 25th February), I’m off to London for a performance by English Touring Opera of Giulio Cesare, impeccably timed to coincide with London’s Handel Festival. I was slightly bemused to discover that it was to be staged at … Continue reading →

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LGBT+ History Month Spotlight: Dame Ethel Smyth

Posted on 17 February 2023 by Meg

As we reach the mid-way point of LGBT+ History Month, it certainly feels like the right time to do a spotlight on one of the communities’ most significant female figures: Dame Ethel Smyth. During her lifetime she received critical acclaim … Continue reading →

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Music and St. Valentine

Posted on 10 February 2023 by mj263

Who was St.Valentine? There are two candidates for this saint. Both were early Christian martyrs. The first was a priest in Rome who cured a blind girl and then converted her family. The then emperor, Claudius II had him clubbed … Continue reading →

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1823 — 1963 — 2023 : William Henry Monk, Abide with me, football and rugby

Posted on 3 February 2023 by mj263

In 2022 we celebrated the anniversaries of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Doreen Carwithen, and Caleb Simper. No doubt Vaughan Williams’ Lark Ascending will reappear in Classic FM’s Hall of Fame at Easter this year (it has appeared every year since the … Continue reading →

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Lent term at the Pendlebury Library of Music

Posted on 27 January 2023 by hrs38

Welcome back to Lent Term 2023 at the Pendlebury Library of Music. Firstly, we welcome a new member of library staff – Meg Webb joins us as Senior Library Assistant.  Meg did her undergraduate degree here in Music, graduating in … Continue reading →

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Opening the “wardrobe of dots”: ChamberStudio Hans Keller Forum, Cambridge 4 – 6 January 2023

Posted on 20 January 2023 by sw508

The New Year couldn’t have got off to a better, more inspiring start. It was my great privilege to be given permission to go behind the scenes at the pre Lent Term Hans Keller Forum run by London-based ChamberStudio here … Continue reading →

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