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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Annual report from WordPress – I’m honoured, to say the least…
Well, I never! I feel rather humbled to find that 25,000 visits took place on this blog during 2012. When I started writing on here just over a couple of years ago, I didn’t expect to receive so much interest.
Crispian Steele-Perkins
British trumpet soloist and expert on Baroque/period trumpet playing, Crispian Steele-perkins is pictured above after his annual wigs and costumes stint with the Raymond Gubbay Mozart Festival Orchestra. Crispian actually thought up the whole concept of the wigs, costumes and … Continue reading
Frank Sinatra Tribute Concert – John Wilson
As part of our 2012 festive programme, the RLPO have included a Frank Sinatra tribute programme. All ‘Old Blue Eyes’ favourites are on there, from The Lady Is A Tramp to Lady Be Luck. John Wilson is conducting the orchestra … Continue reading
Posted in About Brendan Ball, The RLPO Blogs, The Tour Blogs & Brendan's Solo Blogs
Tagged "Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra", 'RLPO', Trumpet, John Wilson, Joe Stilgoe, Jeremy Brown, Frank Sinatra, Mike Davis Trumpet, Brendan Ball Trumpet, Rhys Owens Trumpet, Paul Marsden Trumpet, Olly Murs, Touch and Go, Fly in the Loaf, Halle, Boogie Nights
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They’re all his own teeth. He paid for them!
This reminds me of the great trumpet genius, Kenny Baker. Kenny had played despite having a full set of dentures since the age of 16!!!
Posted in The Trumpet o-iii<O
Tagged false teeth, teeth, Trumpet, Trumpet Humour, trumpet joke, Trumpeter
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The Friary – John Wilson Viennese programme rehearsal
In the recent past, it was decided to increase revenues for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society’s revenues by putting up Liverpool Philharmonic Hall for hire to ‘outside lets.’ This has proven to be a nice little earner for us and … Continue reading
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Tagged "Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra", 'RLPO', Amy Elizabeth Imrie, Eurpean Regional Development Fund, John Wilson, Ken Dodd, Liverpool Catholic Archdiocese, Philharmonic Hall, Poor Clare Sisters, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Sarah Fox, Scarborough Spa Orchestra, Scottish Ballet, St Mary and The Angels, The Friary, Viennese music, West Everton Youth Orchestra, White Star Line, William Imrie
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Nooooooooooo…
I once saw a documentary about Perlman and Zukerman on television. They were joint soloists and the leader of the orchestra was desperate to show them his new bow. Perlman just looked up and said, “… Don’t buy bows, buy … Continue reading
Oops!
Posted in The Trumpet o-iii<O
Tagged 1st valve, cornet, first valve, oops, Trumpet, whoops
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Wonderful Christmastime!
Indeed, these are bleak times for classical music and orchestras worldwide. The age of austerity has hit the arts in general very hard. There are horror stories of orchestras in the USA going on strike and going bankrupt; even Germany … Continue reading
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Tagged "Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra", 'Brendan Ball', 'RLPO', A Christmas Landscape, Ailis Ni Riain, Alasdair Malloy, Arts Council of England, Austerity, Beauty and the beast, Caledonis, Carl Davis, Chris Morley, Classic fm, Classical music, cornet, Daniel Bishop, David Charles Abell, Delia Derbyshire, Diana Damrau, Earl Carpenter, EMI, Frosty The Snowman And Friends, Ginger Boy Productions, Graham Eccles, Handel, He ain't heavy, he's my brother, Ian Tracey, James Clark, James Lowe, Jesus Leon, Jim Clark, John Suchet, John Wilson, Kart Traherne, Kathryn Lacy, Laurie Lee, Les Miserables, Lieutenant Kije, Liverpool Organic Brewery, Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir, Maxime Chevrot, Mel Torme, Merry christmas Everybody, Merry Xmas, Messiah, Noddy Holder, Phantom of the opera, Rachel Pankhurst, Ron Goodwin, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Sandra Parr, Simon Emery, Slade, Sleigh Ride, Spirit of christmas, Superorchestra, The Justice Collective, Troika, Trumpet, Trumpet Horse Winney, twelve days of christmas, Vasily Petrenko, Virgin Classics, white christmass, Wonderful Christmastime, Xmas no. 1
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Merry Xmas Everybody…
A Christmas Landscape Tonight the wind gnaws With teeth of glass, The jackdaw shivers In caged branches of iron, The stars have talons. There is hunger in the mouth Of vole and badger, Silver agonies of breath In the nostril … Continue reading
