Sometimes, wonderful things come in twos. So it was on consecutive days this August, when I was lucky enough to attend 30th anniversary events for two organisations that I respect hugely. One evening in the wood-lined modern elegance and superb acoustics of the Perth Concert Hall, I listened to a wonderful performance by the NationalContinue reading “Thirty year anniversaries: Maggie’s and the National Youth Choir of Scotland”
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Fire in my Mouth: a concert performance in Edinburgh
It ended with a massive standing ovation that rang on and on, through multiple curtain calls. The atmosphere in the Usher Hall was jubilant, yet sorrowful in turns. The audience simultaneously astonished, stunned, tearful, but also joyous. It had been one of the most remarkable hours of my life, in which not a second wasContinue reading “Fire in my Mouth: a concert performance in Edinburgh”
