I am immensely the richer for having been David’s student, assistant, and friend.
Category: John’s Blog
Christmas Quiz 2019: The Answers
So here you are – the answers to my 12 Christmas Quiz questions – some of them quite tricky!
Christmas Quiz 2019
Welcome to my 2019 Christmas Quiz! There will be a new question every day from 1-12 December.
RIP Stephen Cleobury (1948-2019)
A fond farewell to church music’s only knight, an honour he so richly deserved. Nunc dimittis, Stephen.
Putting music at the centre
The wheel of fashion needs a spin to rediscover music as the newest and brightest idea in education.
What’s in a name?
Thoughts on the anniversary of the death of Italian composer Francesco Durante (1684-1755).
Q&A with John Rutter
John answers 10 questions he’s asked most frequently.
Haydn: The heavens are telling
Memories of singing Haydn’s The Creation for the first time.
No Composer is an Island
Reflections on the approach of Elgar’s birthday (2 June 1857).
Handel: Let their celestial concerts all unite
I always feel a connection with Handel as I walk past his house in Brook Street.