"...children enter classrooms with fewer and fewer of the skills needed to begin their formal education. The key culprit...screen time." theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Brunch with Team Talbot at Baker's Egerton this morning. A brief, calm interlude in their distressing schedule. Lovely food, and yes, "bloody Marys".

Fascinating.... theguardian.com/music/2025/feb…

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What a fantastic programme!

I'm with Roger Cook theguardian.com/australia-news…

"Every primary school should become a "singing school” where music, drama, and visual arts are just as integral as literacy and numeracy, a new report suggests." independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

J S Bach's 340th birthday today. What a genius. youtube.com/watch?v=m5fq_d…

Classic PR tactic employed by autocrats in their early days of power. Joseph Goebbels espoused pretty much the same sentiments in the 1930s. The world hasn't yet woken up to this emerging terror. It's not going to end well, for them, or for us.

Grigory Sokolov playing the Gigue from Bach's Partita No.1 in B-flat BWV 825. Astonishing. youtube.com/watch?v=tPFZGj…

An amazing opportunity for someone....

40 years ago today, this happened.

An important anniversary. Many friendships have been formed between Bolton and Paderborn citizens esp. Paderborn Musikschule & Bolton Music Service. I made my 1st visit in 1977 & have been a good friend of Jürgen Boelsen since. Together we formed International Youth Philharmonic

Congraulations Paul McCreesh Gabrieli Richly deserved.

Amazing to meet Paul Brennan, conductor of Bolton Youth Orchestra 1971-1979, for the first time in 45 years. He was an inspiration for me (and many others) as a young player. We remembered the rehearsals and concerts in Bolton and in Paderborn. Fab! Simon Talbot Clive Myrie

Thrilled to hear that Clive Myrie Alleycatstv won a BAFTA for their Caribbean Adventure. Huge congratulations to all, so richly deserved. (BTW Clive, I met Paul Brennan recently, former conductor of BYO, who sends his best.)

Brilliant, and inspiring. Congratulations Gaelynn Lea.

Happy birthday Paul!