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Classical shenanigans from @timmy_fisher and @sam_pop91. Buy us a coffee: https://t.co/kU32OMUNbF
Joined January 2019
NEW: Sam chats to the magnificent @EricWhitacre about their experience recording The Sacred Veil together with @VOCES8.
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Classical Twitter: are there any concertos that open with just the solo instrument, unaccompanied, before Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto? Asking for a friend.
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My EP lives! Follow, subscribe, share, even listen! https://t.co/O5GBNFKfYd
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Timmy Fisher · EP · 2024 · 5 songs
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What (possibly) links plainchant to football chant? Me in this weekend’s FT!
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The great trumpeter channelled the song’s New Orleans roots, though some claim it goes back a thousand years
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My love letter to Paul, Linda and James Bond.
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His track for the 1973 film was unusually structured, including a section written by Linda McCartney, and gave rise to a memorable cover version
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Do we know of any prominent classical folk (artists, commentators) who HATE Bruckner?
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Feeling proud to have worked on such a brilliant Proms season. Here’s a wee round up of some of the best bits.
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The very best moments from the 2025 Proms season
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The only quavers we’re interested in are cheese flavoured and crunchy.
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They stole our only gag.
Have you ever heard Newsnight’s theme tune played by a recorder quartet? Well, now you have https://t.co/P0zxS1DNGF
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Daniel Pioro on Richter’s Recomposed: ‘It’s essentially a Premier Inn that describes itself as a remake of the Vatican.’ A glorious rinse. https://t.co/agjEbkOzlX
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At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, there was a horse that refused to jump over obstacles in the pentathlon, losing his rider a gold medal. His name was Saint Boy. “
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NEW POD: Tim talks international competition politics, while Sam forges a musical map of Middle Earth in a Lord of the Rings analytical pilgrimage.
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Let this be the first domino.
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Authorities in a Japanese city decided too many people were displaying poor manners while playing it.
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What a treat to see this beautiful short story from @madeleinethien in print! Get your 2023 @bbcproms Guides, people.
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The excellent @alexpaxtonyeah getting the coverage he deserves! (And a lovely write up from Josh Spero.)
Just published: my interview with terrific composer @alexpaxtonyeah, in which he talks about noise, jazz and being inspired by the 4yos he used to teach
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(Tim:) Our very own @Sam_Pop91 features on this glorious album from @VOCES8 and @EricWhitacre. Do go and listen!
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Eric Whitacre · album · 2023 · 16 songs
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