Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house not a creature was stirring, except for me moving invisibly amid the decorations with plenty of festive Essential Classics @BBCRadio3. Our man at the scene makes his Christmas address to the EC Collective.

Menotti's fantastic Christmas opera #AmahlAndTheNightVisitors this afternoon, a matinee performance at Steeple Aston Village Hall... @ForrestMark @BBCRadio3 all the details here>

Amahl and the night visitors this pm in Oxfordshire! @ForrestMark @BBCRadio3

Wishing you a joyful festive season - https://t.co/2CTutbVFOj

A wonderful Christmas opera for all the family, #Menotti #AmahlAndTheNightVisitors coupled with a short fun #GilbertAndSullivan #TrialByJury in village halls in Oxfordshire next week .. @ForrestMark @BBCRadio3 @BBCOxford @DailyInfoOxford @OxOnArts @abingdonschool @Ianskellyradio3

Join us in December for our Christmas Double Bill - https://t.co/s4aa4ZlMgI

Its #AmahlAndTheNightVisitors time of year again! Coupled with #TrialByJury the production is sure to be a lot of fun! @ForrestMark @Ianskellyradio3 Oxfordshire 20th and 21st December.. https://t.co/W5TVnFKRBF

Just a handful of tickets for this weekends performances of #TheMikado #GilbertAndSullivan https://t.co/Oh8LItBHTB

We could work on this routine for our new #HMSPinafore next year.. what do you reckon @TristanStocks1 @MadameFlora

Morning! I’m back! Join us @BBCRadio3 9.30 for a Slavonic Dance to start, some of Rachmaninov’s Cello Sonata, the Sanctus from Bach’sB minor Mass & The Sailor’s Dance from Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas in The People’s Playlister 📻❤️🎹👌🎤☕️

Superb singing and playing in this Handelian marathon tonight, and a lot of fun too, Deidama @wexfordopera

Wacky Rossini Il Viaggio A Reims @wexfordopera fantastic coloratura singing from all cast, love the ‘pub piano’ in the orchestra pit!

All ready for ‘The Magic Fountain’ (Delius) @wexfordopera

A fantastic performance of Zemlinsky’s ‘The Dwarf’ @wexfordopera amazing singing & stamina from this cast!

Taking us ‘away with the fairies’, this wonderful, wild & wacky #MidSummerNightsDream @wexfordopera

Great reduced version of Carmen @wexfordopera mezzo performing the role was exceptional!

Quite a remarkable production! @wexfordopera

Spending a glorious week here @wexfordopera soaking up the atmosphere, enjoying the uniqueness of the Irish culture and the extraordinary breadth and depth of the performances, not just in the opera house but throughout this amazing town..

Music in education - we do it, somehow, on a shoestring, yes the sector needs significant funding . 3 performances leading up to Christmas has considerable contributions from young school age musicians . https://t.co/RgKLzQhjl9 but we are taking extraordinary financial risks .

Challenging questions about music in education @MusicInEd, we do need to need prioritise this important aspect of education, I am so grateful for the emphasis on music education at my secondary modern school in the 1970s