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Fergus Macleod: Something to be proud of
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Monday, 16 August 2010. Something to be proud of. With Mervyn King telling us all that choppy times are ahead, and news of arts council cuts and the scrapping of the film council along with the prospect of cutting funding to the bbc and the possibility of strikes affecting the bbc proms it is easy to be down hearted about the state of the arts in the UK, and more specifically ‘classical music’. Midsummer Night’s Dream. To the joys of Ravel’s. To hear that the NYO has been getting young children to sit in...
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Fergus Macleod: Prokofiev - the precocious little ****
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Monday, 15 February 2010. Prokofiev - the precocious little * *. I tend to have one music book on the 'go'. The last one to be finished was 'How equal temperament ruined harmony'. A great book you should read it. For my next book I have returned to a book I lost in the bowels of the RCM halfway through reading it - Prokofiev's Diaries (1907-1914) translated by Anthony Phillips. I am always hooked by (good! Books about composers. Some suggestions:. Prokofiev Diaries - translated by Anthony Philips:. One o...
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Fergus Macleod: August 2010
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Monday, 16 August 2010. Something to be proud of. With Mervyn King telling us all that choppy times are ahead, and news of arts council cuts and the scrapping of the film council along with the prospect of cutting funding to the bbc and the possibility of strikes affecting the bbc proms it is easy to be down hearted about the state of the arts in the UK, and more specifically ‘classical music’. Midsummer Night’s Dream. To the joys of Ravel’s. To hear that the NYO has been getting young children to sit in...
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Fergus Macleod: August 2009
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Monday, 24 August 2009. Aspen over - now for 5 Handel Operas. So its been just over a month since I last updated things on here. Well once again I am sitting in Denver airport waiting for a flight, this time to LHR. And Beethoven 8 and Schubert 8 symphonies in it! Maybe something with wheels should be my next purchase. The second half of Aspen was as amazing as the first, but slightly more tiring. I did a Handel opera scenes master class on Semele. With the fantastic Nicholas Kraemer. I am not sure if I ...
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Fergus Macleod: May 2009
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Tuesday, 26 May 2009. Shropshire Life Magazine Article. There's a nice article about me in Shropshire Life this month, catch it on the shelves to see it in all its shiny glory - or catch it online here without all the photos:. Http:/ www.shropshirelifemagazine.co.uk/people-and-places-lightning-conductor- 153477. Let me know what you think. It would be interesting to know if you think where you grew up influenced your musical interests or careers. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Fergus Macleod: March 2010
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Thursday, 18 March 2010. Experience is the biggest teacher. I apologise for my normally over excited titles to these posts. I could go with Blog 1, 2, 3 etc. but that's just a cop out - so I am sticking with the slightly out there titles! I have come, and how much I have learned in those few hours I have been conducting, compared to the hours spent studying, watching, listening and reading. It was of course fantastic for the composers and myself to work with such great musicians, and it had a big impact&...
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Fergus Macleod: June 2009
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Thursday, 11 June 2009. Messiaen Part 2: his influence. Finally part the second is here! Following on from my initial investigation into the early orchestral works of Olivier Messiaen, I have recently completed a study on Messiaen's influence as a teacher and whether he produced a school of composition. It can be found at:. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). ETO: Working as music associate on the 5 Handel operas in HadelFEST 7th Sept - 24th Oct. Messiaen Part 2: his influence.
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Fergus Macleod: October 2009
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Sunday, 4 October 2009. Rattle's Brahms, Prokofiev and Katherine Jenkins - a merry mix. THIS WAS WRITTEN ON THE 30th OF DECEMBER 2010. PS Yes my Christmas presents were nice, no you cant have any, and no I haven't written my thank you letters. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). ETO: Working as music associate on the 5 Handel operas in HadelFEST 7th Sept - 24th Oct. Rattles Brahms, Prokofiev and Katherine Jenkins -.
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Fergus Macleod: January 2009
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Saturday, 24 January 2009. In March last year I was invited to study conducting (along with 3 others) under Pierre Boulez at the Luzern festival for a week in August. One should always only speak as they find, a motto I think more of the music world could do well to adopt, and for me Boulez is a confident yet supportive, generous and understanding master of what he does. Posts to come (hopefully). Just some of the things I hope to blog about. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Posts to come (hopefully).