Category Archives: Anniversaries

ASWs Past and Future: a personal reflection

Posted on April 17, 2020 by mj263

My diary tells me that Friday 17th April should have been the first day of the 2020 Annual Study Weekend in Leeds. Planning for the conference had taken more than a year and at the last Conference Committee meeting held … Continue reading →

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From Berlioz with love

Posted on March 7, 2019 by mj263

The 8th March is the 150th anniversary of the death of the famous French composer Hector Berlioz. In this letter, in the Gerald Coke Handel Collection at the Foundling Museum, Berlioz sends apologies to the flautist Jules-Antoine Demeur (husband of one of Berlioz’ favourite … Continue reading →

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