Archive for May, 2009

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May 8th, 2009

  • Sports captains dinner really great. They are such wonderful kids. They deserve spoiling. One, Ben, knew Ali! #
  • Brick Road is a good film. Deepened my understanding of Bangladeshis, I think #

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May 8th, 2009

Oooh! My first blog entry. I can use more than 140 characters. Yippee!

It’s been very interesting meeting, first, the Chief Inspector of prisons at the Draper’s Hall, and, today talking to Sir David Latham, who is currently head of the Parole Board. What a challenge they both face currently and how extraordinaruly lucky we are to have them both.

I am launching my website on 12 June. How exciting… I will try to build as much interest and profile as possible for the build up to the 2011 launch of my new Foudation (Singing for Seniors/Sing On/Old Voices – still looking for a great name. All suggestions welcome).

Also, my third charity, ‘Voices Unlimited’, which I am establishing to put on glass ceiling-busting performances of choral music (staged Bach Matthew Passion, 2011) to engage new, YOUNG, unexpected audiences. I LOVE what thingy (Old Vic) is doing in the underground tunnels. Superb. But mine will be THE GREATEST MUSIC KNOWN TO MANKIND.

Now I must go and prepare all the music (40 singers) for Voce rehearsal on Monday night (first of the season). I think it’ll take 7 hours. Let’s see…

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May 7th, 2009

  • Ok. Last night…David Skinner and his group ROCK. The best Renaissance singing group in the world… #
  • …they performed their Henry VIII prog (they do David Starkey’s tv prog music). Goddam BRILLIANT #
  • TODAY I finished my Etente Musicale prog for VOCE. It’s going to be BRILLIANT. Come to my concert. #
  • See vocechamberchoir.org.uk for details. 🙂 #
  • TONIGHT we went to the Drapers Hall for concert (Guild Hall students) and dinner as guests of.. #
  • ..our great friend and acting Lord Lieutenant of London, Sir Michael Craig Cooper. He is LEGEND. #
  • Lots of interesting folk, incl Head prison service and Michael White (economics cor., Guardian) – wonderful and brilliant man #
  • …I adore Mendelssohn 8 tet. Brilliant piece. #
  • I hosted lunch today at our Lodge at Queens’ for 25 of our staff at Queens’. Great bunch. FUN #
  • I am watching THE WIRE. It’s SO GOOD #
  • Lots of planning today for Monday’s London photo shoot for my 4-page LIFESTYLE feature in House and Garden. Yippee! #
  • Stimulating meeting with lovely, Iranian Roshi to create resource pack for our EBD school- Cherry Trees. #
  • …In between Mary and Alison making my hair BEAUTIFUL. Mmm- feels wonderful. #
  • Hitherto, today has been virtually ceaseless ORGANISING lots of exciting STUFF by text, email, phone. #
  • .. I’ll give you a clue.. 37. Busy bee me 🙂 #
  • It is 5.20. Guess how many important (ie non social) texts I have sent today? #
  • Rushing to get train back to Cambridge to host tonight’s dinner in the Lodge for 6 Queens’ sports captains. #
  • AND to see my darling Ali who has arrived for her final revision push for her FINALS #
  • She says she hates foreign students who can’t punt and scream down the river! #

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May 6th, 2009

  • Suffice to say, tonight left me inspired in terms of my own work and I have learned a GREAT DEAL #

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May 5th, 2009

  • Today. Back in Cambridge. After Queens’ Creative Arts meeting to plan May week festivities, I plan… #
  • … my Voce summer touring programme! ‘Etente Musicale!’ Quite a challenge. I have a fantastic prog. With a couple of holes 🙂 #

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May 4th, 2009

  • Laughter and fun with our darling LA boys at The Modern, MOMA. Talk about OBAMA 1st 100 days.. #
  • … AND…HILARY CLINTON’s 1st 100 days! She has been superb. #
  • Breakfast meeting with Queens’, Cambridge alumni A list at Harvard Club. Great guys. #
  • Yesterday’s dance choreographed by our friend Adam Weinert who works with Wei Shuen, choreographer of Beijing Olympics… #
  • … Adam is a beautiful and talented man #
  • ..sorry, I mean Shen Wei..:) #
  • Ps. Dumbo, where we were yesterday, stands for “Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass”. Did you know? #