Today’s Tweets
November 25th, 2009
- Off now to rehearse Queens's Chapel choir for Dove Into Thy Hands which I'm conducting for Memorial at weekend #
- Enjoyed dinner last night we hosted for our Physics Ellmy Eugene, lovely, clever Mardi from John's research group… #
- … and lovely Greek friends,Thanos and Salvina Skouros,our hosts in Mikonos.Big discussion re my ARK CITY ACADEMY scholarship choir… #
- …despite marginal number of muslim students, I am not allowed to use "devotional" music… #
- …which means the non muslim children are to be denied the greatest of all choral music in my one year prog… #
- …ie NO Bach, NO Palestrina. NO monteverdi, NO Handel. NO Byrd or Tallis etc. etc. etc. We are denying them access to.. #
- ..mankind's greatest achievements. Like going to a Gallery,forbidding access to Michelangelo,Titian,ALL Medieval/Renaissance ART.. #
- … makes we want to SCREAM! #
- … And let me tell you. What did they love learning MOST on Sat? THE LASSUS! #