The Lark Ascending is a short, single-movement work by the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, inspired by the 1881 poem of the same name by the English writer George Meredith. It was originally for violin and piano, completed in 1914 but not performed until 1920. The composer reworked it for solo violin and orchestra after […]
Once More With Feeling
Once More, with Feeling” is the seventh episode of the 6th season of the supernatural drama television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and the only one in the series performed as a musical. It was written and directed by the show’s creator, Joss Whedon, and originally aired on UPN in the United States on […]
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins OBE, is an English actor, comedian, and singer whose career has spanned over 70 years. Cribbins made his first West End theatre appearance in 1956 at the Arts Theatre, playing the two Dromios in A Comedy of Errors, and co-starred in the first West End productions of Not Now Darling, There Goes the […]
The Mysteries
The Mysteries is a version of the medieval English mystery plays first presented at London’s National Theatre in 1977. The cycle of three plays tells the story of the Bible from the creation to the last judgement.It is based largely on the Wakefield Cycle of plays (but incorporating some scenes from the York, Chester and […]
The Manchester Passion
Manchester Passion is a television special which was broadcast by BBC Three on 14 April 2006. Created and scripted by Andy King-Dabbs and Stephen Powell as a follow-up to BBC Classical Music’s previous BBC Three special, Flashmob – The Opera, it was a contemporary retelling of the Passion of Jesus set to popular music, broadcast […]
Allegri – Miserere
Miserere (full title: Miserere mei, Deus, Latin for “Have mercy on me, O God”) is a setting of Psalm 51 by Italian composer Gregorio Allegri. It was composed during the reign of Pope Urban VIII, probably during the 1630s, for the exclusive use of the Sistine Chapel during the Tenebrae services of Holy Week, and […]
The Imagined Village
The Imagined Village was a folk music project founded by Simon Emmerson of the Afro Celt Sound System. It was intended to produce modern folk music that represented modern multiculturalism in the United Kingdom and as such, featured musicians from a wide variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The name of the project came from […]
Fay Hield
Fay Hield, who hails from Keighley, is a traditional English folk singer and a Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology at the University of Sheffield. She was part of The Witches of Elswick, who were an a cappella folk quartet comprising Becky Stockwell, Gillian Tolfrey, Bryony Griffith and Hield Much of their material came from traditional music […]
Tomioka Dance Club
So, what is Tomioka High School Dance Club and why are they so famous? The high school is located in Osaka, and their dance club had been very famous for the dynamic performance. They won 1st place in the All Japan High School Dance Contest in 2015 and 2016 and 2nd place in 2017. What […]
Mecano
Mecano was a Spanish pop band formed in 1981 and active until 1992. Mecano became one of the most successful Spanish pop bands of all time. The band is still the best selling Spanish band, with over 25 million records worldwide. They were considered by some to be anate-garde for their time and part of […]