MEET THE MUSIC-MAKERS: Murray Mclachlan & family

SPECIAL CONCERT WAS A FAMILY AFFAIR Murray McClachlan & family. A Camel House Concert BBC Music Magazine had already introduced to me the musician in glowing terms. “Murray McLachlan is a pianist with a virtuoso technique and…

EN PRAISE OF THE POETS: Victor Fernandez Gopar (special Spanish verion)

EL ESTATUOSDES DEL ESTATUTO Y SE ENCUENTRA CONTRA LA TORMENTA Víctor Fernández Gopar a menudo celebraba la importancia de la sal para esta isla, escribiendo maravillosa poesía al respecto, y muchos de esos poemas han sido adaptados…

IN PRAISE OF THE POETS: Victor Fernandez Gopar

STATUE STANDS STILL AND DIGNIFIED AGAINST STORM new statue stands proudly against the storm Victor Fernandez Gopar often celebrated the importance of salt to this island, writing wonderful poetry about it, and many of those poems have…
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IN PRAISE OF THE POETS: Laureates all

POET LAUREATE REACHES FOR LYRICISM Several poets laureate of modern history have released recordings of their work, and current holder of the post, Simon Armitage has now increased the number of their company. None previously, though, can…

LISTEN TO STARS SPREADING RUMOURS

Whispers In The Wind Lanzarote has so little light pollution and so much silent, open countryside that we are afforded wonderful views of meteors and  falling stars all across the constellation and, almost on a nightly basis, are able…

CONCERTS IN CAVES AND CONVENTS

CONCERTS IN CAVES AND CONVENTS 36th Festival International Classic Music  Canarias BEETHOVEN AT EASE, MUSICIANS AT PLAY Cuarteto de Cuerdo Ornati Inglesia de San Roque, Tinajo, January 11th 2020 As genuine lovers of chamber…

SINGING IN THE CHOIR

SINGING WITH THE CHOIR: Anne Rees We brought you a review recently of a performance by Lanzarote Gospel Choir (see archives) and mentioned an English lady in the choir, called Anne Rees who charmingly agreed to sit through one of our hugely…

MUSIC SOCIETY CELEBRATIONS by Graham Marshall

HEART AND MIND AND FINGERTIPS by Graham Marshall Graham Marshall l Rochdale Music Society LUKA OKROS pianoforte Heywood Civic Centre  2020 review This was the third in what is proving to be a musically most rewarding…

MUSIC FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES

MUSIC FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES A Meeting Of Timples, Teatro Tias, January        2020 review The annual La Canderlaria and San Blas religious festival in Tias always presents a plethora of arts that…

SONGS OF PRAISE, GOSPEL STYLE

SONGS OF PRAISE GOSPEL STYLE ! Lanzarote Gospel Choir, Teatro Tias, January 2020     review My wife and I had spent the previous hour in a wonderful new restaurant Arreyate un Millo, just around the corner from Teatro…