Gourmet dining

It's not unknown for me to liken music to food.  Or pair musical listening experiences with the type of food and drink which should be consumed at the same time (have a look here for example). Today's menu?  Michelin starred smoothness and subtlety: For the starter:  gorgeous, lilting songs exploring love and life accompanied by light bluesy…

Guaranteed delivery

There are certain things in life that I am pretty much guaranteed to like: hot & cold food together - warm brownies with ice cream anyone? yarn & book shops clear blue winter skies..... You get the idea. And I know that there are certain aspects of music that I am bound to like too: juicy chord…

Illuminations

To start us off in the 'Hs', we have, ladies and gentlemen, one of the greatest composers of all time. George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). Perhaps he is best known for his oratorio Messiah. This includes the famous Hallelujah Chorus. A fabulous choral work and one in which I have participated many times - it is…