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…