Caroline Potter

@carolinefrmus.bsky.social

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Award-winning author of books on Boulez, Satie, Boulanger and Dutilleux/ Visiting Reader in French Music, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire/
Contributing writer at I Care If You Listen/ https://linktr.ee/carolinepotter

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Composers Doing Normal Shit @normalcomposers.bsky.social · 10h

Francis Poulenc smoking a cigarette while cooking with his dog.

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 12h

Isn't it? I'm looking forward to seeing it again later this month

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 15h

I like doing non-festive things at this time of year: on 24 December I'm going to the Linbury Studio Theatre (ROH) for Oliver Leith's Last Days. Loved it first time around, looking forward to seeing it again www.rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-...

Last Days

Find out about Last Days at the Royal Opera House. A critically acclaimed opera returns. Adapted from Gus Van Sant’s 2005 film loosely based on the final days of grunge icon Kurt Cobain, Last Days is ...

www.rbo.org.uk

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 1d

Marco Stroppa writes about reworking the electronic part of #Boulez Poésie pour pouvoir in advance of its workshop performance at the Philharmonie de Paris on 12 December (article in English): www.ircam.fr/article/troi...

Trois questions à Marco Stroppa sur l’électronique de Poésie pour pouvoir

Poésie pour pouvoir pour bande et trois groupes orchestraux a été créée le 19 octobre 1958 à Donaueschingen par l’orchestre du Südwestrundfunk sous la direction de Hans Rosbaud et Pierre Boulez. L’œuv...

www.ircam.fr

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 2d

Heading home later today after a wonderful time in Turin. Great interactions, excellent hospitality and - as I said in my introduction - a pleasure to participate as a British person in a trilingual European conference. 🥰🇪🇺

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 3d

This will definitely be the first talk I’ve given with Vexations audibly in the background. 675 reps and counting here in Turin #Satie

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 3d

The university conference catering here in Turin is fabulous and unlike anything I’ve experienced. Octopus and sparkling wine for lunch, anyone? 🥂🍾

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 3d

And it’s over!

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 3d

This will definitely be the first talk I’ve given with Vexations audibly in the background. 675 reps and counting here in Turin #Satie

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 4d

Congratulations! 🥂 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 4d

Me next. The person sitting next to me has started singing along

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 4d

Francesco Bergamasco gets the marathon #Satie #Vexations started. Live link here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=tS-DvI…

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tS-DvI…

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 4d

Amateur pianist corner goes live! Participating in #Satie Vexations today in Turin.
Thinking especially of Robert Orledge (his edition of the score) and Ornella Volta (a card from her): she would have loved this European Satie event in Italy

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 4d

Music hall poster for revue ‘Tais-toi, tu m’affoles!’ including ‘That Mysterious Rag’ cited by #Satie in Parade. From Hervé Lacombe’s fascinating paper on the art/music hall link

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 4d

Opening the #Satie conference in Turin, David Christoffel speaking on Satie as precursor, especially of repetitive music

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 5d

In time for dinner…

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 5d

Buonasera Torino/Good evening Turin! Here for a #Satie conference marking the 100th anniversary of his death

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Nicolas Hodges @nicolashodges.bsky.social · 6d

If any pianists out there are in the market for a German teaching job, there‘s one available here. Please forward to any likely candidates.
stellen.hmdk-stuttgart.de/jobposting/5...

Professor/in für Klavier (m/w/d) Bes.Gr. W 3, 100 %

stellen.hmdk-stuttgart.de

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 6d

Update: finally nailed it! Challenging for me because it's fast & has scale passages in it, but YAY 😇

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · Oct 26

Amateur pianist corner: it's #Scarlatti 's birthday and I'm currently getting to grips with K461. Fun and has surprisingly unpredictable passages

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 7d

Stunning lighting and movement in Xie Rong’s adventurous show Mountains and Seas @omnibustheatre.bsky.social

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 7d

Viktor Ullmann, Der Kaiser von Atlantis: new facsimile edition published by the Paul Sacher Stiftung www.paul-sacher-stiftung.ch/en/publicati...

Paul Sacher Stiftung - 2025 - Viktor Ullmann, Kaiser von Atlantis

www.paul-sacher-stiftung.ch

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cameralucida.bsky.social @cameralucida.bsky.social · 8d

MONTAG (avec Le Balcon/Maxime Pascal, mise en scène Silvia Costa) à la @philharmonie.bsky.social / Festival d'Automne c'est fini...
Mais Montag en vidéo réalisé par David Daurier , c'est pour bientôt...
( Medici TV, Philharmonie Live)

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 8d

👏👏👏

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Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · 8d

Gazpacho du jour
- On dîne
- Le Gibier
- Escargot

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Paul Griffiths @disgwylfa.bsky.social · 8d

On reste toujours prêt d'accueillir le compositeur en Clermont-Ferrand.

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 9d

I tend to assume with Satie that he was after a particular visual effect - the notational quirks certainly aren't for musical reasons

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 9d

Amateur pianist corner: #Satie Vexations. As I'm participating in a performance on Friday, I thought I'd better dig it out and remind myself how to play it...

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 10d

#Boulez as a supremely lucid guide to sur Incises: DVD directed by Andy Sommer www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCiw...

Andy Sommer - Une lecon de Pierre Boulez (check automatic translation to ENG)

YouTube video by Jorge L. Santos

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Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 11d

Nina Guo, Jack Sheen & London Sinfonietta after extraordinarily moving #Grisey Quatre chants. Excellent programming: the transition from John White’s Drinking & Hooting Song worked uncannily well

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 11d

Julian Anderson & Jack Sheen discussing tonight’s London Sinfonietta programme around #Grisey Quatre chants pour franchir le seuil

Caroline Potter @carolinefrmus.bsky.social · 11d

The sale includes my #Satie and #Boulez hardbacks which, with the BF25 discount code, are respectively £14 and £12. Available at this ridiculous price until 2 December!

Boydell & Brewer @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social · 11d

👀 Now is the time to grab that hardback you've had your eyes on! Use BF25 at the checkout for 60% off selected hardbacks published before Dec 2024. Browse the sale ➡️ buff.ly/zKBsGUs

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