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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 2h

See you tomorrow!

John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 11h

It’s a fantastic insight into Victorian male paranoia about loss of masculinity in the face of a) exotic attractive foreigners and b) liberated women.

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 11h

A wise colleague advised me never to say anything in rehearsal that I couldn't say in my *third* language to avoid excessive waffle; and whilst I get that not all situations are so pressured, it's left me pretty short-tempered with people who hold the floor without contributing concrete thoughts.

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 12h

I went to a conference recently and was astounded by how long people were capable of speaking for to no obvious point. Despite some old myths, my profession have it driven into us that time is money so hard that I’ve become even less tolerant than I might once have been….

Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 17h

Men claim women talk too much, but boy if you get that man on a panel, he will over talk every woman present in the room.

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 20h

And several interviewers who seem to have had a superhuman ability to understand what I meant rather than the verbal slop that came out of my mouth.

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 1d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 21h

To be scrupulously fair, most Boomers that I know are acutely conscious of how lucky they've been, and would be more understanding about this than politicians fear. The tabloids though....

Oz Katerji @ozkaterji.bsky.social · 21h

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 22h

Has anybody seen the Secretary of State lately?

a desert landscape with a blue sky in the background and a few trees in the foreground .

ALT: a desert landscape with a blue sky in the background and a few trees in the foreground .

media.tenor.com

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Alexandra Wilson @amwilson.bsky.social · 23h

I am delighted with this review of my new book in The New Statesman. The reviewer really gets what the book is all about.

www.newstatesman.com/culture/book...

When did opera become elitist?

Alexandra Wilson’s history of the art form in Britain shows how it used to appeal to everyone, from miners to lords

www.newstatesman.com

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

Yes indeed; not least because almost everybody of note studied with her.

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

Aargh - I've clearly not used one for a while. SO weird to reproduce it in a brand new edition....

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

Prior to the 20thC it would be hard to isolate something so specific though, because musical language evolved more seamlessly from each generation to the next. It's not clear to me that that Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven 'invented' techniques so why would we expect it of Martines?

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

As representative of a profession who often don’t even get to the pub until 10.45 after a show, I see no downsides.

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

It’s bedtime, human subjects.

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

Ah ok. No comment…

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

Any particular reason?

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

Our most intelligent cats (three back) wouldn’t turn a hair at explosions or gunfire on TV - they seemed to absolutely know it was fake. But an episode of The Avengers with a tiger sent them batshit…

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

Why did I never do this?!
(I did accidentally leave a copy of Private Eye down my bell for several months….).

👻 Costumes by Allison @allisonportnow.bsky.social · 1d

In related news. theonion.com/symphony-goe...

Symphony-Goer Heads To Seat Carrying Novelty Tuba Full Of Nachos

theonion.com

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, but…

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 3d

First hint of Autumn sun and all dignity leaves the building…

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 2d

There is little that cannot be alleviated by the sight of a Chinchilla in a hammock.

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

Reminded what an absolute masterpiece this is. But why oh why Booseys have you reversed the trumpet and horn staves. My brain is now officially melting…

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

It also provides more than half the income of some of our major orchestras owing to the richness (and length) of their soundtracks.

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

“Extended marketing opportunity”…

a cartoon character from south park is sitting on a stool and says let 's be honest with each other

ALT: a cartoon character from south park is sitting on a stool and says let 's be honest with each other

media.tenor.com

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 2d

Smaller child is analysing ‘Killer Queen’ and I almost want to be allowed to do GCSE music again…

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 2d

An English degree might help you to spell ‘Britain’ properly…

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