Chris Astles
@castles73.bsky.social
#Clapham, London. Globetrots with @guyraybould. Plays with @kensingtonSO when not lawyering. Tries not to be a grumpy old sod.
Today also reminds us that, if Liz Truss
lives to be in her mid-90s, she will have spent more days standing at the Cenotaph than she did as Prime Minister. Heard on HIGNFY.
lives to be in her mid-90s, she will have spent more days standing at the Cenotaph than she did as Prime Minister. Heard on HIGNFY.
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Today also reminds us that, if Liz Truss
lives to be in her mid-90s, she will have spent more days standing at the Cenotaph than she did as Prime Minister. Heard on HIGNFY.
lives to be in her mid-90s, she will have spent more days standing at the Cenotaph than she did as Prime Minister. Heard on HIGNFY.
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A bit of book chat with The Guardian! What would your answers have been?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Natalie Haynes: ‘I’ll never read anything by a Brontë again’
The author and comedian on the immortal lines of Snoopy, discovering the heart of Homer’s Iliad and her culinary comfort read
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
A bit of book chat with The Guardian! What would your answers have been?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Off to country no 87: 🇹🇳. First stop:
Paris.
Paris.
October 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Off to country no 87: 🇹🇳. First stop:
Paris.
Paris.
Unless you live in a hotel, it is not possible to have a staycation in a hotel. This is a hill on which I will die.
September 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Unless you live in a hotel, it is not possible to have a staycation in a hotel. This is a hill on which I will die.
Lunch in the beautiful Italianate town of #Zamosc, #małopolska, #Poland
With @guyraybould.bsky.social
With @guyraybould.bsky.social
June 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Lunch in the beautiful Italianate town of #Zamosc, #małopolska, #Poland
With @guyraybould.bsky.social
With @guyraybould.bsky.social
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🪐 With Nasa's stranded astronauts back on Earth, it's KSO's turn to launch into space, as we perform Holst's masterpiece at Fairfield Halls on Saturday
March 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
🪐 With Nasa's stranded astronauts back on Earth, it's KSO's turn to launch into space, as we perform Holst's masterpiece at Fairfield Halls on Saturday
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We are excited to announce the KSO Scholars programme which launches this Saturday at Fairfield Halls. 7 talented young players from nearby Wilson's School will join us for the rehearsal of Mars and Jupiter from Holst's The Planets.
Read more on our website kso.org.uk/about-us/
Read more on our website kso.org.uk/about-us/
About us - Kensington Symphony Orchestra
About KSO
In almost 70 years of music-making, Kensington Symphony Orchestra has built an enviable reputation as one of the UK’s most accomplished and adventurous non-professional orchestras.
Establis...
kso.org.uk
March 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
We are excited to announce the KSO Scholars programme which launches this Saturday at Fairfield Halls. 7 talented young players from nearby Wilson's School will join us for the rehearsal of Mars and Jupiter from Holst's The Planets.
Read more on our website kso.org.uk/about-us/
Read more on our website kso.org.uk/about-us/
I’m clearly pleased with my bass.
The bass oboe is in the house ready for The Planets next week
🪐 Come and see it in the wild!
🎟️ www.fairfield.co.uk/events/kensi...
🪐 Come and see it in the wild!
🎟️ www.fairfield.co.uk/events/kensi...
March 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I’m clearly pleased with my bass.
Wish me luck! 414 steps to go.
March 3, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Wish me luck! 414 steps to go.
March 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“I have a view, I have a view.
“This is my son,” said the old man; “his name’s George. He has a view too.”
“Ah,” said Miss Bartlett
#Florence #Firenze.
With @guyraybould.bsky.social
“This is my son,” said the old man; “his name’s George. He has a view too.”
“Ah,” said Miss Bartlett
#Florence #Firenze.
With @guyraybould.bsky.social
March 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“I have a view, I have a view.
“This is my son,” said the old man; “his name’s George. He has a view too.”
“Ah,” said Miss Bartlett
#Florence #Firenze.
With @guyraybould.bsky.social
“This is my son,” said the old man; “his name’s George. He has a view too.”
“Ah,” said Miss Bartlett
#Florence #Firenze.
With @guyraybould.bsky.social
I spend time and effort looking after my teeth: my father went for the first time today in 60 - yup 60 - years and all he needs is one filling. One.
February 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I spend time and effort looking after my teeth: my father went for the first time today in 60 - yup 60 - years and all he needs is one filling. One.
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Woodwind and brass
@castles73.bsky.social cor anglais
@chrishorril.bsky.social clarinet
@grenadilladaddy.bsky.social bass clarinet
@jwingfieldhill.bsky.social bassoon
@flightfreeuk.bsky.social trumpet
@boneagain.bsky.social trombone
@castles73.bsky.social cor anglais
@chrishorril.bsky.social clarinet
@grenadilladaddy.bsky.social bass clarinet
@jwingfieldhill.bsky.social bassoon
@flightfreeuk.bsky.social trumpet
@boneagain.bsky.social trombone
January 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Woodwind and brass
@castles73.bsky.social cor anglais
@chrishorril.bsky.social clarinet
@grenadilladaddy.bsky.social bass clarinet
@jwingfieldhill.bsky.social bassoon
@flightfreeuk.bsky.social trumpet
@boneagain.bsky.social trombone
@castles73.bsky.social cor anglais
@chrishorril.bsky.social clarinet
@grenadilladaddy.bsky.social bass clarinet
@jwingfieldhill.bsky.social bassoon
@flightfreeuk.bsky.social trumpet
@boneagain.bsky.social trombone
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31 January over the past decade with @castles73.bsky.social:
1. Bocas del Toro, Panama 🇵🇦 2015
2. Eating fat-bottomed ants in Barichara, Colombia 🇨🇴 2017
3. At Rihanna’s house, Barbados 🇧🇧 2019
4. Being in Paris as the UK left the EU 🇪🇺 😢 2020
1. Bocas del Toro, Panama 🇵🇦 2015
2. Eating fat-bottomed ants in Barichara, Colombia 🇨🇴 2017
3. At Rihanna’s house, Barbados 🇧🇧 2019
4. Being in Paris as the UK left the EU 🇪🇺 😢 2020
January 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
31 January over the past decade with @castles73.bsky.social:
1. Bocas del Toro, Panama 🇵🇦 2015
2. Eating fat-bottomed ants in Barichara, Colombia 🇨🇴 2017
3. At Rihanna’s house, Barbados 🇧🇧 2019
4. Being in Paris as the UK left the EU 🇪🇺 😢 2020
1. Bocas del Toro, Panama 🇵🇦 2015
2. Eating fat-bottomed ants in Barichara, Colombia 🇨🇴 2017
3. At Rihanna’s house, Barbados 🇧🇧 2019
4. Being in Paris as the UK left the EU 🇪🇺 😢 2020
Atmospheric evening at the Tower of London yesterday for the Ceremony of the Keys.
January 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Atmospheric evening at the Tower of London yesterday for the Ceremony of the Keys.
Fully-prepared for a day with @kso.org.uk.
January 19, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Fully-prepared for a day with @kso.org.uk.
Well Painter Hall at Greenwich, that is one well-placed mirror.
January 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Well Painter Hall at Greenwich, that is one well-placed mirror.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/j.... Sad. Loved his turn as Count Orsini-Rosenberg in Amadeus.
Charles Kay obituary
Stalwart supporting actor who appeared at the RSC and the National, and on TV in I, Claudius and Fortunes of War
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/j.... Sad. Loved his turn as Count Orsini-Rosenberg in Amadeus.
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They are playing one of our tunes on @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social - Troika from Lieutenant Kijé. Come along to @southbankcentre.bsky.social on Saturday 25 January to hear it and much more live!
P.S. We also have a surprise for you, watch this space!
kso.org.uk/event/concer...
P.S. We also have a surprise for you, watch this space!
kso.org.uk/event/concer...
Magnus Lindberg's Clarinet Concerto at Southbank Centre
One of the Finnish composer’s most frequently performed pieces, Magnus Lindberg's clarinet concerto comprises a single movement divided into five sections. Restless but rhapsodic, its joyous evocation...
kso.org.uk
January 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
They are playing one of our tunes on @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social - Troika from Lieutenant Kijé. Come along to @southbankcentre.bsky.social on Saturday 25 January to hear it and much more live!
P.S. We also have a surprise for you, watch this space!
kso.org.uk/event/concer...
P.S. We also have a surprise for you, watch this space!
kso.org.uk/event/concer...
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Question: how does clarinettist Julian Bliss interpret Lindberg’s Clarinet Concerto? Answer: find out on 25 January: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/kso...
KSO: Lindberg, Prokofiev and Ravel | Southbank Centre
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
January 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Question: how does clarinettist Julian Bliss interpret Lindberg’s Clarinet Concerto? Answer: find out on 25 January: www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/kso...
The sun sets on my 52nd year.
January 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The sun sets on my 52nd year.
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Hello from Saint Lucia 🇱🇨, the 85th country I’ve visited (and 86th for @castles73.bsky.social)
January 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Hello from Saint Lucia 🇱🇨, the 85th country I’ve visited (and 86th for @castles73.bsky.social)
Happy new year: a year of travel starts today. Terrible time to have to get up on New Year’s Day. But, St Lucia later.
January 1, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Happy new year: a year of travel starts today. Terrible time to have to get up on New Year’s Day. But, St Lucia later.
