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Nikki C @quoque.bsky.social · 15h

We are so excited and honoured to be working with Patrick to record his stunning work, The Wedding At Cana. If you're a choral singer looking for something new, join us from 28 Oct to 18 Dec for this unique opportunity, plus top-notch teaching and a lot of fun! ❤️🎶

Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 1d

Be part of choral history with us! 🎶

Choir of the Earth will be the first choir to learn, sing & record a revised version of Patrick Hawes' The Wedding at Cana.

Everyone is welcome for the launch on 28 October at 17.00 GMT. Discover more here:

choiroftheearth.com/courses/wedd...

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The Wedding At Cana by Patrick Hawes — Choir of the Earth

Join us from Tuesday 28 October 2025 to learn, sing and record Patrick Hawes’s dramatic cantata The Wedding at Cana - a powerful and moving work about Christ’s first miracle - and be part of the wor...

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Amanda @pandamoanimum.bsky.social · 19h

My brain: Needs to use GPS when I’m driving to remember how to get to a place I’ve previously driven to multiple times before.

Also my brain: Remembers every single lyric to the 1990 hit Ice Ice Baby when it comes on the radio while I’m driving to the place it can’t remember how to get to.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · Aug 18

When people ask me if I have any good stories from when I used to interview rock stars for a living my mind often goes a bit blank, and to be honest a lot of it was quite ordinary and unremarkable, but on the other hand there is this.

24 years ago I was sent to a London pub by a newspaper to interview and drink whisky (no “e” over here) with Lemmy, who was in the band Motorhead and, before that, slightly less famously, Hawkwind and, before that, much less famously, Sam Gopal. We had a good chat: about being from the part of the Midlands north of the River Trent, about books, and about roadying for Hendrix in the mid-60s (him, not me; I was minus nine at the time). When the record company PR sidled over to tell me my time was up, Lemmy waved him away. “No, no, I’m enjoying this,” he said, commandingly. I realised at this point that I had another question I’d been meaning to ask but hadn’t. “Are you scared of anything?” I said to Lemmy. “Nothing,” he replied. Then he paused and frowned for a moment, as if an idea had suddenly occurred to him. “Oh, maybe snakes,” he said. “It’s because they’ve got no shoulders.”

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 1d

It’s emotional!

We’re not far from the end of our Ultimate Messiah course now and what an experience it's been. 🎶

We're in week 13 of learning Handel’s masterpiece in unprecedented detail and of course, we say Amen to that!

#ChoralSky #Choir #Singing #Messiah #ChoirOfTheEarth #TuesdayMotivation

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Nikki C @quoque.bsky.social · 2d

For as long as I can remember I've always had little periods of weltschmerz - a very useful German word describing a sadness about the state of the world. These days, however, I think we need a new word for those of us experiencing sheer fecking terror about the state of the world. Weltaaaaah maybe?

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Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 2d

magician: *sweating* hold on i can fix this

A model walking on a runway, wearing a ball gown that creates the illusion of her body being separated into two parts with a gap in between.

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Nikki C @quoque.bsky.social · 3d

I know we don't judge people by appearances but I can't be the only one who would much rather stick with the Beast than the pretty prince he turns back into 😏🔥

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Nikki C @quoque.bsky.social · 4d

I feel seen.

A 4 panel comic strip from Fowl Language Comics by Brian Gordon. In Panel 1, an anxious-looking duck stands by a window at sunrise thinking, "Oh my God, I have so much to do, I don't even know where to start!". In Panels 2 and 3 the duck doesn't move but time passes outside the window. In the final panel it is nighttime and the duck still hasn't moved, still looks anxious, and thinks, "Well, I gave it my best shot."

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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 4d

QUANTUS TREMOR EST FUTURUS

The Nittany Lion mascot again, palms again raised to Heaven, though now he’s in more of a crouch

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Mariana Z @mariana057.bsky.social · 27d

The CEO of IKEA was just elected Prime Minister in Sweden.

He should have his cabinet together by the end of the weekend.

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Nikki C @quoque.bsky.social · 5d

A few minutes of 90s music therapy for anyone having a tough time right now. You got this ✊🏻❤️ youtu.be/uIbXvaE39wM

Wilson Phillips - Hold On (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by WilsonPhillipsVEVO

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 6d

Ben knows when to push for more, but he also knows when people need a bit of a confidence boost and, as a chorister of many years himself, Ben connects to singers in a unique way. Not only that, but he is a wonderful person with a big heart. Thank you Ben. We feel very lucky to have you leading us.

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 6d

A week on from Esterházy Palace we want to say a huge thank you to our Musical Director @benenglandbem.bsky.social. Ben took an orchestra who hadn't played together, soloists he’d never met & over 130 choristers who hadn't sung together in person & within 48 hours he brought out the best in everyone

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · 7d

We’re honoured that Ralph Allwood MBE DMus has been appointed as Earth Choir Academy’s first Patron.

Ralph has an incredible career in music. Here's a clip of him sharing his thoughts with us, and you can listen to the complete conversation, here:

youtu.be/UtasevKWwlU?...

#ChoralSky

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Nikki C @quoque.bsky.social · 7d

Literally biting my lip to stop myself interjecting in the conversation in front of me on the plane from London to Belfast where a guy from the US is Amerisplaining Northern Irish and UK social policy to a guy from Southern England. They've covered taxes, self-determination and public safety 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Nikki C @quoque.bsky.social · 17d

So excited to have finally arrived in Vienna for our @choiroftheearth.com trip to perform Haydn's Missa in Angustiis at Esterházy Palace this Thursday! Team COTE is powered by caffeine so it seems appropriate that my first task is to try my first Wiener Melange. Prost!

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Ben England BEM @benenglandbem.bsky.social · 18d

When he was a youngster, Papa Haydn was fired from the choir at St Stephen’s Cathedral in part for cutting off the pigtail of one of his fellow choristers 😬. Now he’s back in his new crocheted form as a tourist! @choiroftheearth.com #crochetedhaydn

A crocheted Haydn in front of St Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · Aug 25

Great to hear our Musical Director @benenglandbem.bsky.social on BBC Radio earlier, talking with Jenna about singing, why it makes us happy and of course, about Choir of the Earth 🎶 To listen, start from around 2 hours 11 minutes into the show ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#ChoralSky #Radio #Sing

Jenna Myles - 25/08/2025 - BBC Sounds

Jenna has great stories and all the music you love for Bank Holiday Monday.

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · Aug 29

Brilliant to feature in Choir and Organ magazine, in their fantastic piece about digital choirs 🎶

We're so proud of our choristers who sing with us from all over the world, and our incredible Musical Director, Ben.

Read the full feature here:

www.gramophone.co.uk/choir-and-or...

#Choralsky

Choral Communities | Digital Choirs – Singing together, apart

What began as a creative response to lockdown has evolved into a powerful new model for global choral connection. Clare Stevens meets the Choir of the Earth and WorldChoir, leading a digital revolutio...

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Ben England BEM @benenglandbem.bsky.social · 19d

This week Papa Haydn makes a triumphant return to the Esterhazy palace along with nearly 150 global members of @choiroftheearth.com to sing his iconic Nelson Mass! In these troubled times, the joy of shared music is the most precious and profoundly important gift we can bring to our world 🌍 ❤️ 🎶

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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · Aug 24

Al Green, who originally wrote and recorded Take Me To The River, got more royalties from the Big Mouth Billy Bass fish than from any other recordings of the song.

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Nikki C @quoque.bsky.social · Aug 24

My first #The30PlusClub night at #CHSq #Belfast - even got my customary cider and bucket hat (well, @pulsarsi.bsky.social's hat anyway). Reliving my youth and sure Whigfield will be on later! Still remember all the moves to Saturday Night 😂 Great accessibility provision btw! ♿🙌🏻🪩🍻🎶

Thousands of people talking, dancing and drinking at a 30+ music festival in Belfast Custom House Square with the band Pleasuredome on stage in a large dome at the front

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Choir of the Earth @choiroftheearth.com · Jul 30

When your Musical Director banishes the Daleks from rehearsals! 😂

Here’s a sneak peek at how our Ben brings some of his top tips to life - and we love it! The way Ben explains things makes all the difference.

To perfect how you sing Messiah, head to choiroftheearth.com and join us 🎶 #ChoralSky

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Nikki C @quoque.bsky.social · Jul 31

ANN-UN-CI-ATE! 🪠

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Earth Choir Academy @earthchoiracademy.com · Jul 20

We were wowed by @errollynwallen.bsky.social's work, The Elements, at the First Night of the #BBCProms - especially after @benenglandbem.bsky.social's recent, fascinating lecture series taught us all about The Elements of Music. It's still available - don't miss it! choirlibrary.com/memberships-...

Choir of the Earth Events and Choir of the Earth Library present Around Sound Lectures now available on choirlibrary.com. A hand from the left holds a smartphone with "The Elements of Music" course image on the screen, while a hand from the right holds a smartphone with "Around Sound: The Evolution of Classical Music" course image on the screen. Testimonials read, "Entertaining, inspirational and informative. Can't wait for the next course!" and "I learned more about music in this course than throughout my entire school career - thank you so much!". Halfway up on the right of the image is a QR code that leads to the same url as in the post.

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