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Five minutes with... Steven Hudson (oboe) - More Info
We chatted to Steven Hudson, Section Leader Oboe of Royal Northern Sinfonia, about his upcoming concerto performance and how it feels to be leaving the orchestra after seven years.
Five minutes with... John Suchet - More Info
This February, we’ll be celebrating 250 years since Beethoven’s birth – and what better way to celebrate than by performing all nine symphonies? Find out more about the man and his music from Classic FM's John Suchet.
The Glasshouse Interviews: Nikki Yeoh - More Info
- What was the first record you bought? - A compilation from Woolworth’s. I was about 7 years old...from there on I’d buy a single pretty much every week.
The Glasshouse Interviews: Binker Golding - More Info
- What was the first record you bought? - I think it was Guns n' Roses "Appetite for Destruction". It was in a Sainsbury's & I used my birthday money.
The Glasshouse Interviews: David Wax Museum - More Info
What was the first record you bought? I wish it were something hip, but my first records were Paula Abdul’s Forever Your Girl and Kris Kross’ “Totally Krossed Out.” However, the first record that made me want to buy a guitar and start a band was The Beatles’ White Album. Where in the world would…
The Glasshouse Interviews: Kacy and Clayton - More Info
In the lead up to their gig on Saturday 1st February 2020 we asked folk duo Kacy and Clayton to answer some of our questions… What was the first record you bought? The Band – The Band. Where in the world would you like to play that you have not already? Brazil or Japan.…
The Glasshouse Interviews: Ye Vagabonds - More Info
Ahead of Ye Vagabonds’ Sage Two performance in 2020 we caught up with Brían Mac Gloinn of the band on music, literature, art and favourite holiday destinations.
Blog: From the perspective of an Early Years tutor - More Info
For the past 12 years I have been working as an Early Years Music Leader at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music where we run Mini Musician classes for 0-4 years and Baby Musician classes for 0-12 months.
New Year's Day Concert: An Interview With Jessica Cottis - More Info
Ahead of Royal Northern Sinfonia’s New Year’s Day Concert, we caught up with conductor Jessica Cottis to find out more about her role, what she’s looking forward to about the concert, and her resolutions for the year ahead. How has 2019 been for you? It’s been quite an extraordinary year, actually. It’s been super busy…
Abigail's blog: Prevention and cure - More Info
With both my parents and my children succumbing to the flu which has been rampaging around and living in a solidly red constituency during a labour election campaign which has been big on health, my awareness of the NHS has been high over the past few wee
The Glasshouse Interviews: Peter Groom (star of Marlene Dietrich: Live in Gateshead) - More Info
After touring internationally with award-winning one (wo)man show, Dietrich: Natural Duty, actor and drag artist Peter Groom is returning to the North East with a brand new cabaret.
Blog: Music Live Under Five: Where our youngest musicians play and learn - More Info
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music's weekly family music-making classes support children’s love of music and learning from an early age.
Abigail's blog: Creative Nation - More Info
What’s it like having such a creative job? Is a question which I get asked quite frequently. Totally brilliant is usually my answer. I love my job and I feel very lucky. However, I also sometimes explain that I run a charitable business with a £15 million turnover, a team of 500 people, a major…
Royal Northern Sinfonia Chorus tells all about Haydn's Creation - More Info
When Joseph Haydn turned his hand to the greatest story of all time – the creation – his imagination simply bubbled over. Filled with sparkling melodies and blockbuster choruses, singing The Creation on October 25 will be a real treat for the Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia. “I feel like a kid presented with a…
Abigail's Blog: Humbug! - More Info
The nature of language in public and private life has bubbled to the surface of topicality in the past weeks. You might think at this stage that it just needs doing, no matter how or that it needs doing in the right way and not until the right way can be found, or indeed that…