Vera Lynn celebrates her 100th birthday.
The Forces’ Sweetheart of WW2 is still looking over the White Cliffs of Dover.
The secret hoard.
Officials are seeking the original owner of a piano containing a fortune in gold Sovereigns minted between the mid 19th century and the early 20th.The dates suggest that Paderewski might have been the original owner.
‘Never serve crapaud dans le trou or pouding avec creme Anglaise.’
A casserole of criticisms over a celebrated French chef chosen over locals to open an expensive casino restaurant in Montreal.
A la recherche du ‘tapes’ perdu.
113 year old footage of Marcel Proust is discovered.
‘How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.’
The Eros of our ways.
Nicolai Gedda [1925-Jan.8,2017].
The great Swedish tenor,whose death was announced by his family on Feb.8th.
Gervase de Peyer,Clarinettist,Conductor.[1926-Feb.4,2017]
Principal Clarinet LSO,Founder of the Melos ensemble,Founding member of the Chamber music Society of the Lincoln Centre.
Come again on Brexit.
Old Scotland wants no watery stuff/that splashes in wooden dishes/but if you wish her a grateful prayer/give her a Haggis.
“Enough ,no more.’Tis not so sweet as it was before.”
More musicians declined than accepted the invitation to perform at the President’s inauguration.
Ask not for whom the bell Ringling.
Circus animals are becoming extinct.
Hung, Drawn and Cultured 