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The Papal Bull in the room.
The Doctrine of Discovery ( 1493).
UN. Secretary General, Antonio Guterres –
Ukraine: ” An absurd war.”
“One of us gets to inherit the entire mess.”
Remember, remember the 5th. of September.
Then there were three. The person who would be Prime Minister.
The fight to lead the UK Government.
Bramwell Tovey. 1953 – 12th.July 2022. Conductor, Composer, Communicator.
A generous, witty man who contributed so much to the Vancouver musical scene and evidently enjoyed doing it.
Monty Norman (1928-4th April 2022.) composer of the James Bond theme.
Millions more will have heard the 007 theme than ( say) Mendelssohn’s Wedding March.
Boris wasn’t Good enough.
Boris resigns.
Peter Brook. 1925-July2, 2022. Influential theatre director who took drama into spaces around the World.
An unblinking perception of the material world.
Richard Taruskin. 1945-July 1, 2022. Provocative musicologist and historian.
Understanding music in it’s social and political context.
A Princely Sum: Dumb free.
Hung, Drawn and Cultured 