Master–Mistress
Judith Weir will succeed Sir Peter Maxwell Davies as the first ever woman appointed ‘Master of the Queen’s Music’.
Perfume Sales Stink
Perfume sales slump as celebrity fragrances from Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and others glut the market
Polley want a Christy
“The silt Polley aftermath: accusers head to head,
The blame game is all about what politicians said”
Half the Songs My Mother taught me
A Calgary radio station , using the slogan “Now Twice the Music!”, has cut all the pop hits it plays in half in order to cater to listeners’ decreasing attention spans.
Gati Nero
![Laszlo Gati, Canadian conductor,[Victoria and Windos Symphonies], and tireless promoter of the Arts has died at age 89](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1502201406082014_2.jpg)
Laszlo Gati, Canadian conductor,[Victoria and Windos Symphonies], and tireless promoter of the Arts has died at age 89
Tommy Hunter “The Great Mail Robbery”
![Canada Post has honoured county musician Tommy Hunter, [ironically creator of the hit song: "The Great Mail Robbery"], with a commemorative stamp.](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/1502201403082014_31.jpg)
Canada Post has honoured county musician Tommy Hunter with a commemorative stamp. [One of his hit songs, ironically, was “The Great Mail Robbery”.]
Farewell to Hugh Davidson
Canadian Hugh Davidson, champion of the Arts, May 1930 – July 2014
Remembering Lorin Maazel
![Internationally renowned composer, violinist and conductor, Maazel dies at [mm] 84](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1502201416072014_5.jpg)
Internationally renowned composer, violinist and conductor, Maazel dies at [mm] 84
That’s definitely Harrison Birtwistle I hear
Composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle turns 80
Back-step
The British Ballroom Dance Council is proposing to change the definition of a dance partnership to “one man and one woman” in order to block same-sex couples from competing.
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