Beancounting

Coming to you live from the orchestra pit at the Peacock Theatre... It's finally London show week for the panto, so a full day of delig...

Busy week this week - and can't stop now as I've got to get to the shops, find a chair from somewhere, visit my reed man, cook lots ...

So I spent this morning recording music written by a friend of mine for a new adaptation of the fourth century Indian tale,  The Recognition...

Well, hot on the heels of an evening of Brandenburgs, I spent new year's eve at Horse Meat Disco.  Was there ever a finer juxtaposition ...

I'm now ensconsed on the train home - slightly later than anticipated due to one of the solo violas spectacularly de-tuning in the middl...

-Interval- So far we've had: - the one with the three comedy oboes. You know the one: it's also got a couple of french horns sound...

I have treated myself to an evening of Brandenburgs tonight, at St Martin in the Fields. I only rarely go to cultural things by myself, but...

A startlingly swift finish in the office (le grand fromage obligingly departed just after lunch) and quicker-than-expected packing means tha...

In preparation for my own festive family reunion over the coming days, I went to see TS Eliot's The  Family Reunion at the Donmar Wareho...