How to sing backwards: Helen Charlston gives an insight into how we remade Coldplay's The Scientist' with Dido's Lament
Monday 8 March 2021
In our latest digital adventure, we play with expectations of genre in this remake of Coldplay's hit music…
Bruno Weil on Mozart and Beethoven
Wednesday 15 September 2021
Blog written by Victor Smart.
The Euros 1683: England 1-0 Italy
Wednesday 22 September 2021
As the Restoration flourished an intriguing contest took place between the continental composers that the new King brought over to England and the home-grown talent who had by now recovered from 18 years under Cromwell’s Commonwealth.
Crafting a violin from a tree
Tuesday 19 October 2021
The vitality of our music is ingrained in our historic instruments.
Tea with Netty #21: Presenter of BBC Radio 3's Composer of the Week Donald Macleod
Friday 22 October 2021
This week’s guest on Tea with Netty is Donald Macleod – much loved presenter of Composer of the Week on BBC Radio 3
Tea with Netty #17: OAE Founding Member and Principal Flute Lisa Beznosiuk
Tuesday 1 June 2021
Netty spills with tea with OAE Principal Flute Lisa Beznosiuk.
Tea with Netty #20: OAE Librarian Colin Kitching
Tuesday 14 September 2021
Netty sits down with OAE Librarian, Colin Kitching.
5 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Henry Purcell
Thursday 12 August 2021
Some little known facts about the 17th century English composer and the future musicians he inspired.
