One of the teachers who made an outsized impression on me at school. He brought drama back to the school, including Dr Faustus, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Brecht and The Caucasian Chalk Circle.

Moved to see that he later learned and wrote in Irish, and was a student at @oideasgael.bsky.social

Always love being a judge at this inspiring event.

One of the great contests in world affairs is now between the attention span of the US president and the attention spans of those following the news.

Have you heard our latest compline broadcast on Radio 3 yet? If not, it’s available free on BBC Sounds for one more week: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

This service features polyphony by Byrd, Tye and Palestrina.

Go and see Festen at @royaloperahouse.bsky.social Rarely has a new work made such an impact on me - stunning score, superb playing and conducting, stellar cast, pitch-perfect production. Terrifying yet heartbreakingly beautiful. A masterpiece.

This is exquisite. A carol in Old Irish from this year’s Maynooth Carol Service. Rétglu etir rind (A Star Among Constellations) is a contemporary carol, with text by David Stifter Maynooth’s professor of Old Irish, and music by Ryan Molloy.

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