John Andrews
@jkaconductor.bsky.social
Multi-award-winning conductor; usually to be found unearthing lost musical treasures, or serving his feline overlords.
It’s really not a problem. Craig’s Bond exists on a completely different timeline to the others. We met him before he was a 00 agent - he didn’t marry Teresa and had no prior memory of Blofeld. His Bond is like a different version of a Greek myth from the others.
Goodness me. I had no idea the Bond movies were supposed to form a coherent narrative from 1962 till now. This raises quite a few other questions.
Obviously Nick is right in this thread. Problem solved, martinis all round 🍸
Obviously Nick is right in this thread. Problem solved, martinis all round 🍸
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
It’s really not a problem. Craig’s Bond exists on a completely different timeline to the others. We met him before he was a 00 agent - he didn’t marry Teresa and had no prior memory of Blofeld. His Bond is like a different version of a Greek myth from the others.
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More shots from last week illustrating the many happy faces of a conductor who gets to work with David Webb, Jenni France and the wonderful musicians of the @aam.co.uk on Sullivan (📸 Ed Grant). Release Summer 2026....
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
More shots from last week illustrating the many happy faces of a conductor who gets to work with David Webb, Jenni France and the wonderful musicians of the @aam.co.uk on Sullivan (📸 Ed Grant). Release Summer 2026....
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Currently playing, 08.45 GMT , on BBC R3
November 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Currently playing, 08.45 GMT , on BBC R3
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A good plug and play by Tom McKinney of Avril Coleridge Taylor's 'In Memoriam for the RAF'.
Moving performance, fine oboe solo bit. I look forward to the release of the whole album next week.
Meanwhile, will relisten on BBC 'Play it again, Sam' (aka BBC Sounds).
Moving performance, fine oboe solo bit. I look forward to the release of the whole album next week.
Meanwhile, will relisten on BBC 'Play it again, Sam' (aka BBC Sounds).
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
A good plug and play by Tom McKinney of Avril Coleridge Taylor's 'In Memoriam for the RAF'.
Moving performance, fine oboe solo bit. I look forward to the release of the whole album next week.
Meanwhile, will relisten on BBC 'Play it again, Sam' (aka BBC Sounds).
Moving performance, fine oboe solo bit. I look forward to the release of the whole album next week.
Meanwhile, will relisten on BBC 'Play it again, Sam' (aka BBC Sounds).
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Out today: Avril Coleridge-Taylor: ‘In Memoriam - To the RAF’ (1945).
classical.music.apple.com/gb/album/184...
classical.music.apple.com/gb/album/184...
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Out today: Avril Coleridge-Taylor: ‘In Memoriam - To the RAF’ (1945).
classical.music.apple.com/gb/album/184...
classical.music.apple.com/gb/album/184...
Avril Coleridge-Taylor: 'In Memoriam - To the RAF' (8.45am - or about 2h 15m in). Many thanks to Tom and the Radio 3 team for including this in today's Breakfast Show.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, Embrace the morning calm of classical music and birdsong
Join Tom McKinney every Monday to Friday for Radio 3's Breakfast show
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Avril Coleridge-Taylor: 'In Memoriam - To the RAF' (8.45am - or about 2h 15m in). Many thanks to Tom and the Radio 3 team for including this in today's Breakfast Show.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Very sad news; but what a career: Ran, Yojimbo and The Seven Samurai alone would have been an astonishing legacy.
Tatsuya Nakadai (1932-2025), grand parmi les grands. RIP
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Very sad news; but what a career: Ran, Yojimbo and The Seven Samurai alone would have been an astonishing legacy.
Obviously considered the penultimate scene of RETURN OF THE JEDI, but that's cheating as it's about as Catholic as it gets....
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Obviously considered the penultimate scene of RETURN OF THE JEDI, but that's cheating as it's about as Catholic as it gets....
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy
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Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy
November 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy
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NEW: Rachel Reeves signals she intends to remove the two-child cap *in full*
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NEW: Rachel Reeves signals she intends to remove the two-child cap *in full*
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
More shots from last week illustrating the many happy faces of a conductor who gets to work with David Webb, Jenni France and the wonderful musicians of the @aam.co.uk on Sullivan (📸 Ed Grant). Release Summer 2026....
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
More shots from last week illustrating the many happy faces of a conductor who gets to work with David Webb, Jenni France and the wonderful musicians of the @aam.co.uk on Sullivan (📸 Ed Grant). Release Summer 2026....
The Coffee; The Tea; The Tisane. Triple-Moon Goddess of my working day
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The Coffee; The Tea; The Tisane. Triple-Moon Goddess of my working day
Others have said it better, but can we remember that the BBC is a lot more than the News teams and, if it falls, a huge amount of our cultural fabric will be collateral damage.
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Others have said it better, but can we remember that the BBC is a lot more than the News teams and, if it falls, a huge amount of our cultural fabric will be collateral damage.
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Three fabulous days with these guys and the @aam.co.uk recording some of Sullivan’s most beautiful music. Released summer 2026….
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Three fabulous days with these guys and the @aam.co.uk recording some of Sullivan’s most beautiful music. Released summer 2026….
Three fabulous days with these guys and the @aam.co.uk recording some of Sullivan’s most beautiful music. Released summer 2026….
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Three fabulous days with these guys and the @aam.co.uk recording some of Sullivan’s most beautiful music. Released summer 2026….
Out today: Avril Coleridge-Taylor: ‘In Memoriam - To the RAF’ (1945).
classical.music.apple.com/gb/album/184...
classical.music.apple.com/gb/album/184...
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Out today: Avril Coleridge-Taylor: ‘In Memoriam - To the RAF’ (1945).
classical.music.apple.com/gb/album/184...
classical.music.apple.com/gb/album/184...
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I am told shipments of my book are on their way by air/sea from the US, as OUP try to meet demand, which has exceeded their expectations. A reprint is also now underway. The key message is, if you want this for Christmas, ORDER IT NOW. It's had glowing reviews.
Also available on Kindle immediately.
Also available on Kindle immediately.
This book means more to me than any other book I have written. I want to get copies into the hands of everyone who cares about opera or is interested in the broader cultural history of our country.
Please consider buying a copy. Thank you. 🙏
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Please consider buying a copy. Thank you. 🙏
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I am told shipments of my book are on their way by air/sea from the US, as OUP try to meet demand, which has exceeded their expectations. A reprint is also now underway. The key message is, if you want this for Christmas, ORDER IT NOW. It's had glowing reviews.
Also available on Kindle immediately.
Also available on Kindle immediately.
Because I respect and honour the sacrifice that service personnel have made; and I respect those who would not have placed them in danger in the first place; and I acknowledge that many more civilians now die in armed conflict than uniformed forces.
November 6, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Because I respect and honour the sacrifice that service personnel have made; and I respect those who would not have placed them in danger in the first place; and I acknowledge that many more civilians now die in armed conflict than uniformed forces.
And yet the government thinks it appropriate to use this as its main communication tool. @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 AM
And yet the government thinks it appropriate to use this as its main communication tool. @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
I suspect not many have picked up on this news. But it’s
Good.
Good.
Ed Sheeran Says Changes to U.K. Music Education ‘Give Young People Hope’: A review of the National Curriculum led to the adoption of several changes that Sheeran and his foundation had previously advocated for #EdSheeran #MusicEducation #UKCurriculum #EducationReform #YoungPeople
November 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I suspect not many have picked up on this news. But it’s
Good.
Good.
A correct analysis:
There are three types of jazz: smoky voiced female vocalist sings song that sounds like it’s about sex but is actually about racism; 9 woodwork teachers on a stage shout “chase that tiger” while somebody hammers a piano; man has a heart attack whilst trumpet playing and falls downstairs.
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A correct analysis:
Tomorrow! With the @aam.co.uk!
Hitting the studio later this week for a really interesting project with David Webb! With a PhD on Handel, I never imagined that my first project with the Academy of Ancient Music would be this repertoire.....
November 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Tomorrow! With the @aam.co.uk!
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Applications are open for NYCB & NCCB 2026! With courses for both bands in the Spring and Summer and performances in Birmingham and Manchester, this will be our biggest year yet! Apply online now at NYCB.paritor.com and be a part of it!
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Applications are open for NYCB & NCCB 2026! With courses for both bands in the Spring and Summer and performances in Birmingham and Manchester, this will be our biggest year yet! Apply online now at NYCB.paritor.com and be a part of it!