Patrick Allies
@patrickallies.bsky.social
Musician. Visiting Artist and Researcher at KCL.
Artistic Director @SiglodeOroVocal.bsky.social
Musical Director @ICChamberChoir.bsky.social
Views my own.
mail[at]patrickallies.co.uk
Artistic Director @SiglodeOroVocal.bsky.social
Musical Director @ICChamberChoir.bsky.social
Views my own.
mail[at]patrickallies.co.uk
Oxford grad student socials are not like other socials
November 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Oxford grad student socials are not like other socials
Thankfully very little these days
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Thankfully very little these days
Four spaces left for this workshop! Monday night near Euston. (One each of SATB). It will be a beautiful evening's singing.
November 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Four spaces left for this workshop! Monday night near Euston. (One each of SATB). It will be a beautiful evening's singing.
One more step along the PhD journey. The end is in sight, hopefully...
November 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
One more step along the PhD journey. The end is in sight, hopefully...
If I were mayor of London I would institute a Christmas-free zone where people could go to avoid the arrival of this stuff from early November onwards.
November 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
If I were mayor of London I would institute a Christmas-free zone where people could go to avoid the arrival of this stuff from early November onwards.
Finally got my new laptop to connect to Eduroam
November 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Finally got my new laptop to connect to Eduroam
And the winner of Most French Headline Ever is…
November 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
And the winner of Most French Headline Ever is…
There's always a choral angle #lilyallen #westendgirl
October 31, 2025 at 10:23 PM
There's always a choral angle #lilyallen #westendgirl
My son's nursery seem to think he's ready for a job at TFL
October 31, 2025 at 9:47 AM
My son's nursery seem to think he's ready for a job at TFL
Normal person: that’s a funny prank
Me: there’s a musicology research paper in this
Me: there’s a musicology research paper in this
October 31, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Normal person: that’s a funny prank
Me: there’s a musicology research paper in this
Me: there’s a musicology research paper in this
It’s the Halloween background that really makes this
October 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
It’s the Halloween background that really makes this
New public seating at Senate House/haunting art installation
October 27, 2025 at 10:13 AM
New public seating at Senate House/haunting art installation
Volunteers needed for listening experiments in Oxford on Monday November 3rd! Drop me an email patrick.allies@magd.ox.ac.uk if you'd be willing to help!
October 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Volunteers needed for listening experiments in Oxford on Monday November 3rd! Drop me an email patrick.allies@magd.ox.ac.uk if you'd be willing to help!
It's time to start rehearsing Christmas music and the layout of this score perfectly represents how I feel about it.
October 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
It's time to start rehearsing Christmas music and the layout of this score perfectly represents how I feel about it.
The Benedictine brothers at Norwich could have taught AI a thing or two about maths
October 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The Benedictine brothers at Norwich could have taught AI a thing or two about maths
A musician’s life in three acts
October 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
A musician’s life in three acts
10am for an 11am takeoff, as part of a friendly octet. Black shoes.
October 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
10am for an 11am takeoff, as part of a friendly octet. Black shoes.
Under offer(tory)
October 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Under offer(tory)
Decided to stop work early and focus on cooking my son’s dinner. No great loss to academia today!
September 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Decided to stop work early and focus on cooking my son’s dinner. No great loss to academia today!
In personal news, I have finally been allowed to put up the full-size DC metro map I bought as a souvenir on moving back to London in 2021. Or as my wife would describe it: “the worst possession anyone has ever bought”.
September 29, 2025 at 12:10 PM
In personal news, I have finally been allowed to put up the full-size DC metro map I bought as a souvenir on moving back to London in 2021. Or as my wife would describe it: “the worst possession anyone has ever bought”.
Conductor who enjoys doing intros too much.
September 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Conductor who enjoys doing intros too much.
Heading to Zurich and Lugano next week with @icchamberchoir.bsky.social. Do come and see us if you’re in the area!
September 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Heading to Zurich and Lugano next week with @icchamberchoir.bsky.social. Do come and see us if you’re in the area!
101 sleeps to go…
September 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
101 sleeps to go…