Tag: Classical Connections
Classical Connections: And all that jazz…
As a music student, I often used visit the 100 Club in London’s Oxford Street. It was a smoky, seedy sort of place in...
Classical Connections: War Games
On Thursday, 11th September 1591 John Baldwin added the finishing touches to his elegantly hand-written collection of keyboard music, entitled My Ladye Nevells Booke....
Classical Connections: Only a Matter of Time
Near the beginning of almost every piece of printed music there are two numbers, one above the other, like a fraction. It’s called a...
Classical Connections: Thy Sea-Encircled Isle
This evocative phrase was created by the eighteenth century English composer Benjamin Cooke, who was organist at Westminster Abbey and master of the Abbey’s...
Classical Connections: And the Waltz Goes On
You might be surprised to know that the title And the Waltz Goes On is actually an orchestral piece composed by the actor Sir...
Classical Connections: Sea Fever
In the sultry British autumn of 2005, a poetry magazine called Magma published a list of popular poems and invited people to vote for...
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Bangkok sets up more ‘sharing pantries at public parks
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has set up more ‘sharing pantries’, or food banks, at 4 public parks in Bangkok in a bid to...
Thai Chamber of Commerce requires specific law to facilitate new economic zone
The Thai Chamber of Commerce has advised the government to enact a specific law to govern the planned Northeast Economic Corridor (NEEC), covering the...
Over 45.2 million people in Thailand have received vaccines
Number of people who received vaccines:
1st dose: +198,505
2nd dose: +270,056
3rd dose: +491
Total: 45,211,101
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Thailand speeds up vaccination scheme for students
Thailand’s Interior Ministry has issued an urgent order to local authorities requiring that they be ready to begin vaccinating their student populations by the...
Thailand getting ready to take up chairmanship of APEC from New Zealand in 2022
In 2022, Thailand will be the chairman of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation with a plan to restore local and regional economies as well as...