Tag: Classical Connections
Classical Connections: Turning the clock back
One day, during my time as an impoverished music student in London, I was ferreting through the records in a second-hand music shop and...
Classical Connections: A cause for celebration
If you type the words “festival overture” into the search panel of your web browser it will probably come up with the three most...
Classical Connections: Small diversions
You might be surprised to know that apart from all his symphonies, concertos and operas, Mozart also wrote quite a lot of what we’d...
Classical Connections: Spring in the air
There can be no other season that brings such a mood of joyful expectation as the spring. One of the things I miss about...
Classical Connections: England’s Green and Pleasant Land
You’ll probably remember this week’s title’s evocative phrase, the last line of that visionary poem by the English poet and painter William Blake. It’s...
Classical Connections: Double trouble
Most woodwind players spend a great deal of their time fretting about reeds. Flute players are lucky because flutes don’t use reeds but all...
Classical Connections: ‘This Ghastly Dream’
At the time, it was described by various writers as “useless and monstrous”, an object of “barbaric bulk” the “hateful tower” the “belfry skeleton”...
Classical Connections: Singin’ in the Rain
A few days ago I was browsing through ‘The Newspaper You Can Trust’ and noticed that the Thai Meteorological Department has predicted - with...
Classical Connections: Seasonal changes
It cannot have escaped your notice that here in Thailand we are going through a period of seasonal change. Even so, in this part...
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EABC Luncheon: Welcome and Dialogue with the EU Ambassador to Thailand
BCCT members are invited to an Exclusive Luncheon with Our New Ambassador on Tuesday, 31 March 2026 at Conrad Bangkok.
About the event
The European Associations...
My Bar Golf Society celebrates St. Patrick’s Cup in style
PATTAYA, Thailand - My Bar Golf Society embraced the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day with a vibrant and well-attended St. Patrick’s Cup, as MyBar...
Bunker Boys weather exodus, elephants and winning form
PATTAYA, Thailand – A mass weekend exodus of seasonal visitors, triggered by cancelled and rescheduled flights, saw no fewer than six regulars depart, thinning...
Two wheels over baht buses as Pattaya visitors weigh freedom against safety
PATTAYA, Thailand – For many visitors exploring Pattaya, renting or even buying a motorbike has become one of the easiest ways to get around...
Rider critically hurt after losing control and crashing into tree in South Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – A 45-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured after losing control of his motorbike and crashing into a tree on Sukhumvit Road in...