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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Pattaya fishing and island trips continue despite rough sea conditions
Fishermen at Jomtien Beach display and sell freshly caught seafood, bringing in the day’s catch amid breezy rainy season conditions.
PATTAYA, Thailand – Sea conditions...
Pattaya’s lasting charm from smiles to beach walks and budget rooms
Visitors walk along Pattaya Beach during a light evening rain, passing budget guesthouses and street life as the city’s familiar seaside charm continues. (Photo...
Pattaya baht buses remain the backbone of transport even in rainy season
Tourists board a Pattaya baht bus during a rainy afternoon along Beach Road as the city’s iconic transport keeps running despite wet weather. (Photo...
Southern Thailand cross-peninsula route to cut travel time by 45 minutes
New highway and pier projects aim to connect Thailand’s coasts, boosting logistics, tourism, and regional economies.
SURAT THANI, Thailand – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister...
Hotels near full as Phi Ta Khon Festival attracts crowds
Phi Ta Khon Festival is expected to attract 100,000 visitors and generate 188 million baht for Loei.
LOEI, Thailand – Prime Minister and Minister of...