by Malcolm Pullan | Mar 28, 2011 | Bach, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Country, Live Music
Can you believe it? This is what a four-year old said to his mother after going to a concert of classical music! His name is Joe and he has two brothers. This is what they said about the same concert: “I really enjoyed the concert. It was amazing to see a big...
by Malcolm Pullan | Nov 1, 2010 | Classical Composers, Classical Music, Country, Live Music, Modern, Russia, Shostakovich
It was Halloween last night. And last night I watched a bunch of kids dressed in black scare me witless. These kids didn’t just scare me—they terrified me! I’m not kidding. I was really really scared. And the kids didn’t even say a single...
by Malcolm Pullan | Sep 29, 2010 | Classical Composers, Classical Music, General, Mahler, Opera, Wagner
Have you ever noticed how much music we hear nowadays? It’s everywhere—in shops, in restaurants, in the ads on TV, in computer games… You can’t get away from music. Yet because there is so much music around, people are turning off. They...
by Malcolm Pullan | Jun 8, 2010 | Classical Composers, Schumann
Today is a special day in the classical music world. For on this very day 200 years ago, the classical composer Robert Schumann was born! Robert Schumann was a composer of romantic classical music. Among other things, he composed lots of piano music, songs, fours...
by Malcolm Pullan | May 19, 2010 | Britten, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Live Music
Well? Would you? I know I would. Unfortunately I never have. But on Sunday I saw a ten-year old do just that! She stepped up nervously into the driving seat. And after a grown-up started her off, there was no turning back—off she roared!!! It was amazing. A...
by Malcolm Pullan | May 11, 2010 | Classical Composers, Classical Music, Country, Hugh Masekela, Jazz, Jazz Artists, Modern, Russia, Shostakovich, South Africa, Theme
Did you catch my news artcle about anti-bullying a few weeks ago? If not, you may want to look at it (click here). In that article I talked about someone called Annie Lynn who has written music to say ‘Stop That!’ to bullies. Well today I want to tell you...
