by Malcolm Pullan | Feb 22, 2010 | Classical Composers, Classical Music, Live Music, Opera, Popular Music, Prokofiev, Reich
Last week was half-term break in the UK, so there was no school. This meant I could have a short break with my daughters and go to some music shows and concerts. Over the last week I went to three different events! I don’t normally go to that many in a week....
by Malcolm Pullan | Feb 8, 2010 | Live Music
This week’s news is very important. Unlike other weeks I prepared this talk beforehand. What you read below is the exact talk I gave to the school (or rather, meant to give it—I was not feeling very well today!). Here are a couple of points you should know...
by Malcolm Pullan | Feb 1, 2010 | Bach, Baroque, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Live Music, The Great Composers
So far this year I have played Mozart and Beethoven at assembly. I have chosen these composers because the school has a theme of ‘special people’, and Mozart and Beethoven are two of the most special composers who have ever lived. Today I played music from...
by Malcolm Pullan | Jan 25, 2010 | Classical Composers, Live Music, Mozart, Special Occasions
This week’s assembly at school was something special. Every year, each child from Year 5 is given a partner from the Reception year (children aged 4–5). The idea is that the older children will look after the younger ones and generally help them feel at...
by Malcolm Pullan | Jan 18, 2010 | Beethoven, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Live Music, Performing Music, The Classical Period, The Great Composers
Hello again. Last week I played Mozart at assembly because the school was thinking about ‘special people’. In fact, the school is thinking about ‘special people’ for all of January. So I chose another very special composer—Beethoven. I...