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A Memorable Year for Music: Highlights from Manchester and Beyond The BBC Philharmonic with Chief Conductor John Storgårds. Image © Chris Payne. Last year marked the 30th anniversary of the death of my father, John Charles Holmes, under whose benign and loving influence I developed a lifelong passion for music. He was the choirmaster and …
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Thursday 5 December 2024 The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester ***** Nitin Sawhney's journey from heart attack to healing through music L to R: Strings of the Hallé, Nitin Sawhney, Chris Cameron, Eos Counsell, Shapla Salique, YVA, Aref Durvesh. Image credit: Hallé/David Hughes Nitin Sawhney is a musical polymath - producer, performer, and composer of over 60 …
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