First year music student – can I Handel it?
September 18, 2012
It’s only been 7 weeks and already life as a fresher music student is jam-packed. Ensembles left, right and centre, socialising and going to concerts. As far as studying goes there’s reading about early music organum to Puccini’s Turandot and from second-species counterpoint to how music can be used as torture. It’s fair to say …
Operatic ambitions
September 14, 2012
The last few weeks have been extremely busy. I think I expected second year to be slightly calmer than my first; clearly that is not the case. Since returning back to University, as President of OpSoc, I have been organising and managing events for the society. It’s a fantastic experience but at times such hard …