Never make your mind up too soon about any large-scale work by a genius. Back in 2010, I had my doubts about James MacMillan’s first Passion, hearing in the impact of Colin Davis’s Barbican ...

When I arrived at St John’s College, Cambridge, in April 2023, it was a daunting prospect to be taking over the reins of a ...

Taken from their classic 1978 LP, Heavy Weather, “Birdland” with its catchy chorus, was their most famous ... and made for some incredible early pop/R&B music too. Her rendition of one of ...