Oh look some new arrivals @vwfndn.bsky.social

Today’s Royal Mail deliveries 📦 💿💿💿💿

Time to choose my top 10 cds of 2025 …..

Oh look a 💿 delivery @prestomusic.bsky.social

Oh look a delivery from @prestomusic.bsky.social @arburtonworld.bsky.social

Have made up for a glaring omission in my collection Silvestri - In the South - I have it on LP but never before on cd @arburtonworld.bsky.social

@arburtonworld.bsky.social Oh look what appeared today

@arburtonworld.bsky.social hmm 🤔 look what I spotted and have preordered

Born on this day 1891 one of my favourite composers Sir Arthur Bliss

Sorry I can’t be with you but of course watching live and singing as a tenor does 😂with gusto ‘I was glad’ @quiresandplaces.com @norwichcathedral.bsky.social

Cracking day on the @midnorfolkrly.bsky.social southern steam gala

Hmm - well it is rude to walk past @foylesforbooks.bsky.social in Charing Cross Road without making a purchase or 3 😂 @arburtonworld.bsky.social @chrisboon.bsky.social Dave seems impressed 😂

@southwarkcathedral.bsky.social thanks all - lovely to be back for Evensong

Oh look another package awaiting my return @arburtonworld.bsky.social @chrisboon.bsky.social

Born OTD 1865 Sir Herbert Brewer, Organist, composer. Such wonderful music much more still to be heard …..

Oh look this arrived today @arburtonworld.bsky.social

It’s a wonderful disc

Greeting me on my arrival home - can’t wait to listen @gabrielcomposer.bsky.social @arburtonworld.bsky.social

@visitisleofwight.bsky.social our last day on our island paradise

Today’s finds in Newport IOW @arburtonworld.bsky.social

A week on our island paradise

Home after a few days working up Norf. it’s a Stanford and Bliss Evensong

Tonight’s music - Born 1 June 1903 Percy Whitlock - sorry I’m a day early as will be driving for many hours tomorrow

Home (well for 24hrs) after a super week up in North Yorkshire facilitating a MAGIC course - obviously on the final evening had to attend a service at the Minster and a pint at the tap on the station

Has to be a Holst evening on this the anniversary of his death in 1934

@chrisboon.bsky.social Good to see you again my friend

Anniversary of first performance of Elgar Symphony No. 2 1911 - bit which recording … ok may have to listen to a few ….. @arburtonworld.bsky.social

Born #OTD 1901 Edmund Rubbra

Thanks to my dear Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 friend - this gap in my collection has been filled

@arburtonworld.bsky.social Preordered - direct from @resonsus very excited @gabrielcomposer.bsky.social

Oh yes - preordered @arburtonworld.bsky.social @simonbdc.bsky.social

Home after a wonderful few days in Alderney working with some splendid people

@prestomusic.bsky.social @arburtonworld.bsky.social Look what has arrived in today’s post

@coventrycathedral.bsky.social Thanks, do lovely to be able to worship with you all again #Evensong

OTD 1946 Sir Edward Bairstow died - I have a feeling there will be much of his music being played this evening

@quiresandplaces.com Oh look what has just arrived - really looking forward to reading this

Such a lovely day in our Fine city Naaaaridge

@arburtonworld.bsky.social Oh look another parcel awaiting on my return home

Oh rugger- had already ordered the hardback from the forest and river people !

Born on this day Dame Ethel Mary Smyth 22 April 1858 – 8 May 1944

Remembering ‘The Boss’ on the anniversary of her birth 1926 our late HM Queen Elizabeth -Dedicatee of Elgar - Nursery Suite. OTD in 1948 Rvw symphony no. 6 premiered #GodSaveTheKing

Music for this evening #GoodFriday

Always a good day when the postman delivers this Not for my bank balance though when I scroll through the new releases

Found this gem in a certain charity shop in Exeter @arburtonworld.bsky.social

Thanks as ever @exetercathedral.bsky.social see you all soon - lovely to be able to spend some of this Holy Week with you 🙏

@arburtonworld.bsky.social Oh look I have returned home to a number of parcels 📦

No words required 🙏

A super day on the westsomersetrailway

The Vaughan Williams Foundation was established in 2022, 150 years after the birth of the celebrated composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. It brings together the two trusts founded by Ralph and his wife Ursula and is funded by the royalties earned from RVW’s music.

Looking forward to reading this