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    Spiegel im Spiegel by Arvo Pärt
    Simon Rushby
    • Nov 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    Spiegel im Spiegel by Arvo Pärt

    #listeneveryday 10 Nov 2020 In our busy world, stillness is hard to come by. Enforced lockdown has been cruel to...
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    The Room Where It Happens by Lin-Manuel Miranda
    Simon Rushby
    • Nov 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Room Where It Happens by Lin-Manuel Miranda

    #listeneveryday 9 Nov 2020 "This is a story about America then, told by America now" said Lin-Manuel Miranda about his new...
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    West End Blues by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five
    Simon Rushby
    • Nov 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    West End Blues by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five

    #listeneveryday 6 Nov 2020 Jazz history was made on June 28, 1928 in a Chicago recording studio, when Louis Armstrong put...
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    We Didn't Start The Fire by Billy Joel
    Simon Rushby
    • Nov 5, 2020
    • 2 min

    We Didn't Start The Fire by Billy Joel

    #listeneveryday 5 Nov 2020 A suggestion with a fire-related theme for Bonfire Night, this unusual song was released as a...
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    Adagietto: 4th movement from Symphony No.5 by Mahler
    Simon Rushby
    • Nov 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    Adagietto: 4th movement from Symphony No.5 by Mahler

    #listeneveryday 4 Nov 2020 The beginning of the 20th century saw Austrian composer Gustav Mahler deeply in love with Alma...
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    Overture to Don Giovanni by Mozart
    Simon Rushby
    • Nov 3, 2020
    • 2 min

    Overture to Don Giovanni by Mozart

    #listeneveryday 3 Nov 2020 In early 1787 the 31-year old composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart made a very successful visit to...
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    Feeling Good by Nina Simone
    Simon Rushby
    • Nov 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    Feeling Good by Nina Simone

    #listeneveryday 2 Nov 2020 A new musical toured the UK in 1964 and played on Broadway, New York in 1965. It's name was The...
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    In My Life by The Beatles
    Simon Rushby
    • Oct 27, 2020
    • 1 min

    In My Life by The Beatles

    An iconic Beatles song from their 1965 Rubber Soul album
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    #listeneveryday - launching November 2nd!
    Simon Rushby
    • Oct 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    #listeneveryday - launching November 2nd!

    Starting in November, I'm posting every weekday with a suggestion for something to listen to. It could be from any style of music, and...
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    Singapore 2020
    Simon Rushby
    • Oct 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    Singapore 2020

    Just before Covid-19 made travel impossible and saw my and many other people's work schedules emptied, I was in Singapore for a few...
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    Kenya 2019
    Simon Rushby
    • Oct 16, 2020
    • 9 min

    Kenya 2019

    After six weeks in Indonesia and five in the USA, my final work trip of an eventful 2019 was five weeks in Kenya, and my first experience...
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    New Jersey and Pennsylvania 2019
    Simon Rushby
    • Oct 15, 2020
    • 8 min

    New Jersey and Pennsylvania 2019

    In May and June 2019 I worked in North Eastern USA, just at the time that Spring's sunshine was beginning to replace levels of rainfall...
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    'Morning Dawn' on Eastenders 35th anniversary finale
    Simon Rushby
    • Mar 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    'Morning Dawn' on Eastenders 35th anniversary finale

    The track 'Morning Dawn', which I wrote with Michael Price and Nick Hill for our album 'Warm Piano', was used as the closing track in the...
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    Beautiful Indonesia
    Simon Rushby
    • Sep 12, 2019
    • 4 min

    Beautiful Indonesia

    I spent just over five weeks in this amazing country early in 2019, four in the bustling capital, Jakarta, a relaxing weekend on the...
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    Hong Kong 2018
    Simon Rushby
    • May 27, 2019
    • 1 min

    Hong Kong 2018

    Time I caught up! In October and November 2018 I spent five weeks working in Hong Kong, my second trip to one of my favourite places. As...
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    Turkey - part 3: Fethiye to Aydin
    Simon Rushby
    • Sep 24, 2018
    • 4 min

    Turkey - part 3: Fethiye to Aydin

    The third and final part of my travelogue of a 7-week tour of Turkey in April/May 2018. After four really beautiful days surrounded by...
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    Turkey - part 2: Adana to Fethiye
    Simon Rushby
    • Jul 7, 2018
    • 6 min

    Turkey - part 2: Adana to Fethiye

    Part 2 of my travelogue of a 7-week tour of Turkey in April/May 2018. The week in Adana was very comfortable in a nice hotel and though...
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    Turkey - part 1: Ankara to Adana via Istanbul
    Simon Rushby
    • Jun 4, 2018
    • 5 min

    Turkey - part 1: Ankara to Adana via Istanbul

    I'm recently back from a 7-week tour of Turkey. I visited 10 towns and cities and learned so much about a country I had never been to...
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    Against all odds
    Simon Rushby
    • Mar 9, 2018
    • 2 min

    Against all odds

    Over the past few weeks I've had the pleasure of traversing the UK listening to lots of young musicians as I assist with the recruitment...
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    Why every child should do Music
    Simon Rushby
    • Mar 1, 2018
    • 2 min

    Why every child should do Music

    Those in music education - whether in schools or as private teachers - will be only too aware of the perception that fewer children seem...
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