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Searching the soul
The music of Aram Khachaturian is an acquired taste. This is especially so where his symphonies are concerned. Those persons coming to his symphonic output expecting a typical “European” sound of music will be surprised, disappointed, delighted or rendered speechless. … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Bell", Aram Khachaturian, classical music, October Revolution, patriot, Soviet Armenia, symphonies, Transcaucasian, war
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Grasped by ultimate concern
It is nearly eight years since I wrote my first article for this blog. The piece was not so much an article as a short welcome to prospective readers of what was hoped to become something of substance. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged art, contemporary relevance, culture, education, Existentialism, life and time, meaning, personal history, politics, psychoanalysis, religion, royalty, science, ultimate concern
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Looking forward in freedom
As people gaze out from their windows and yearn for a more recognisable form of living, as the desire for the lifting of the national lockdown increases, as a greater number of persons become more unrecognisable due to the wearing … Continue reading
Behind closed doors
During these times of lockdown, social distancing and a substantial number of lives being lost due to the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic, it may, nevertheless, be considered that other aspects of life remain worthy of continuing concern. These are … Continue reading
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Tagged community solidarity, Covid-19, death, ecological crisis, lockdown, national leadership, pandemic, research, social distancing
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Responding to the voices
In my previous blog (see article 146: Hearing the Voices of February 6, 2020) I posed the following question: To what extent should the British State be involved with the religious, cultural and family background of the children and young … Continue reading
Hearing the voices
To what extent should the British State be involved with the religious, cultural and family background of the children and young people for which it has the responsibility to educate? To what extent should parents of children coming to the … Continue reading
The demands of democracy
After the actual word “Brexit” it was the most used word in the whole of the Brexit debate. I speak, of course, of the word “Democracy”. The word “democracy” and the practice of government which it typifies, has a long … Continue reading
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Tagged Brexit, British Constitution, democracy, EU, hereditary, honours system, House of Lords, referendum, state church, the Monarchy, voting system
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Music to be cherished
“I have placed death before life, wrote Charles Gounod, “because in the order of eternal things death precedes life.” The French composer was speaking about his oratorio Mors et Vita. This is a work filled with operatic drama, soaring orchestral … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Gounod, choral music, death, hope, judgement, justice, life, love, oratorio, requiem, resurrection
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An historical legacy
Daniel Ellsberg, the “Watergate” commentator, said that the book is “a masterpiece”. Mikhail Gorbachev, the true force behind the ending of the Cold War, considered the book to be “indispensable” reading. I speak, of course, of the Peter Kuznick and … Continue reading
Values that unite
A few weeks ago, the House of Commons was presented with the latest Queen’s Speech in which the government, despite the expectation of a General Election, set out its priorities for the coming period of Parliament. It is rare for … Continue reading
