There is, perhaps, no music more associated with Easter than the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah. That said, it is not my choice for today. Instead I give you the finale of the oratorio – the chorus “Worthy is the Lamb” and the tremendous closing Amen.
Year: 2020
Looking Forward To Resurrection
A last minute change to what I am going to post today. Originally this was going to be tomorrow’s music, but then I realised that the words are more suited for today. Perhaps not so on the first day after the crucifixion – but now when we can have the benefit of knowing what is to come on Easter Sunday looking forward to that day and saying with the choir “you WILL rise again” is perfectly reasonable.
Music For Good Friday
There were a number of candidates to share today. I have chosen this one because although it is not religious – it is very much spiritual and also fits very well with the next couple of choices in that the music ends with some sort of spiritual uplifting.
Angelic Choir
When I was living and working in Wien there were lots of things about my life that were very different to the ‘normal’ that I had become used to. Perhaps none more so than the Sunday routine which was slightly strange in that all of a sudden I had nothing that I HAD to do on a Sunday. More often than not I would find a concert to attend – there was certainly no lack of choice in the city and my flat was within walking distance of the Musikverein, the Konzerthaus and the Staatsoper.
Music For Spy Wednesday
I am not intending this series to have much of a theme usually, but it seems right that over the next few days I post some music that fits in some way with Easter.
A Man And His Music
Doing my daily “silent desert island discs” challenge on Facebook got me thinking that it would be better with sound. There are lots of folks who share great music already and I’ve noticed some have even started doing their own lists – Music and Creative Arts are sharing their “Self Isolation Discs”. I have no intention of nominating others for this – but if you like the idea then please join in – and I know that my selection will not be to everyone’s taste – but it would be good to get some feed back. Hopefully somewhere along the line I will introduce you to something you like!
Oh Dear – Just When I Thought Some Were Getting It!
In these days when so many are focussing on “the model” it is throwing up lots of insight into what people understand – and do not understand – about modelling and specifically models used for forecasting. Whilst much of the coverage has been OK both the media and the “experts” (not experts in modelling I should add for clarity) are often guilty of misrepresentation (to put it kindly!)
A Modeller on Modelling
My previous post was a little bit away from the norm in that it really did draw on my knowledge and experience more than it tried to expand it. I am going to do that again – because “models” are seemingly all the rage and, to be honest, I am seeing so much that is familiar from my days using (and justifying) models at work that is being reflected in the current situation.
Recognition Comes Too Late
One thing that I used to dread when I was working was someone asking me “what do you do at work then”? I suspect that I must have written about this somewhere, but the answer “I do modelling” is perhaps the most accurate and yet least informative one that I could give. Suddenly “modelling” is becoming quite the in-thing.
Facts Not Fear
This is a first for this blog – a version of a “re-tweet”. The following open letter was written by an Infectious Diseases Specialist in response to the relatively uninformed response by many to the Covid-19 pandemic. I have republished it here because it is bang on topic of “feeding my ignorance” and it reinforces the sort of message I was trying to convey in my previous writing on the subject.