Newsletter Vol: 189 | 1 December 2017 Discover the music of angels, enjoy groundbreaking musicals across eras, and share Alistair McGowan’s passion for the piano.   In the Valley, By the Water, On the Mountain Helen Keller A Great Lover of Music At the Center of the Musical Universe Niccolò Paganini   Event York Early Music Christmas Festival Established in 1977, the festival is an important arts offerings in Britain dedicated to music from and before the eighteenth century. As Britain’s premier festival of historically informed performance, the event is set in some of the country’s most beautiful historic venues including York Minster, Harewood House and the National Centre for Early Music... more... Date: December 8 to 13, 2017 Country: United Kingdom website What's New “Sing Heavenly Muse” Elisabeth von Herzogenberg and Johannes Brahms Ring Bells! Sing Songs! The Musical I Elisabeth von Stockhausen was born in Paris in 1847. Her father served as the Hanoverian ambassador, and had been a student of Chopin. In 1853 the family moved to Vienna, and Elisabeth took lessons from Julius Epstein, at that time the principal pianist and teacher in Vienna. According to her teacher, "she had a wonderful memory..." The jubilant title of this series reflects so much of what we love about musicals: catchy songs, bright melodies, and great sounds all around. The history of the musical (musical comedy, musical play) begins with the first applications of music to theatre. We have innumerable instances of composers providing ‘incidental’ music... more... more... The Music of Angels World Harp Congress A passion for the piano Alistair McGowan What could be better than one harpist? —nine-hundred and fifty-seven harpists! Of all ages and backgrounds, they descended upon Hong Kong in July, to attend this years’ thirteenth World Harp Congress—the first time the congress has been held in Asia. The limelight was upon the excellence of harp playing in Asia... What are your first memories of the piano? My mother had and still has a very good Chappell upright piano. She was always playing the piano when I was young. She was an accompanist for an amateur operatic and dramatic society for years and was always playing and practising the music for the latest Rodgers and Hammerstein... more... more... Enjoy My music Video Forgotten records Bach: Ich habe genug BWV 82 Chopin: Berceuse Op. 57 D'Indy: Symphony on a French Mountain Air listen watch listen Copyright Interlude.hk 2017 All rights reserved. Important: If you are not receiving Interlude's newsletter regularly, please check your spam folder. Also add the address info@interlude.hk to your addressbook.