JDCMB is 15 TODAY
They certainly didn't tell me I'd be doing this for 15 years when I signed up to Blogger on 2 March 2004. Here's a little glimpse into the State of the Art, involving one of those "you couldn't make it up" moments that happened to me the other day when I David Dolan coaches YMS cellists on structure in Bach went down to the Yehudi Menuhin School to look around, talk to the head, watch some teaching and hear a lunchtime concert by some of the students. To a visiting journo, the school seems a haven of peace. It has impressive facilities: a magnificent wood-lined concert hall, a Fazioli grand, a range of super studios. And here you can meet the absolute values of musicianship at the highest, specialised level, matters communicated exceptionally effectively in the lesson on Bach I listened to, given by pianist, analyst and classical improvisation guru David Dolan. This place - one of sadly few specialist music schools in this country - has been subjected to some ...