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Handel - Israel In Egypt - Yorkshire Baroque Soloists
11 March 2020 22:00
| Handel, Natural Trumpet, York
I've been to York many times and I have a definite affinity with the city. Although I've been to concerts in the Chapter House and in the Minster itself, this was the first time I've had the pleasure of performing in York Minster. I played in a performance of Handel's Israel In Egypt, on Wednesday 11th March 2020, with the Yorkshire Baroque Soloists and the University of York Choir which was
Bach, Handel & Purcell - English Chamber Choir - 75th Birthday Concert for Crispian Steele-Perkins
22 February 2020 21:30
| Bach, Handel, London, Natural Trumpet, Purcell, The Section
A performance to celebrate the 75th birthday of the celebrated trumpeter Crispian Steele-Perkins took place at St. James's Piccadilly in London on Saturday 22nd February 2020. As well as featuring a number of trumpet solos from Crispian the performance also showcased the English Chamber Choir and the orchestra (the English Players), under the direction of Guy Protheroe.St James's Church is a fantastic
Handel - Messiah - St. Martin-in-the-Fields
30 December 2019 18:30
| Brandenburg Baroque Soloists, Handel, London, Modern Trumpet
Bob Porter conducted Handel's Messiah in a candlelit St. Martin-in-the-Fields on Monday 30th December 2019 at 18:30. The concert was part of the Brandenburg Choral Festival of London and it featured the Brandenburg Sinfonia and Brandenburg Festival Chorus. I played second trumpet, Paul Archibald played first trumpet and Tristan Fry played timpani.Ours was the first of two concerts this evening. The
Handel - Messiah - Northampton Cathedral
20 December 2019 22:00
| Handel, Natural Trumpet
I returned to Northampton Cathedral on Friday 20th December 2019 to play first trumpet in 'Mr. Handel's Messiah' with the choir and orchestra of Fiori Musicali, under the direction of Penelope Rapson. Katy Hill (soprano), Robert Cross (countertenor), Edmund Hastings (tenor) and James Birchall (Bass) were the soloists for this year's performance, and I played The Trumpet Shall Sound with James
Handel - Messiah - Exeter Cathedral
08 December 2019 18:00
| Handel, Natural Trumpet
After Grand Baroque IV last week, I returned to Exeter Cathedral on Sunday 8th December 2019 to perform Handel's Messiah with Devon Baroque and the Exeter Cathedral Choir, under the direction of Timothy Noon. The 2:30pm performance was packed with people, eager to hear this Advent favourite. I played first trumpet in Devon Baroque led by Persephone Gibbs (violin) and it was great to see many
Handel - Coronation Anthems & Bach Cantata 51 - Cambridge
07 December 2019 22:00
| Bach, Handel, Natural Trumpet, The Section
St John's Voices performed a varied programme on Saturday 7th December 2019 in the resplendent College Chapel at St. John's College in Cambridge. I played first trumpet in the Cambridge Baroque Camerata, led by Jane Gordon (violin) and conducted by Graham Walker, with fellow trumpet players Will Russell (second trumpet) and Gareth Hoddinott (third trumpet) in the section.The performance began with
Handel - Messiah - Manchester Cathedral
01 December 2019 17:39
| Handel, Natural Trumpet
I played first trumpet in Handel's Messiah in Manchester Cathedral on Saturday 30th November 2019. The performance featured the Manchester Cathedral Choir and Manchester Baroque, conducted by Christopher Stokes.It was great to perform Handel's Messiah in Manchester Cathedral again. I did this annual performance at Manchester Cathedral (for a few years running) about 10 and 11 years ago! View this post
Handel - Messiah - Walthamstow
25 November 2019 09:55
| Handel, London, Natural Trumpet
I performed Handel's Messiah on Sunday 24th November 2019 at St. Barnabas Church in Walthamstow, as part of the St. Barnabas Sunday Concerts series. The Waltham Forest Community Choir performed with an excellent freelance orchestra, made up of several Walthamstow-based professional musicians. Tom Randle conducted the performance. The capacity audience at St. Barnabas Church was encouraged to sing
The English Concert - Alison Balsom in Gabriel: An Entertainment with Trumpet
21 October 2019 22:00
| Handel, London, Natural Trumpet, Purcell
Alison Balsom: "Welcome, ladies and gentlemen - welcome to England at the end of the seventeenth century. Don't panic. I'm not here to talk. I have this (she holds the trumpet). And, you know, some people hear in this only one thing - a call to arms, a military fanfare, the triumphant crow of a proud and patriotic soldier. But in the 1680s and 90s, Henry Purcell, a composer who means the whole
Handel - Agrippina - Les Talens Lyriques - Enescu Festival, Bucharest
21 September 2019 00:00
| Handel, Les Talens Lyriques, Natural Trumpet, The Section, Tour
The Georges Enescu Festival welcomed Les Talens Lyriques to perform Handel's Giulio Cesare [HWV 17] on the 20th September 2019 and Handel's Agrippina [HWV 6] on the 21st September 2019. These consecutive late night performances took place at the Romanian Athenaeum in the Romanian capital city of Bucharest.This project began with rehearsals in Paris at one of Les Talens Lyriques' usual Montmartre
Handel - Israel in Egypt - Southwell Music Festival
24 August 2019 21:30
| Festival, Handel, Natural Trumpet
Handel wrote two oratorios featuring trombones in his brass section; one is Saul [HWV 53], which I had the great pleasure of playing earlier this year at the Göttingen Händel Festival and the other is Israel in Egypt [HWV 54], which was the focus of Saturday night's concert at the Southwell Music Festival.The Festival Baroque Sinfonia and Festival Voices joined forces under Marcus Farnsworth's
Handel - Ode for St Cecelia's Day - Vox Luminis - Vézelay
22 August 2019 22:00
| France, Handel, Natural Trumpet, The Section, Tour, Vox Luminis
I performed with Vox Luminis in the 11th century Romanesque Basilica of St Magdalene in Vézelay, a UNESCO world heritage site, around 230km southeast of Paris in the French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The choir and orchestra of Vox Luminis gave a concert at 21:00 on Thursday 22nd August 2019 as part of La Cité de la Voix Festival in Vézelay.The group performed three works by George Frideric
Aldeburgh Festival 2019 - Vox Luminis - Snape Maltings
18 June 2019 22:00
| Baroque, Brass Instrument Making, Handel, Instrument Making, Natural Trumpet, Purcell, Radio Broadcast, The Section, Vox Luminis
'Snape Maltings, Snape Maltings, Thank Benjamin Britten for Snape Maltings' was the specially-written encore of Vox Luminis' King Arthur performance at Snape Maltings in 2017. That memorable performance, exactly two years ago, was my first appearance with the group and there have been many exceptional projects in the interim, including performances at Versailles, the Utrecht Early Music Festival,
Handel - Agrippina - Les Talens Lyriques - Dortmund & Halle
10 June 2019 17:00
| Festival, France, Germany, Handel, Les Talens Lyriques, Natural Trumpet, The Section
Handel's Agrippina [HWV 6] was the focus for Christophe Rousset's Les Talens Lyriques at the beginning of June 2019, with performances in the Klangvocal Festival in Dortmund on Saturday 8th June 2019 and in the Halle Händel Festspiele on Monday 10th June 2019. Rehearsals began in Paris and the group worked to familiarise itself with this long (circa 4-hour) and intricate opera. The ensemble rehearsed
Handel & Bach - St. Martin-in-the-Fields - Brandenburg Sinfonia
01 June 2019 22:00
| Bach, Brandenburg Baroque Soloists, Handel, London, Modern Trumpet, St. Martin-in-the-Fields
I performed a programme of baroque music (on modern instruments) with the Brandenburg Sinfonia at St. Martin-in-the-Fields on Saturday 1st June 2019. I played third trumpet in the section with (fellow Manx man) Sam Kinrade and Ellie Lovegrove on 1st and 2nd, respectively. The programme began with Handel's Dettingen Te Deum [HWV 283] and continued after the interval with Bach's Orchestral Suite
Göttingen International Handel Festival - 2018 - Saul - Hannoversche Münden
18 May 2019 22:00
| Concert, Festival, Germany, Göttingen Handel Festival, Handel, Natural Trumpet, Recording, Tour
There is no doubt that the Festspiel Orchester Göttingen (FOG), the resident orchestra at the Göttingen International Händel Festival, is very special to all of us who play in it. The overriding ethos within the orchestra is often nothing short of euphoric and the Göttingen International Händel Festival is musically, socially and culturally one of the highlights of my working year. I feel
Handel - Messiah - Oxford Baroque - Southampton
06 April 2019 19:30
| Baroque, Handel, Natural Trumpet
I performed first trumpet in Handel's Messiah with Oxford Baroque on Saturday 6th April 2019. The performance took place in the Dobson Art Centre in King Edward VI School in Southampton. Oxford Baroque provided a period instrument orchestra to accompany the Southampton Choral Society. The performance was directed by their conductor Benjamin Costello. During the rehearsal, Benjamin kindly remarked
Handel - Coronation Anthems - Snape Maltings
16 March 2019 19:30
| Baroque, Brass Instrument Making, Handel, Natural Trumpet, The Section
Snape Maltings was the venue for Aldeburgh Music Club's performance of a programme entitled 'The Amazing Mr. Handel' on Saturday 16th March 2019. The performance featured the Coronation Anthems [HWV 258], Water Music Suite in G [HWV 350], Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.9 [HWV 327], Chandos Anthem No.7 'My song shall be alway' [HWV 252] and the Chandos Anthem No.4 'O worship the Lord in the beauty of
Handel - Messiah - Northampton Cathedral
21 December 2018 19:00
| Baroque, Handel, Natural Trumpet, The Section
Northampton Cathedral was the venue for my only complete Messiah performance this December. I played with the choir and orchestra of Fiori Musicali with their Director Penelope Rapson. Some years ago Handel's Messiah seemed to be, almost exclusively, the only piece that I was asked to perform at this time of year. At the moment it seems to be slightly less common for me to have a solely Messiah-filled
Handel - Ode for St Cecilia's Day - Vox Luminis - Royal Chapel, Versailles
08 December 2018 22:00
| Baroque, Broadcast, Concert, Handel, Natural Trumpet, The Section, Vox Luminis
When I first visited the Palace of Versailles on a school history trip in March 2005 I would never have imagined that I would, one day, have the opportunity to play there as a professional trumpet player.Since then I have performed and recorded in the Opéra Royal de Versailles with Les Talens Lyriques (often playing operas that were originally performed there, such as Lully's Alceste and Salieri's
Handel - Eternal Source of Light Divine - The Charterhouse
09 August 2018 16:00
| Handel, Instrument Making, Modern Trumpet, Natural Trumpet
At 4pm on Thursday 9th of August 2018, I performed at The Charterhouse in London for the funeral service of Nicolas Christopher Henry Browne-Wilkinson (b. 30th March 1930- d.25th July 2018). Julian Perkins played preliminary music on the organ by Bach and Handel, before the Introit 'Psalm 23' by Charles Hylton Stewart was sung by the choir. The choir consisted of Augusta Hebbert (soprano), Tom
Handel & Bach - Uzès - Vox Luminis
19 July 2018 23:30
| Bach, France, Handel, Natural Trumpet, The Section, Vox Luminis
Before travelling to Uzès for two performances with Vox Luminis, the trumpet section (Russell Gilmour, William Russell and Gareth Hoddinott) rendezvoused at Gareth & Cecile's holiday home in the Alps at Montgilbert in the Maurienne valley in the Savoie region. Meeting up a few days beforehand allowed us to travel via more convenient airports on both sides (avoiding Ryanair) and it enabled us
Handel - Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne & Coronation Anthems - Temple Church
19 June 2018 22:00
| Engraving, Handel, London, Natural Trumpet
I performed music by Georg Frideric Handel in the Summer Concert given by the Bar Choral Society at Temple Church in London on Tuesday 19th of June 2018.Greg Morris directed the all-Handel programme featuring the Temple Players and the Bar Choral Society with soloists: Amy Wood (soprano), James Hall (countertenor), James Way (tenor) and Richard Latham (bass). The performance began with Russell
Göttingen International Handel Festival - 2018
21 May 2018 22:00
| Concert, Göttingen Handel Festival, Handel, Museum, Natural Trumpet, Recording, Tour, Touring
It was wonderful to return to the Göttingen International Handel Festival in 2018. Performing in this festival is one of the musical highlights of my year. The director and players of the FestspielOrchester Göttingen (FOG) are infectiously-energetic musicians; performing in their element. Thriving on each others' energy, these remarkable and characterful musicians creatively achieve incredible
Handel - Messiah - Worcester College, Oxford
20 January 2018 19:00
| Concert, Handel, Natural Trumpet, Oxford
I played first natural trumpet (with the excellent Will Russell on second) in Handel's Messiah on Saturday 20th January 2018 in the ornate Chapel of Worcester College, Oxford. The performance was directed by Thomas Allery as part of the Epiphanytide Festival. It featured the magnificent Worcester College chapel choirs, the period instrument ensemble 1714* and soloists Rebecca Silverman (Soprano),
Handel - Messiah - Northampton Cathedral - Fiori Musicali
22 December 2017 19:00
| Handel, Natural Trumpet, The Section
I played first natural trumpet for a performance entitled 'Mr Handel's Messiah'. The performance was given by Penelope Rapson and the choir and orchestra of Fiori Musicali and it took place in Northampton Cathedral on Friday 22nd of December 2017.The performance featured solo performances from: Malu Lin Swayne (Violin), Eloise Irving (Soprano), Robert Cross (Counter-tenor), Edmund Hastings (Tenor),
Handel - Messiah - Brangwyn Hall, Swansea
17 December 2017 22:00
| Handel, Natural Trumpet, The Section
Following a memorable Messiah performance in December 2014, I returned to Brangwyn Hall in Swansea on Sunday 17th of December 2017 to perform another rendition of this, Handel's most renowned oratorio, with the Swansea Bach Choir - under the direction of Greg Hallam, with the orchestra Musica Poetica London.The impressive decorative panels adorning Brangwyn Hall, completed by the Belgian-born Sir
Bach - Christmas Oratorio & Handel - Foundling Hospital Anthem - Barts Choir - Cadogan Hall
15 December 2017 22:00
| Bach, Handel, London, Natural Trumpet
I began playing on Friday 15th of December 2017 at 10am at Holy Trinity Church (Prince Consort Road) with an intensive B Minor Mass rehearsal with Solomon's Knot ahead of their performances in Nottingham (16th Dec) and at St. John's Smith Square (18th Dec). After this rehearsal, I walked to Cadogan Hall and took part in an afternoon rehearsal and evening performance of Bach's Christmas Oratorio
Handel - Zadok the Priest, Dettingen Te Deum, Music for the Royal Fireworks, Messiah (Part 3) - Chichester
04 November 2017 19:30
| Handel, Natural Trumpet, The Section
After a memorable concert in November 2016 (when Will Russell and I performed Vivaldi's 'Concerto for two trumpets in C') in St. George's Church in Chichester, we were invited by Andrew Naylor - musical director of Chichester Voices - to return for their 2017 concert, entitled 'Messiah with Fireworks'. We returned to Chichester on Saturday 4th of November with several additions to our trumpet
Handel & Purcell - Royal Hospital Chelsea
04 July 2017 20:00
| Baroque, Handel, London, Natural Trumpet, Purcell
I performed with The Wren Players at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea on Tuesday 4th of July 2017. The evening of music began at 18:30 with an outdoor performance in the Royal Hospital's 'Figure Court'. It was a beautiful and warm evening. The outdoor performance included a selection from Handel's Water Music (D Major suite) and his Music for the Royal Fireworks:Water Music - D major suiteAllegroAlla
Handel - Coronation Anthems - Eton College Chapel
15 June 2017 20:45
| Baroque, Brandenburg Baroque Soloists, Handel, Music, Natural Trumpet, The Section
I performed with the Brandenburg Baroque Soloists at Eton College on Thursday 15th of June 2017 at 8:45pm. The performance of Handel's 'Coronation Anthems' took place in the magnificent Chapel of Eton College.The chorus was directed by Matthew O'Donovan, who brilliantly directed the 14-piece period-instrument orchestra, led by violinist Walter Reiter.I first met Walter Reiter at Dartington International
Göttingen International Handel Festival - 2017 - Galakonzert with Dominique Labelle
13 May 2017 22:00
| Baroque, Concert, Germany, Göttingen Handel Festival, Handel, Natural Trumpet, Recording, Telemann, Touring
I travelled to the wonderful University City of Göttingen in Germany to perform with FestspielOrchester Göttingen (FOG) directed by Laurence Cummings. It was delightful to be back at the Göttingen International Händel Festival having enjoyed performing in the 2014 and 2015 festivals.The Galakonzert took place at the Stadthalle on Saturday 13th of May 2017 and it marked the opening of the Göttingen
Handel - Dettingen Te Deum & Bach - Magnificat - Cadogan Hall
05 April 2017 13:42
| Bach, Baroque, Handel, London, Natural Trumpet, The Section
Goldsmiths Choral Union and the orchestra, 'Musicians of London' performed Handel's 'Dettingen Te Deum', Handel's 'Te Deum in A' and Bach's 'Magnificat' at Cadogan Hall in London on Wednesday 5th of April 2017.Brian Wright conducted the choir, orchestra and their excellent group of soloists: Rachel Ambrose Evans (soprano), Ruth Provost (soprano), Benjamin Williamson (countertenor), Peter Harris (tenor)
Handel - Belshazzar - St. James's Piccadilly
25 March 2017 19:30
| Baroque, Handel, Natural Trumpet, The Section
It's always an exciting prospect to explore a lesser-known work by Handel. On this occasion, I performed Handel's oratorio 'Belshazzar' (HWV 61) from 1744, with the chorus 'Petros Singers' in a performance at St. James's Piccadilly on Saturday 25th of March 2017. Petros Singers take great pride in performing repertoire that is "often idiosyncratic, eschewing the typical canonical works in order to
Handel - Messiah - Wimbledon - Sonoro & Wimbledon Community Chorus
18 March 2017 22:00
| Baroque, Concert, Handel, London, Music, Natural Trumpet
I played first trumpet in a performance of Handel's Messiah on Saturday 18th of March 2017 at St. John's Church, on Spencer Hill in Wimbledon. The performance involved members of the pro-choir Sonoro, the Wimbledon Community Chorus and the Sonoro Baroque Ensemble, led by Susie Carpenter-Jacobs.The performance was conducted by one of the Artistic Directors of Sonoro, Neil Ferris [who has recently
New Year Concert - Saarbrücken - Handel - Messiah
07 January 2017 22:00
| Germany, Handel, Le Concert Lorrain, Natural Trumpet, The Section
The Evangelische Chorgemeinschaft an der Saar and Le Concert Lorrain invited me to perform in their New Year Concert, at the Congreßhalle in Saarbrücken. It took place on the Saturday 7th of January 2017. The group, directed by Georg Grün, performed Handel's 'Messiah' with notable soloists from the UK and Germany.The trumpet section consisted of Russell Gilmour (1st trumpet) and William Russell
Handel & Bach - St. Anne's Kew Green
23 December 2016 21:30
| Bach, Baroque, Concert, Handel, London, Natural Trumpet, The Section
December 2016 has consisted of several Messiah, B Minor Mass, Magnificat and Christmas Oratorio performances. The final concert before the festive season offered a similarly balanced variety of music from Handel and Bach. It featured Part I of Handel's Messiah in the first half and Bach's Magnificat in D [BWV 243] in the second half. The performance took place at St. Anne's in Kew Green, London on
Handel - 'Messiah' - Part I - Magdalen College Chapel, Oxford - Oxford Baroque
15 December 2016 20:00
| Baroque, Concert, Engraving, Handel, Natural Trumpet, Oxford, The Section
On Thursday 15th of December 2016, I performed Part I of Handel's 'Messiah' in the majestic chapel of Magdalen College, Oxford. The performance featured the magnificent Choir of Magdalen College, four soloists and the orchestra, Oxford Baroque.The choir and the orchestra - led by violinist Claudia Norz - performed from the nave of the chapel with trumpeters Russell Gilmour and William Russell
Handel - Messiah - Schola Cantorum - Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School
06 December 2016 22:00
| Handel, London, Natural Trumpet, Spiritato!, The Section
I performed Handel's 'Messiah' at St. Gabriel's Church in Pimlico on Tuesday 6th of December 2016. The orchestra 'Spiritato!' and the Schola Cantorum of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School was conducted by Scott Price, Director of Music of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School. Photography by Weenson OoThe boys of the Schola Cantorum sang all of the arias, recitatives and choruses in
Handel - Messiah - Voces8 - The Gresham Centre
05 December 2016 19:00
| Concert, Handel, London, Natural Trumpet, The Section
The Gresham Centre at the church of St Anne & St Agnes (near the old city wall of London) was the venue for Voces8's performance of Handel's 'Messiah' on Monday the 5th of December 2016. According to the Gresham Centre's website, there has been a church on this site since 1137 - though it has been rebuilt several times due to fire (including the 1666 Great Fire of London) and the Blitz of the Second
Handel - Deborah - Newcastle Upon Tyne
26 November 2016 22:30
| Concert, Handel, Natural Trumpet
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Bach Choir performed George Frederic Handel's oratorio 'Deborah' [HWV 51] in the King's Hall at Newcastle University on Saturday 16th of November 2016. Eric Cross conducted the choir and the orchestra: Newcastle Baroque. We were joined by excellent soloists: Charlotte La Thrope (Soprano - Deborah), Ruth Jenkins-Róbertsson (Soprano - Jael), Rosanna Cooper (Mezzo-Soprano -
OAEducation - Music is Special
21 November 2016 15:00
| Concert, Education Outreach, Handel, London, OAEducation, Teaching
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment joined forces with Camden Music to put on an educational project called 'Music is Special' at Cecil Sharp House on Monday 21st of November 2016. This innovative project integrated students from two special needs schools and two mainstream schools with the period-instrument players of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Composer and animateur, Sam Chaplin
Handel - Messiah - Esher
19 November 2016 22:00
| Concert, Handel, London, Natural Trumpet, The Section
Venturing into the 18th Century, the Monteverdi String Band performed Handel's 'Messiah' with The Ripieno Choir (directed by David Hansell) in the London suburb of Esher on Saturday 19th of November 2016. The Monteverdi String Band was joined by two oboes, a bassoon, two trumpets and timpani for the performance of Handel's glorious 'Messiah'.Wonderful evening yesterday venturing into the
Croft - Te Deum & Torelli - Trumpet Sonata - St. Andrew's Church - Cheam
12 November 2016 20:00
| Baroque, Concert, Handel, Natural Trumpet, The Section, Vivaldi
The Little Baroque Company, led by Kinga Ujszaszi, performed with the St. Cecilia Chorus on Saturday 12th of November at St. Andrew's Church in Cheam. The evening, conducted by Jonathan Rennert promised 'festive and celebratory music from the first half of the 18th century… predominantly bright in mood, with brilliant orchestral colour, often featuring trumpets.'The ensemble performed William
Scarlatti, Handel & Bach - University of York
12 September 2016 12:00
| Bach, Concert, Handel, Natural Trumpet, York
I performed with Kasia Slawski (Soprano) in her Final MA Recital which took place at the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall at the University of York on Monday 12th of September.Kasia had chosen to sing music by Scarlatti, Handel and Bach. She was accompanied by Peter Seymour on the Harpsichord and Organ, and by myself (Russell Gilmour) on Baroque Trumpets in C and in D.Her recital began with two movements
Bach - Magnifcat & Brandenburg Concerto No.2 - Winchester Cathedral - Ars Eloquentiae
18 June 2016 19:30
| Baroque, Brandenburg, Concert, Handel, Natural Trumpet, The Section
Zelenka - HypocondrieBach - Magnificat in DBach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 2- Interval -Handel - Dixit DominusArs Eloquentiae and the Southampton Philharmonic Choir performed a programme of demanding choral and instrumental works on Saturday 18th of June 2016. The 7:30pm concert in Winchester Cathedral was attended by a substantial and ethereally back-lit audience. As the concert began the sun was
Händel - Israel in Egypt - Oxford Early Music Festival
13 May 2016 19:30
| Baroque, Concert, Cornetto, Handel, Museum, Oxford, The Section
Oxford Early Music festival put on a concert of Georg Frederic Händel's 'Israel in Egypt' on Friday 13th of May 2016 in the University of Oxford's first official building, the University Church. The International Baroque Players joined a fantastic line-up of soloists: Emma Kirkby (soprano), Robyn Allegra Parton (soprano), Robin Blaze (countertenor), Thomas Hobbs (tenor), Jonathan Arnold
Handel - Coronation Anthems - St. Martin-in-the-Fields
07 April 2016 19:00
| Baroque, Brandenburg Baroque Soloists, Handel, London, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, The Section
I played first trumpet in Handel's Coronation Anthems in St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London. The section consisted of Russell Gilmour, William Russell & Gareth Hoddinott.The Joyful Company of Singers and the Brandenburg Baroque Soloists were conducted by Peter Broadbent in this candlelit concert on Thursday 7th of April, as part of the Brandenburg Choral Festival 2016 at St. Martin-in-the-Fields.The
'Baroque Masterpieces' - Sonoro Choir and Ensemble - St. Martin-in-the-Fields
23 February 2016 21:30
| Bach, Baroque, Concert, Handel, London, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, The Section
On Tuesday the 23rd February 2016, the choir 'Sonoro' gave a performance of a programme entitled 'Baroque Masterpieces' at St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London. The programme showcased the vibrant sonority of this new professional choir with performances of Handel's 'Zadok the Priest', Vivaldi's 'Gloria' and Bach's 'Magnificat in D'. The Sonoro Baroque Ensemble, led by Simon Standage also performed
Handel - Messiah - Kew Green - Ars Eloquentiae
19 December 2015 18:30
| Concert, Handel, London, Natural Trumpet, The Section
On Saturday 19th of December 2015, I performed Handel's 'Messiah' at St. Anne's Church in Kew Green, London, with the group Ars Eloquentiae.The performance was directed by the wonderfully energetic Chad Kelly. He lead the ensemble and small chorus through this work from the chamber organ at the front - leading with clarity and excitement. After several encouraging gestures and glances from the director,
Handel - Messiah - Peterborough Cathedral - The Saraband Consort
18 December 2015 19:30
| Concert, Handel, Natural Trumpet
I played first trumpet in Handel's Messiah in Peterborough Cathedral on Friday 18th of December 2015. The performance was one of the most enjoyable of the whole season on account of the glorious acoustic and due to the high standard of the combined forces of the Peterborough Cathedral Choir, Youth Choir and Festival Chorus. The soloists were all excellent: Soprano - Robyn Allegra Parton, Alto - Owen
Handel - Messiah - St. Mary Abbots Church, London
13 December 2015 19:30
| Concert, Handel, London, Natural Trumpet
I played first trumpet in Handel's Messiah with the Purcell Orchestra on Sunday the 13th of December 2015 in St. Mary Abbots Church, near High Street Kensington in London.The choir were a small and excellent group of vocalists, called the 'St Mary Abbots Singers'. They sailed their way through the Messiah under the clear direction of their conductor Mark Uglow. It was a very pleasant performance and
Messiah - Old Royal Naval Chapel, Greenwich
12 December 2015 19:30
| Concert, Handel, London, Natural Trumpet, The Section
I participated in a performance of Handel's Messiah in Greenwich, London. The Dulwich Choral Society performed this seasonal favourite on Saturday 12th of December 2015 in the beautiful and highly ornate Chapel of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.We hope you enjoyed our Messiah last night. We're now looking forward to our Dove and Orff concert on Sat 12th March pic.twitter.com/4YgjwGijfC—
Spiritato! - Hackney Proms - 'Gulliver's Travels: A voyage to Lilliput'
22 November 2015 13:30
| Concert, Handel, London, Natural Trumpet, Purcell, Spiritato!
'Spiritato!' performed a family-orientated programme as part of the 'Hackney Proms' at Stoke Newington Town Hall on at 13:15 on Sunday 22nd November 2015. The programme was entitled 'Gulliver's Travels: A voyage to Lilliput'.The programme consisted of many short movements that fitted around a script - which was excitingly narrated by Will Russell (dressed as Gulliver). The lively narration
Let the Bright Seraphim & Vivaldi Gloria at Temple Church
16 November 2015 22:00
| Baroque Style, Handel, London, Natural Trumpet, Vivaldi
London's Temple Church was the venue for a concert given by The Bar Choral Society and The Temple Players on Monday 16th of November.The Bar Choral Society, formed in 2014, is a musical collaboration of barristers, judges, other people who work within the legal profession and their family members."The Society rehearses and performs in Temple Church which has a long association with the Law, providing
Handel - Messiah - Ars Eloquentiae - Basingstoke Choral Society
15 November 2015 22:00
| Handel, Natural Trumpet, The Section
At 7pm on Sunday the 15th of November I played first trumpet in a Messiah at 'The Anvil' in Basingstoke. The performance was given by the orchestra Ars Eloquentiae and the Basingstoke Choral Society and was directed by David Gibson. Details from the Basingstoke Choral Society website (below) had outlined their aims for the work and I would like to congratulate them on achieving them - it was a
Messiah - Royal Hospital Chelsea
04 November 2015 22:00
| Concert, Handel, London, Natural Trumpet
Was today, 4th November 2015, the beginning of the 'Messiah season' this year? Quite possibly, but it began in style at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea. The Messiah was directed by William Vann, who holds the Director of Music and Organist position there. I played in a section with Richard Fomison and Robert Howes (Timpani). There were many familiar faces in the choir and orchestra including many
Eternal Source of Light Divine at Temple Church, London
17 October 2015 14:00
| Handel, London, Natural Trumpet, Trumpet and Organ
I played for the blessing of the marriage of Manuela Brigitta Sells-Rohrbach and Jonathan Edwin Litchfield Sells-Rohrbach at the Temple Church in London on Saturday 17th of October 2015 at 2pm.The groom, Jonny Sells, is the musical director of 'Solomon's Knot' and resultantly the service was filled with musical excitement. There was an eight-piece choir from Solomon's Knot. The ensemble also included
National Forum of Music - Wrocław - Opening Concert
04 September 2015 22:00
| Bach, Broadcast, Concert, Cornetto, Handel, Music, Natural Trumpet, Poland, Radio Broadcast, Wrocław Baroque Orchestra
It was an immense honour to perform in the opening concert of the new National Forum of Music (Narodowe Forum Muzyki) in Wrocław, Poland. The NFM is an incredible facility and a stunning addition to Wrocław's architectural skyline and musical culture. It will play a valuable role during Wrocław's 'European Capital of Culture' status in 2016. The musicians of the Wrocław Baroque Orchestra
Israel in Egypt - Brandenburg Baroque Sinfonia
04 July 2015 23:00
| Brandenburg Baroque Soloists, Concert, Handel, London
I participated in a performance of Handel's oratorio 'Israel in Egypt' with Twickenham Choral Society at All Saints Church in Kingston-upon-Thames. Christopher Herrick directed the choir and the Brandenburg Baroque Sinfonia. I played second trumpet to Neil Brough. The rehearsal was very well organised and it ran exactly to the timings that the director had planned - starting with full forces and
Handel Messiah with Oxford Baroque and the Choir of Magdalen College
29 June 2015 22:30
| Concert, Handel, Natural Trumpet
I performed Handel's Messiah with Oxford Baroque on Monday 29th of June 2015 at the Church of St John the Evangelist on Iffley Road as part of the MCS Arts Festival 2015. The orchestra accompanied singers from the Choir of Magdalen College and the performance was directed from the harpsichord by Daniel Hyde.St John the Evangelist is a beautiful venue. It has a very peaceful courtyard garden
Göttingen International Händel Festival 2015
25 May 2015 17:07
| Festival, Germany, Göttingen Handel Festival, Handel, Natural Trumpet, Recording
I was involved, for a second year, in the International Händel Festival in Göttingen, Germany. I performed with Festspiel Orchester Göttingen (also known as FOG) in the Opera 'Agrippina' (HWV 6) and the Oratorio 'Theodora' (HWV 68).We gave six performances of Händel's 'Agrippina' in the Deutsches Theatre in Göttingen. It is a large-scale, three-act opera with a running time of around 5
Handel 'Deborah' - Göttingen, St. Johannis-Kirche
16 May 2015 17:00
| Germany, Göttingen Handel Festival, Handel, Natural Trumpet
The Göttingen Handel Festival allowed the trumpet section from F.O.G. to join the Göttingen Baroque Orchestra's performance within the Göttingen Handel Festival. The Göttingen Baroque Orchestra, under their concert master Henning Vater, performed Handel's 'Deborah' (HWV 51) in the Marktkirche St. Johannes which is in the heart of the city of Göttingen. The performance of this three-hour
King's Lynn - Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - 'Water Cycle'
01 May 2015 17:00
| Concert, Education Outreach, Handel, Natural Trumpet, OAEducation, The Section
On Friday 1st of May, I performed with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in a concert and education workshop at the Corn Exchange in King's Lynn, Norfolk. I played 2nd trumpet in Handel's Coronation Anthem - 'Zadok the Priest'. My part in the performance was very small, as I was only involved in this performance of 'Zadok the Priest'. The rest of the programme included round-singing,
Messiah in Malta
12 January 2015 18:00
| Handel, Natural Trumpet, Touring, Travel
I flew to Malta to take part in a performance of Handel's Messiah with the Goldberg Ensemble; an ensemble based in Malta. The concert was held in the Anglican Cathedral - St Paul's Pro-Cathedral - in the capital, Valletta.I departed from Gatwick Airport - remarkably all the passengers and bags were loaded ahead of schedule, so we departed 20 minutes early - and Air Malta transported
Messiah in Kew Green with Ars Eloquentiae
21 December 2014 21:55
| Concert, Handel, London, Natural Trumpet, The Section
My final Messiah of the year was in Kew Green with Ars Eloquentiae, directed by Chad Kelly.I have had the pleasure of performing with this group on several other occasions over the past few years. This time the group was joined by a hand-picked ensemble of 12 vocalists.The group performed Handel's Messiah to a full audience at St. Anne's Church in Kew Green, London. The good sense of energy made what
Brangwyn Hall - Messiah, Swansea
20 December 2014 23:00
| Concert, Handel, Natural Trumpet, The Section
Myself and fellow trumpeter, Will Russell travelled to Swansea in Wales on Friday night, ready for an afternoon rehearsal and evening performance of Handel's Messiah on Saturday. We stayed with very generous hosts and we had chance on Saturday morning to relax over a leisurely breakfast and enjoy a walk on the beach at Mumbles. For lunch we met our hosts John and Sarah at a local restaurant (The Sketty
06 December 2014 22:00
| Concert, Handel, York
York is wonderful city. It is one of those places that I always leave and think, 'I could easily live there'. There's a relaxed charm about the place. It has a good balance of down to earth people, fine architecture, interesting history, an excellent university (and all that comes with) and good rail links up and down the East Coast mainline, and also over the Pennines to Manchester.While we are on
Solomon's Knot Messiah - St. John's Smith Square
05 December 2014 22:00
| Concert, Handel, The Section, Trumpet
I played first trumpet in a performance of Handel's Messiah at St. John's Smith Square on Friday 5th of December 2014. The performance, given by Solomon's Knot was a refreshingly vibrant performance of this well-known work. The eight singers performed the entire piece from memory, which somehow gave the impression that the music was being spontaneously composed. The movements flowed seamlessly into
Orchestra of the 18th Century - Tour 123
04 December 2014 21:00
| Handel, Masterclass, Museum, Natural Trumpet, Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Tour, Touring, Travel, Trumpet
I made my debut with the Orchestra of the 18th Century on 'Tour 123'. The tour began on the 23rd of November 2014 and finished on the 3rd of December 2014. It included performances in Rotterdam (Holland), Roeselare (Belgium), Dublin (Ireland), Belfast (Northern Ireland), Amsterdam (Holland) and The Hague (Holland).It was a huge privilege to be asked to play with the Orchestra of the 18th Century for
Wratislavia Cantans Festival 2014
09 September 2014 22:00
| Broadcast, Festival, Gorczycki, Handel, Natural Trumpet, Poland, Radio Broadcast, Touring, Travel, Wrocław Baroque Orchestra, Zelenka
'Te Lucis Ante Terminum'- Wrocław CathedralTuesday 9th September 2014Music by Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki:CompletoriumConductus FunebrisMissa Rorate IILitaniae de Providentia DivinaAndrzej Kosendiak - Musical DirectorAldona Bartnik, Agnieszka Ryman - SopranoMatthew Venner - AltoMaciej Gocman - TenorTomaš Kral, Jaromir Nosek - BassZbigniew Pilch - 1st ViolinMikołaj Zgółka - 2nd ViolinJulia Karpeta,
Sowerby Music & Passacaglia
19 July 2014 12:00
| Bach, Brandenburg, Concert, Handel
On Saturday 19th of July 2014, I travelled to Sowerby, near Thirsk in North Yorkshire, to play for 'Sowerby Music' with the ensemble 'Passacaglia'.The London-based ensemble gave the final concert of the season for Sowerby Music. The organisers described the event as "an unashamedly celebratory concert", which combined a birthday celebration of one of the organisers and the remarkable milestone of Sowerby
Göttingen International Handel Festival 2014
13 June 2014 08:36
| Göttingen Handel Festival, Handel, Natural Trumpet, Recording, Tour, Travel
May through to June has been an exciting time. I had the great pleasure of playing in the Thüringia Bach Festival in Weimar in May and then toured with the Göttingen Händel Festival through May and June.I have been amazed by the Festspiel Orchester Göttingen (known colloquially as FOG). The quality of the music-making has been incredible. I was impressed with the string section in particular, as
Festival du Beaune, France
28 July 2013 21:00
| Concert, Handel, Radio Broadcast
On Sunday 28th July, Russell performed in the Burgundy region of France with the Gabrieli Consort - directed by Paul McCreesh.The concert was part of the Beaune Festival. The group gave a performance of L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (HWV 55) by Handel, which was streamed live online. It will be broadcast on television in September. The online stream of the concert is available to


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9/28/18 - "Like No Place on Earth"
It's a big world out there, people. Go travel. Selfishly, we love when our students experience new gyms in new cities. It's common to choose a gym based on convenience and I surely wouldn't expect a Venice resident to take up research of training facilities in Echo Park, but sometimes we can get lulled into thinking that the local gym on the corner is like most any other small community gym.
Those who travel know otherwise. We're lucky here. It can take getting outside of the bubble to recognize how good we have it. Like we often say, DEUCE is "like no place on Earth."
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Mitchell Veterans Park dedication delayed
Difficulty obtaining granite for various aspects of the Mitchell Veterans Park has forced its dedication back eight months.
Formerly expected to be dedicated Sept. 9, officials now expect a May 26 ceremony.
Veterans Park Committee Chairman Lyndon Overweg said there was difficulty obtaining the black granite needed to complete the donor wall and Killed in Action Wall, despite the majority of the project's work already completed.
Along with the KIA and donor walls, the park — located on the corner of First Avenue and Main Street — also features landscape work and a water feature. The park's total cost is more than $360,000.
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I have been away from my site for a whileby Eric on November 7, 2013 in Photo Blog with No Comments
Wow I just uploaded a few new pictures to Flickr. Yesterday there were some 600+ view of my work! Check here as I will be uploading a couple of new images.
Christmas Eveby Eric on December 30, 2012 in Photo Blog with No Comments
Christmas Comes One Time a Year!
I really enjoy continuing the christmas tradition, even though the younger ones are loosing the "faith". The whole preparation, getting the tree, putting the Red Wings player in the window. You know, all the proper christmas trappings, of course. The Holidays are super fun. Friends, family and fun all wrapped up into a nice box with a bow on top! Than you have to add parental controls all over the place add 3 hours of tech time, because of the new presents.
Anyway walking through the neighborhood always brings a laugh. You just have to look in the right places…
Midwest Photo Exchange Photo Contestby Eric on December 24, 2012 in Photo Blog with No Comments
Vote for Pedr, ah Me!
I receive promotional emails from Midwest Photo. I purchased things from them in the past so you know, you are going to receive these types of emails, for sure. I came across their email inviting me to submit to their photo contest. I thought sure why not, plus it gives me something easy to blog about.
Below is my submission. You can go to this link and vote for it, very cool!
My submission to Midwest Photo's contest.
Wow! Portra 800by Eric on December 18, 2012 in Photo Blog with No Comments
Grain or not too Grainy…
Well I just tried some of Kodak's Portra 800. Nice stuff I would have to say. It does not seem too grainy from my tastes, I kinda like it. I could shoot in really low light and hand hold. The film also works for everyday shooting.
Vintageby Eric on October 4, 2012 in Musings, Photo Blog with No Comments
Old Car and an Old Camera How Fitting
The other day I was running to Safeway, the neighborhood grocery store, to pick up something for the dinner menu. Parked in the lot with two spaces to the right was an old Chrysler DeSoto! They really do not make them like they used to. That auto really stood out! I had with me in my car my Rolleiflex Twin Lens Reflex camera. I fgure my camera and the DeSoto were made around the same time.
What a find! There was another woman who took interest in the old car and was snappin' away with her iPhone.
My camera still works like new, must be that German engineering! I really love the images I get from it. Check out some other work by photographers who use old technology to make photographs here on Flickr. Here is a specific Rollei link. Here is another Rollei specific group. Enjoy Cool things happen when you least expect them.
Neighborhood Pickupsby Eric on October 1, 2012 in Photo Blog with No Comments
Volvo For Sale
While driving or walking around my neighborhood there is usually something that catches my eye. Many times I have to take a mental note and go back to photograph what I saw. I may not have has my camera or possibly I was en route or the light was not right.
This gem I found on NE Lombard close to where I live. It has been offered for sale this entire summer. Maybe if he brought it out from behind the fence he would have better luck.
Fall in the Pacific NWby Eric on September 25, 2012 in Photo Blog with No Comments
Fall has officially arrived here in the Pacific NW although you would not not know it. It has been dry and very warm here lately. I think that autumn is the best time of the year. School starts again the days are warm and the evening are cool. Enjoy the weather.
Around my Neighborhood in Black and Whiteby Eric on September 14, 2012 in Musings, Photo Blog with No Comments
I live in the Woodlawn neighborhood in NE Portland, OR. It is a neighborhood with a rich history and a checkered past.
The neighborhood is going through significant changes. There are new businesses and lots of activity. Woodlawn Park is full of people playing soccer and families at the playground and activities like movies in the park and Star Trek in the Park. It is a cool place.
The businesses that have grown over the last five years are The Firehouse, Good Neighbothood Pizzeria, Breakside Brewery, and Woodlawn Coffee and Pastry.
Newspace Center for Photographyby Eric on July 12, 2012 in Musings, Photo Blog with No Comments
Cool Developments at Newspace Center for Photography
My first experience with Newspace was back in 2005. I displayed my series From the Shadows at Newspace back in May of 2005. It was a combined show with the artist Liz Haley. Newspace has grown considerably since 2005. The list of services include a host of classes to be taken,
a traditional black and white darkroom(for those of you still enamored with shooting, processing, and printing film), a gallery space and a digital lab dig deeper and you will find more.
They have also developed a pretty nice digital lab with a Nikon Coolscan 900, also and better than the "Supercool" scanner is the Imacon scanner. This is awesome if you shoot any format this scanner rules! I have scanned with this scanner and it produces great files. The photo at right was scanned with an Imacon scanner.
Wrestling with the Titleby Eric on June 28, 2012 in Fine Art, Musings, Photo Blog with No Comments
Industrial Landscape or Urban Landscape
I have been wrestling with the proper title for the series of images that I have been shooting lately.
I initially called them Urban Landscapes, however I felt like the images were more industrial than urban. As of now I am leaning toward Industrial.


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Paddle Race Series To Continue In Somerset
Race 4 of the 32Sixtyfour Paddle Race Series is scheduled for this Sunday [July 20] at Somerset Long Bay.
32Sixtyfour said, "The course at Somerset Long Bay runs the perimeter of the bay offering participants calm waters and light winds which should lead to some exciting racing.
Paddle Board racing at Fort St Catherine last month:
"Start/Finish line will be at the 'T' dock on the Daniels Head side of Somerset Long Bay. Parking is available at both Somerset Long Bay Beach Park and Daniels Head Beach.
"Race bib collection will take place between 8:00am and 8:30am with the race starting at 9:15am. We ask all participants to pre-register here, participant entry fee is $30. For complete race details visit www.32sixtyfour.com. We look forward to seeing everyone on Sunday."


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HOW could we not visit Troy?
It was a question that bedeviled us as we planned our first Turkish odyssey. Troy was nothing less than the storied destination for the armada of fast, trim ships that crossed the blind poet's wine-dark sea. The place where the anger of Achilles drove him to slay Hector before dragging him about the palace walls. The very ground where the fleet-footed Achaeans plundered the hallowed towers of Ilium and reclaimed Helen of Sparta.
Or maybe not.
Archaeologists are still debating Troy's very existence. Beyond this, some guidebooks and several friends who had been to the Anatolian town of Truva at the supposed site of Troy presented a disappointing, nay muddled, picture of what might await us.
For starters, they said, forget Hollywood vistas of massive gates at the palace of Priam. And for that matter, do not expect to eyeball the actual spot where Brad Pitt and Eric Bana er, Achilles and Hector in the 2004 sword-and-sandal epic "Troy" clanged sharpened bronze before the walls.
The most we might encounter, the guidebooks and the friends suggested, was an archaeological mishmash, a jumble of confusing remnants that might possibly have had something to do with the Trojan conflict attributed to Homer.
Then there were those reports of a kitschy wooden horse welcoming tourists in the parking lot. Far better, our friends advised, to spend more time up north at Gallipoli, the Normandy of Turkey with its haunting invasion beaches from the Great War.
As it happened, our two-week visit to Turkey afforded a perfect moment to indulge our Homeric idée fixe. The trek north on Turkey's west coast permitted a brief Trojan fly-by during the drive from Pergamum to Gallipoli.
Some find it a surprise to discover that Troy is not in Greece, but in Anatolia, in the Canakkale province of the Turkish northwest. In 1996 the Turkish government declared the archaeological site and its surroundings an 85-square-mile national historical park; two years later it became a Unesco World Heritage site.
For the 200,000 tourists visiting every year, a midden of nine different cities is on view in what is a working archaeological dig that has won corporate sponsors including Daimler Chrysler and Siemens.
Arriving from the south, we passed a few herds of goats on the country road leading to the archaeological site, which occupies a mound the locals call Hisarlik (Turkish for ruins) at the rocky edge of a bluff near Truva, a tourist village nearby.
In recent years dozens of researchers have been exploring the ruins; some archaeologists guess that only 10 percent to 20 percent has been uncovered. So far they have found traces of habitations ranging from a 5,000-year-old Bronze Age village by the sea to a Roman settlement dating from A.D. 50, which was eventually abandoned. Many scholars believe that level VIIa more recently labeled VIi corresponds to the era of the Homeric Trojan War.
We were told that a guide would be essential, and thanks to a recommendation, found Uran Savas, the proprietor of a gift shop and caffeine oasis a few minutes from the site.
The first wonder Mr. Savas revealed to us was Homer's "fierce beast of Argos," that touristic wooden horse in the parking lot. It proved to be a whimsical, climbable 30-foot-tall work of folk art that tweaks Homeric legend. Even if the original horse existed some scholars say it was really a siege apparatus the construction is a charming emblem designed in the 1970s by the Turkish artisan Izzet Senemoglu.
Mr. Savas took us to the site museum in a stand of pines just outside the entrance; it presents a scale model of the excavation and a video detailing the historic investigations there.
Soon we were following a narrow, generally level path dotted with colorful explanatory signposts. Though we'd been yearning for a good hike, our walk of less than a mile was nonstrenuous, with gentle ups and downs traversing the occasional flight of steps.
Visitors must grapple with two significant questions: was this Troy, and was Homer's tale historically based? Scholarly consensus increasingly identifies the site with the Troy of antiquity, but the issue has occasioned sharp conflict among researchers. To some modern archaeologists, finding proof of the site's relationship to the historic Troy has been less important than researching the history of warfare and cultural succession at such a strategic place.
Troy at the entrance to the Dardanelles, the strait leading from the Aegean to the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea was known as Ilion to the Greeks (earlier names were Wilion and Wilusa). The bastion not only controlled trade in the region but also was the gateway for the armies of Europe and Asia.
The Trojan War, traditionally thought to have been fought sometime between 1230 and 1183 B.C., was the world war of its day. According to Homer and Thucydides, more than a thousand ships and 150,000 warriors participated.
Traditional knowledge of Troy derives from Homer's thrilling, intricate, but possibly entirely mythic, account of the 10th, and final, year of the battle. The tale is recounted in "The Iliad" and flashbacks in "The Odyssey," sagas that are believed to have been intoned some 2,700 years ago chronicling a war that took place 500 years before that. There is also a wealth of traditional lore in the "Epic Cycle" six non-Homeric epic poems about the Trojan War.
Our tour passed an artfully hewn 3,500-year-old limestone wall, a tented-over house remnant with 4,500-year-old mud bricks and a defensive wall dating back to 2920 B.C.
There was a paved stone ramp for chariots, circa 2250 B.C., ancient ceramic water pipes and clear evidence of the old Roman city: remnants of a theater, gymnasium, baths and a council chamber.
To us, even modest remains from the Bronze Age had power. Troy's massive walls are described in Homer, and there, before us, was a 20-foot-high, 16-foot-thick structure dubbed the Cyclopean Wall (because legend has it that only a Cyclops could have transported the huge stones).
It is believed to have been an outer fortress defense during the era of Homer's Trojan War. Also visible is an L-shaped house often called a palace that existed during the era of Homeric Troy.
Soon we were standing in the forecourt of the ruined Temple of Athena, which offers some traces of what is believed to have been an altar. From the temple hill, we could see out to the Hellespont and the Dardanelles. Our guide pointed out the island of Tenedos, which is believed to correspond to the Homeric hiding place for the Greek armada after leaving the poisoned gift of the horse. Distantly visible were two tumuli, or burial mounds, that tradition links with Achilles and his slain beloved Patroclus.
Since antiquity, local tradition has strongly identified the site with that of Homeric Troy, and visitors have included Xerxes, the Persian King, in 480 B.C. and Alexander the Great in 334 B.C. Julius Caesar was subsequently a tourist there, and Caesar Augustus founded New Ilium on the site, a city that flourished for a while, then was pretty much abandoned in the Byzantine era.
Our guide then showed us a century-old desecration: a gaping scar near the Temple of Athena: the famous north-south, 120-foot-wide trench that Heinrich Schliemann used to strip-mine the site.
Troy was generally thought to be a Homeric fantasy until Schliemann a German entrepreneur and treasure-hunter who made his bundle in the California gold rush began excavating the site in the 1870's and continued on and off for 20 years. Schliemann's trench ravaged part of the site, destroying much historical evidence.
Schliemann documented remains from nine successive civilizations spanning 5,000 years of occupation, and declared that the citadel of Priam and Paris was the seventh of those layers. He also proclaimed the discovery of "Priam's treasure," a hoard that, historians subsequently found, did not originate in the supposed Homeric Troy.
In recent years, scholars have used classical sources to identify the Homeric coastline and have found the region's current topology to be consistent with ancient descriptions, allowing for the silting of the coast. Other researchers have presented corroborative evidence that the city is mentioned in Hittite and Egyptian accounts of the Homeric era.
Manfred O. Korfmann, a German archaeologist working with a team from the University of Tubingen, began modern excavations at the site in 1988. After his death at the age of 63 in 2005, excavations have persisted, focusing on the central citadel and the unexplored lower city.
Geomagnetic surveys and test excavations have suggested that Schliemann's discovery was only that of a central, fortified citadel, surrounded by a Troy that was possibly 10 times as large. The citadel had 30-foot-tall walls that extended more than 1,000 feet.
In recent years, Mr. Korfmann and other archaeologists revealed a large, prosperous Anatolian-style city of 75 acres that would have had more than 5,000 inhabitants at the height of its power in 1,200 B.C., the traditional date for the war.
Mr. Korfmann held that Ilium of the Trojan War corresponded to level VIi, built on the preceding city that was, researchers believe, leveled by an earthquake. The Homeric level shows signs of having been sacked by a besieging enemy.
It was leveled by fire (attested to by a layer of charcoal and scorched stones). Unburied skeletal remains, as well as scattered arrowheads and spear points all suggest invasion.
After fielding our questions and leading us back past the parking-lot steed, Mr. Savas returned us to his shop for strong Turkish tea. We sipped and agreed that the excursion more than justified the gamble of a few tourist hours. We sipped some more, then pondered whether we had actually laid eyes on the city that inspired literature's greatest epic.
We asked for more tea, debated a bit, and came to a firm conclusion: for anyone who has an obsession with history and a soft spot for legend, it really didn't matter.
Troy is about 200 miles southwest of Istanbul. The hub for Troy explorations is Canakkale, which we passed through on our daylong dash from Pergamum to Gallipoli. We had no time to linger in Canakkale where an archaeological museum exhibits many artifacts taken from the site or in Truva, which offers tourist shops, guides and food.
One of the best keys to the site, in English, is "Troia/Wilusa" by Manfred O. Korfmann, published by the Canakkale-Tubingen Troy Foundation, 2005.
Tickets to the site cost 10 Turkish lira, about $8.30 at 1.12 lira to the dollar. Signs on the path are helpful, and the Korfmann book offers a self-guided walking tour.
Local guides with varying command of English may be available at the site in high tourist season, but might be best engaged in advance through a travel agent. Our guide, whose command of both English and history was excellent, was Uran Savas, now at the Helen and Paris Restaurant and Bookstore in Truva (90-286-283-0571).
Another invaluable resource is "The Trojan War: a New History," by Barry Strauss (Simon & Schuster, 2006). This Cornell University classics professor has extrapolated from the new archaeological evidence to evoke the Bronze Age world of Troy; he brings the site alive.
As for "The Iliad," we found the new translation by Ian Johnston to be clear and vivid; it offers a glossary and colored maps (Richer Resources Publications, 2006).


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5:40 The House failed to vote on their debt ceiling plan last night.
6:28 Chris Christie is fine after an asthma attack forced him to the hospital yesterday.
6:41 Pennsylvania Happy Hour rules are changing for bars.
7:11 On this week's Finance Friday, Chris Butler explains what default as a result of not raising the debt ceiling, would mean.
7:49 Dick Morris says John Boehner's plan is not perfect, but it's good enough.
7:53 Charles Krauthammer says Republicans should avoid the President's efforts to share the economic situation with them.
8:10 Chris talks to CBS 3's Beasley Reece about the Eagles trading Kevin Kolb and what the Phillies need to do to beat the Giants.
8:40 Chris talks to Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick about the latest on the debt ceiling negotiations.


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Jan 15, 2007
Severe FREAK storms with hurricane-strength winds have battered southern Sweden, killing at least three people, disrupting transport and leaving about 270,000 homes without electricity. The victims were all struck by falling trees. Winds on the south-west coast reached speeds of nearly 150km/h (93mph) on Sunday but have since slackened. Rail services were suspended because trees had been blown onto tracks. Road and air traffic were also badly hit.
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NORWAY - Winds of up to hurricane force lashed the coast of Western and Southern Norway in the early hours of Sunday morning. Train services to Sweden were stopped. Warning of extreme weather conditions had been issued for the coastal districts, and the police had asked people along the coast in Rogaland, Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane counties to stay indoors during the night. Power lines are down several places, but no one has so far been injured in the storm.
BRUNEI - Mud and large rocks came rumbling down near a home in Bengkurong Masin as a result of a landslide triggered by heavy downpours over the past few days in the area. A family who had just purchased the home said they heard the earth-shaking thuds of large rocks falling from a 30-foot steep hill situated next to their house compound at around midnight on Thursday. The next morning they found huge rocks and debris lying in their house compound. A section of the wooden fence surrounding the house was damaged as a result of the incident. The relevant authorities have already inspected the area and issued a safety warning to the family not to be near the compound in the event of heavy rainfall. Members of the family later identified more big boulders on the peak of the hill and have since been on high alert in the event of another landslide. (photo)
IRAN - A landslide has inflicted heavy damages on the water, power, communication installations and utilities as well as a large number of residential units in the stricken area in a highland region in the vicinity of Tonekabon in northern Iran. The incident started initially with a slow landslip in the area which started in recent weeks, which has now accelerated and turned into a landslide, damaging 20 villages. Five residential buildings have been destroyed entirely and 17 more have received damages ranging from 30 to 100 percent. The damages have been estimated at 5 billion Iranian Tomans (USD5,000,000). (photo)


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Info about tickets
Where is my ticket?
Every order that has been paid before 12th Dec. 2019 at 5:35pm has been sent and should have arrived by now. If your order has not or your letter has been damaged, contact email@example.com.
When will my order be shipped?
Next shipping starts May 2020. Should you move by then, let us know your new address by 22 April via mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
You'll need an Autopass to park your car or camper on the campsite. One Autopass per car suffices. If you want to park your car in the car parking area, you don't need an Autopass.
Residents from Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf, Lieskau, Klingmühl and Theresienhütte get free entrance to the Feel Festival on presentation of the identity card at the entrance.
After ordering tickets, you'll receive an automated order confirmation via email. Please also check your spam inbox. If you didn't receive said order confirmation, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com. Please also contact this address for all other questions related to tickets (change of address, payment, more / less tickets etc.).
Every ticket enables you to experience the whole five day Feel festival (including camping in a tent).
Info about everything else
The Feel Festival is situated on sandy beaches and uneven meadows. Therefore accessibility for wheelchair users is only partially given. There will be adapted toilets on the festival site. If you require an accompanying person, please state so and verify with your disability card. This chosen person will then be granted free entry.
This year's lineup will be announced on site. Timetable and further information will be handed out to you as a programme when you enter the premises.
If you're planning on using a BBQ during the festival, please make sure to only cook at declared BBQ
areas to reduce the risk of forest fires. Disposable barbecues which come directly in contact with the ground are not permitted.
It makes no difference where you are, we'll never be far apart!
The Bassliner will comfortably drive you from Berlin, Hamburg, Dresden or Leipzig directly to the festival. Tickets will be available soon.
Bus shuttles from Bahnhof Finsterwalde to the festival site will be available from Thursday to Monday. Due to peak city traffic times en route, we cannot guarantee specific departure times. Nonetheless, for a small fee one can take the shuttle back and forth even late at night.
Please put up your tents within the marked area and keep any roads clear, given that all roads are escape routes and fire lanes.
You are free to bring your own drinks and food but please pay attention to our no-glass policy. Please fill your drinks in plastic bottles and buy groceries in plastic containers. Be aware that your bags may be searched at the entrance.
Anyone under the age of 18 is not allowed to attend the festival. We kindly ask you to leave your children with your parents or someone else you trust.
No confetti! Don't take confetti with you! It is literally impossible to clean it up on the beach or in the woods.
Please leave your dogs and other pets at home or with someone you trust. It wouldn't be much fun for them anyway.
The dealing or use of illegal drugs is not condoned on the festival premises. Anyone caught dealing drugs will be expelled from the festival grounds and reported to the police.
Minors under the age of 18 years will not be granted entry to the festival area. Please note that you may be checked at the entrance. We strongly advise to take an official and valid ID or passport with you. Student cards will not be accepted.
… means to have fun, make friends with your campsite neighbours, not only to keep an eye on each other's stuff but to buddy up during the festival too and provide help if needed. It's so easy to spread a little happiness! Criminal assault, discrimination and malicious mischief will not be tolerated and offenders risk possible eviction from the festival and handing-over to the police.
As romantic as they might appear, open fires such as bonfires are highly dangerous and therefore strictly prohibited. The same applies to Chinese lanterns. Both festival grounds and campsite are located near the woods, leading to a high risk of forest fires.
In case of fire, please contact any staff member immediately, even if the fire was controlled and since put out by you.
As in recent years we have provided a comprehensive medical and first aid service which includes first aid posts, as well as paramedics who will be looking after festival goers. Don't hesitate to address them if you or another person is in need of help. Take care!
There's an array of food to suit all kinds of taste, be it vegan, vegetarian or meat-based.
There are garbage bins all over campsite ready to be used. Smokers, please don't throw your cigarettes on the ground. This is trash also.
As broken glass poses an exceedingly high risk of injury for us and all wildlife, glass containers of any kind are prohibited on both festival and campsite.
Like many other festivals, we don't own stages or Portapotties. We rent them.
Yet last year some people felt tempted to tag and spray toilets and decoration materials, leaving us in duty to clean it up with a lot of effort and costs. Any person caught in the act will face eviction from the festival, and an official police report will be filed. Charges will be brought against you to cover damages to property.
We love nature and we love Bergheider See. All our campsites are green campsites. Please act accordingly.
You forgot your toothbrush or are in dire need of condoms? Check out the Kiosk! From cigarettes to sweets and other stuff, we cater for lots of common items easily left at home.
Found something? Lost something? The lost-and-found office will be located at the Kiosk. Please hand in any found valuables. If you're missing something, check there or alternatively, after the festival, contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Campsite will open by Thursday 2 p.m. and close on Tuesday 12 (noon).
Taking photos with non-professional gear (analog and digital cameras without interchangeable lenses) is allowed. Filming however is not permitted.
Instead of buying bottled water, you can re-fill your bottle for free at the water station located in the bathroom area – day or night. All the tap water on site is the same quality water that comes out of your tap at home. Don't forget to keep yourself hydrated!
No glass containers or weapons of all kinds (even saws or axes) are permitted. No animals, sofas, generators, electric refrigerators, any kind of bulky waste, drugs, gas containers >450 grams, car batteries, explosive substances, unauthorised fireworks, sound systems, vuvuzelas, compressor sirens, megaphones, PA-systems or firewood will be allowed on site. No unconstitutional or discriminatory flags, banners, stickers or patches are allowed to carry.
Contact security or a festival employee if you see any wrongdoing.
Don't use a gas container if it is damaged or in poor condition. Make sure it is safe to use and meets the requirements of the german DIN norm before using it.
Wilful destruction of trees and groves shall be prosecuted.
In case of severe weather please leave the festival site and water at once. Avoid the forest, tents and pavilions. We strongly advise seeking shelter in a car until the thunderstorm passes by.
We strongly advise you to only swim in marked bathing areas. Lifeguards will be on spot and provide safety in case of emergency. Bathing outside of marked areas will be at own risk.
Please use only biodegradable hygiene products when cleaning yourself in the lake. Regular shampoos and soaps are extremely environmentally harmful and therefore forbidden in the lake. You can find biodegradable goods in every well-stocked outdoor store.
Feel Festival is an overwhelmingly peaceful and social event, yet to our dismay some crime might occur. Please only bring what you can afford to lose, look after you and your friends belongings and store them safely if you cannot wear them directly on your body. Unfortunately we cannot offer property lock-ups.
Expect to receive a magnificent wristband! It is your door to all festival and camping sites. Security shall conduct random controls, so please make sure to never lose or remove it.


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ALLEN PARK -- After trying and failing to find an adequate return specialist on their own roster during training camp, the Detroit Lions hope they have plucked one off the waiver wire.
Detroit claimed receiver Stefan Logan off waivers from the Pittsburgh Steelers (and released receiver Dennis Northcutt as a result). Logan, a second-year player, caught just one pass for five yards for the Steelers last year, but he returned punts and kickoffs.
Logan returned 55 kickoffs for a 26.7-yard average and returned four kicks for 40-plus yards. He returned 30 punts for an average of 9.3 yards and three of those returns were for 20-plus yards.
Logan will return punts and compete with Derrick William and Aaron Brown for the kickoff return job.
The Lions also claimed linebacker Spencer Havner (Packers) off waivers and have released linebacker Rocky Boiman.
In three seasons with the Packers, Havner has been used mostly as a blocker. Havner played in only four games in 2008 and, in 2009, he got one start in 16 appearances and caught seven passes for 112 yards and four touchdowns.
Havner also has played linebacker and will be used a great deal on special teams. It's unknown where the Lions plan to play Havner.
Also, the Lions reportedly have filled five of their eight practice squad positions -- receivers Tim Toone and Michael Moore, cornerback Paul Pratt, linebacker Caleb Campbell and defensive tackle Rob Calloway.
The Lions are expected to continue to work their roster this week before playing the Chicago Bears in the regular season opener Sunday at Soldier Field. The Lions only have four cornerbacks on their roster, including one -- Alphonso Smith -- who was acquired in a trade Saturday for tight end Dan Gronkowski.
Another cornerback on Detroit's roster, undrafted rookie free agent Aaron Berry, was sidelined with a hamstring injury for most of training camp and played only a few series in the final preseason game.
The Lions, who moved rookie third-round draft pick Amari Spievey from cornerback to safety just two weeks ago, might be forced to switch Spievey back on a short-term basis.
Of the nine defensive backs on Detroit's roster, only safety Louis Delmas was with the Lions last season. The other eight all were acquired through trade, free agency or the draft during the offseason.
Of the nine defensive linemen on the roster, only two -- Cliff Avril and Andre Fluellen -- were on the team before coach Jim Schwartz arrived in 2009. All seven of the Lions' linebackers joined the team after Schwartz took over.
ALLEN PARK -- After trying and failing to find an adequate return specialist on their own roster during training camp, the Detroit Lions hope they have plucked one off the waiver wire.
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Nicole Garcia
South Africa's Nicole Garcia shot 71, two under par, to take a three shot lead after the second round of the Lalla Aicha Tour School in Rabat, Morocco.
The 23-year-old from Kempton Park bogeyed the short 4th hole but recovered well with back-to-back birdies on the 7th and 8th holes to reach the turn in one under par. A further two birdies on the 12th and 13th briefly gave the South African a five shot lead but a bogey on the 16th halted Garcia's progress.
France's Astrid Vayson de Pradenne, teeing off from the 10th tee started poorly, with a run of five bogeys in a row from the 11th to the 15th. The 29-year-old fought back with a closing nine of 3 under par, to finish with a 75 and a level par total for the tournament.
Netherland's amateur Anne Van Dam sits alone in third place after a one over par 74 placed her on +1.
Iceland's Valdis Jonsdottir (73) and Brazil's Victoria Lovelady (76) are tied for fourth place at 3 over par, with Sweden's Louise Friberg (72) and Colombian amateur Anna Christina Kindgren (77) a further two shots back at five over par in a tie for 5th position.
After 72 holes, the top forty-two players and ties will progress to the Final Stage of Lalla Aicha Tour School, which takes place at the Samanah and Al Maaden courses in Marrakech, from the 17 - 21 December.


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Ignite Mid-Week
Wednesdays | 6:00PM | Student Center
Ignite Middle School is for students from 6th-8th grade and has three core values:
Our goal is that your student will have an opportunity to connect into a relationship with Jesus Christ (Romans 6:23) and the body of believers within the student ministry and church. (John 13:34-35)
Our goal is to develop, promote, and encourage the growth of your student in their relationship with Jesus Christ. (1 Timothy 4:12-15)
We want to be used by God to equip students to go out into their communities and the world to create disciples for Jesus Christ. (Matt 28:18-20)
*These activities change when school is out for the summer. Please look for a summer schedule for June – August.
Wednesdays | 6:00PM | Student Center
Midweek is the best way for a Middle School Student to Connect into PaulAnn Student Ministry. Midweek offers an acoustic worship, authentic/relevant message that is geared for a Middle School Student, and a group of volunteers that have a passion to hang out with Middle School Students. It is high energy and lots of fun for all students.
Sundays | 10:00AM | Middle School – The Quads, Rooms 407 | High School – The Chapel
Every Sunday morning Students are split up into different groups (By gender and grade) for an in-depth Bible teaching. Students will be challenged to dig into the scriptures on their own and to have a deeper understanding of who Christ is with teaching volunteers each week.
Sundays | 6:00PM | Student Center
This is the CLG (Community Life Group) for Middle School Students. It is a great way for a Middle School student to take the next step. It is a balance of high energy with bible study. Students get to engage with other students from their grade, along with having a bible study. This meets during the Spring and Fall semester.


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And the weather was predicted to be perfect. I knew the aspens would be golden, I was so excited Friday I talked of nothing else.
We went up right after Juliet woke from her morning nap, deciding to skip James's nap altogether. Upon arriving we set up lunch on the deck and devoured our PB&Js and chips.
this one of James in the meadow at the same age.
avorite photos of James, ever, was taken when he was wearing these overalls).
And my new phone has panorama mode, so I did a quick panorama of "our meadow". Pretty damn divine. Click on the image to see it bigger.
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A few nights away at the spectacular Fowey Hall in Cornwall, felt like I was stepping into a scene from The Wind in the Willows; full of grand facades, beautiful countryside, twinkly water in the distance and the true feeling of being really, really far away from it all. I love Cornwall, I used to live there it was the best place plus I went to University College Falmouth, but I very rarely visit this part. Fowey Hall is a great destination for a wedding especailly a family with lots of kid, as they cater perfectly for children. There is even a selection of welly's all neatly lined up at the door, early tea, super helpful staff and kids dining room. I will definitely be back with my tribe! You can see my amazing suite (gulp!) on my instagram as I was so excited I had to show you all! wedding photographer cornwall, Wedding photographer Fowey
I escaped for two days of creative inspiration with the Photography Farmers with headteachers Lisa Devlin and Adam Bronkhorst. I love learning, honing my skills, looking at things from another perspective and talking photography and weddings. I was a treat to see Sophie King founder of Crown and Glory headcandy who live from just down the road. Sophie and Gareth were our willing models for the afternoon. It was a fab chance to try out new kits and discuss ideas on how to create a photograph "moment"- something that is captured naturally. I thoroughly enjoyed the time away to think and play artistically, no right, no wrong, no wifi, no phone signal… it felt a bit odd not being attached to the mainframe for two days but I managed.


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A firefighter that sustained burns while battling a house fire over 2 weeks ago has been readmitted to the Burn Unit.
Benjamin "Ben" Eddowes, a 24-year-old volunteer member of the Bladensburg Fire/EMS Station #809 sustained burn injuries to both ears and his leg on Friday, January 31, 2014. He was operating at the scene of a house fire in the 3400 block of 40th Place in Colmar Manor when he was injured. Eddowes was initially admitted to the Burn Unit at Medstar Washington Hospital Center where he stayed overnight and released the following day.
Prince George's County Fire Chief Marc S. Bashoor visited with Eddowes on Saturday. Bashoor stated, "Burn injuries are prone to infection and unfortunately this type of setback occurs, however, he is in the best of care. There is a contingent of fellow firefighters with him at all times including members of the DC Firefighters Burn Foundation."
Bladensburg Volunteer Chief Randy Kuenzli stated, "Last week he was readmitted when his burn injuries on his leg became infected. The ears are fine but the leg got infected. When they went in to deal with the infection they discovered that it was a 3rd degree burn and that the infection went into the calf muscle of his leg."
Ben is being treated for the infection and if all goes well he will have a surgical procedure involving a skin graft performed on Wednesday. He will remain hospitalized for at least 5 additional days after the procedure.
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HARDBALL & HARDSHIP by Mark "Frog" Carfagno
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I've just completed writing a book titled "HARDBALL & HARDSHIP". It's about my life growing up as a young child in Southwest Philadelphia and later about working in baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies for 33 years.
You will find many behind the scenes stories from my 33 years working as a groundskeeper at Veterans Stadium and a few that are quite comical.
I don't just stop there. Look also for my strong opinions on these topics: Sports Talk Radio, Sports Announcers, Instant Replay and a look at one of Philadelphia's greatest traditions, the Mummers.
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FRI's Founder, Greg Nathan, led a special Change Management Masterclass for franchisor executives at the recent FCA Convention. Disruption was a theme at the convention and the session showed the 20 participants why franchisees will often initially resist change, and how franchisors can engage them with important new initiatives.
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How do you sustain a great online newsroom?
Blog post • Mar 05, 2015 10:14 GMT
Most organisations are transitioning to the brand newsroom approach. What sets apart those who are succeeding from those who are not is investment in technology. A robust content management system, with blogging capability and social-media integration eliminates some of the tedious publishing tasks and enables you to create streamlined processes.
So once you have your online newsroom technology, how do you maximise it? Well it's mostly down to the content hosted in it. So we've asked our customers to share their top tips on how to make the most of your online newsroom.
1. Don't just know your audience, understand them
Targeting specific audiences means the chances for self-identification are much higher. If a group identifies with an experience or an opinion, they will share the content with like-minded people, and so on. In order to create this resonant content, you need to understand them.
Start by creating and reviewing personas of the types of people you want to engage with is a fundamental element of content strategy.
At Mynewsdesk, the business works together to review our personas every year. This means they're consistent across the business and whenever people come up with a content idea, they test it against these.
2. Give them what they want
And maybe some things they may not yet know they need.
Every piece of content you create, regardless of what its purpose is, must be interesting.
If you hadn't created it yourself, would you be interested in it? Does it pass the 'so what' test? One of our 'Newsroom of the Year' winners, Kristine Aakvaag Arvin, Communications Manager, Kiwi Minipris, shares her top newsroom tips. Kiwi has a chain of 620 discount retail stores in Norway and Denmark.
"To succeed with a Mynewsdesk newsroom, be honest and think about what the recipients think is interesting. Relevant matters are better than bragging. Opt for frequent, topical updates focusing on good and shareable content... Also, try not to treat your newsroom as a separate channel. All your owned media can be gathered here and shared from here. The owned and shared amplify each other, rather than compete."
3. Set a relatable editorial position
How do you make others care about what you do? That element of relatability may seem difficult to identify within brands and aligning yourself with what matters most to audience is often the biggest challenge.
Kristine Aakvaag Arvin says, "KIWI is open and honest, and we want to use content to generate debate or put items on the agenda. This applies the important debates close to our heart - people's health, the environment, partnering with UNICEF and of course low prices."
4. Invigorate with video
We've all read the highly impressive engagement stats video attracts.
We asked Teddy Falsen Hiis, Product Evangelist for cloud video CMS, 23 Video, how else video adds value in PR:
"...more information can be consumed in less time - but only if the viewer doesn't click away from the film...when editing, keep the elements that will have the greatest impact on your audience. And remember; one gets smarter through trial and error. My primary recommendation is to be brave and dare to find out what works for you when it comes to the use of online video for your business or organization."
5. Identify your brand style
The best stories work at a human level, and use an informal, direct tone of voice. Whatever your established tonal values are, if you want to relate to your audience, use the same terminology as them.
Another tactic is to take inspiration from popular styles and formats too. For example, Cancer Research UK wrote Don't believe the hype – 10 persistent cancer myths debunked, mirroring the popular BuzzFeed-style.
6. Let others speak for you
A major challenge for many organisations is a lack of resource. One solution is to galvanise what you have got, and there's probably more than you think:
- Work with influencers. Industry experts, customers, event speakers - anyone close to your brand who has the ability and credibility to adjust your audience's perceptions or mobilise them will be essential to your efforts. It's more powerful when others speak for you.
- Look to across your business for hidden talents and knowledge. You never know, the guy sitting in finance or that developer may be a font of topical knowledge; an avid blogger, an ace at creating headlines or editing video.
7. Optimise for experience
A mobile optimised website is now a must if you want to be in Google's good books. Also, how you organise your newsroom and create the content in it will heavily influence your SEO:
"Have a proper structure in place from day one. Categorize content - text, image, video, audio and other documents...Make it easy for those who seek to find your content in the news room. Think SEO from A to Z" advises Hans-Petter Nygard-Hansen, CEO of communications advisory firm KommFrem.
When it comes to creating content, the main principle is: don't write for algorithms, write for your audience. This doesn't mean ignoring SEO considerations, in particular these three for your newsroom: Avoid writing stories with little or no content (thin content), stuffed with links.
Only embed body text link if it enhances the UX of the reader or helps them to better understand the context.
Make your images 'crawlable'. Adding "alt" descriptions to images improves their searchability and makes them accessible for non-visual users. Make sure that the ALT attributes are descriptive and accurate.
Add a transcript for longer videos (case studies, promotional videos) and text only descriptions as Google can't crawl the video content itself. This is also good practice for making your video accessible.
8. Be ready to react
When done well, the news-jacking approach (mainly with a sense of humour) and capitalising on the wealth of trending stories you can source on social media, you can respond to or parody a newsworthy story. See IKEA's iPhone 6 parody last year. Getting in on the hype around the launch - and using good-natured humour - meant IKEA's ad was watched almost 9 million times on YouTube in the first week.
9. Take heed of your headlines
Did you know that Upworthy come up with 25 headlines per story? Because in the process of trying to craft so many titles, there will be a few pretty good ones.
Naturally this isn't feasible in small brand teams, but the principle of paying attention to the headline is invaluable. A powerful (but not misleading) headline can create an effective pitch for the piece.
10. Measure, analyze, adjust and learn
Work out the content metrics that align best with your objectives and monitor those. How are your engagement metrics? How long on average was a piece read? Number of articles per session? Who writes about us the most?
"Everything digital can be measured, everything can be analyzed, and therefore everything is also adjustable, customizable and repeatable", advises Hans-Petter Nygard-Hansen.
But as Einstein cautioned, "not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted".
Having a good newsroom requires continuous work. The job is not finished when you have created the newsroom, it's only just begun.