[P-Marlowe]

Whatever happened to classical music? If Charles had any class, he’d have the London Philharmonic Orchestra instead of tired old rock stars.

The Queen is dead.

Period.

End the farce.

[dfwgator]

Whatever happened to classical music? If Charles had any class, he’d have the London Philharmonic Orchestra instead of tired old rock stars. The Queen is dead.

Maybe they could get The Smiths to reunite.

[AnAmericanMother]

I'm with you. Lots of incredibly talented classical groups, large and small. Could showcase a lot of great performers. And a history of English classical music - from John Dunstaple "companion of the stars" through Dowland and Morley to Elgar and Vaughan Williams.

And of course the choirs of the various cathedrals could get in on it as well.

[AnAmericanMother]

Performance by one of the masters of the English early music revival -- this is of course Flemish music . . . but John Dunstaple invented it (as even the Flemish musicologists of the time admitted).

Scaramella va alla guerra (Scaramella is headed off to the wars with his spear and his shield . . . when he's not off on a spree with one shoe and one boot . . . ).

Our choir actually sings several of Josquin's sacred compositions (as opposed to a frottola like this!)