Exploring the fragments of the vast abbey church at Cluny. Much has happened since I was last here in 2018.

Choir meme page helps 430-year-old Byrd motet enter Classic FM Hall of Fame Social media sharing from the choral community has helped lift a cult choral motet, Byrd’s ‘Ne Irascaris’, into our pantheon of Top 300 classical music greats.

In this year's Hall of Fame we managed to pull together and bring in the highest new entry in the charts, with Byrd's Ne Irascaris getting in at No. 41. (www.classicfm.com/composers/by...)

A fine trip.

Just recapping a few pictures of the unbelievably wonderful painter monasteries of Southern Bucovina, Romania - this summer with @dustshoveller.bsky.social and @davidatkinson.bsky.social.

Dropping Out Why improvements in school standards are at serious risk

School leadership post: this is worth a read. Thank you @samfr.bsky.social

samf.substack.com/p/dropping-o...

In Amiens. Not a bad cathedral.