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by Juliette | 08.02.10 | Domestic Diva, Latest News, Performances, Twin news
BBC Proms in the Park 2009, Salford
We have a bright red double buggy that sits permanently on the pathway up to our front door. It can just about go through the door at a push, but takes the paint off the hallway and obviously once you’ve pushed it in, you are literally caught between the buggy and a hard place, so we have taken to parking it outside the front door on fine days but using a bike lock to attach it to our fence. Well, we do live a stones throw from Deptford!
I woke up this morning to discover the buggy hadn’t been nicked. Oh no, just the bicycle lock. The thief clearly doesn’t have twins so kindly left the buggy behind. Does that mean I should buy a padlock to lock the bicycle lock more securely to the fence before attaching the buggy to the bicycle lock. Ridiculous.
I’ve uploaded a couple more live dates on the website and I’m glad to say the Proms in the Park is confirmed More »
Tags: Proms in the Park, Salford Prom, The Sound of Music
by Juliette | 07.06.10 | "First Night", Latest News, Performances, Twin news
Still waiting to see if Sizzle is going to make it into the Venice Film Festival – we should hear next week. To confuse matters, it isn’t Sizzle anymore. They’ve changed it to First Night – quelle surprise (or should I say quelle amélioration!)
Some good news is Proms in the Park has enquired about my availability for the Last Night of the Proms in Salford again which I feel really pleased about as I’d presumed they wouldn’t want the same soloist 3 years in a row. Fingers crossed they make a definite booking. More »
Tags: First Night, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Last Night of the Proms, Salford Proms in the Park
by Juliette | 05.17.10 | Domestic Diva, Performances, Twin news
Poor James, from the sublime of Rachmaninov ….
After a weekend of wonderful Rachmaninov concerts he is currently conducting over 1400 kids in the Albert Hall. He tried to get out of it but they always get you morally with these education projects –v ery hard to say no and feel good about yourself. Apparently the kids are fine its the teachers that are the problem, they all want to play and perform in the concert despite James gently (and then more forcefully) pointing out that its supposed to be for the kids…
I gave him my favourite joke of the moment to use on them in times of stress:
Why did Piglet put his head down the toilet? More »
Tags: great ormond street, rachmaninov vespers, Royal Albert Hall
by Juliette | 05.10.10 | Latest News, Performances, Twin news
Bit of a hectic week this one. Twins have their first appointment at Great Ormond Street on Wednesday, got the big-wig from Decca here on Thursday to hear Gemma in action and then I’m singing the Rachmaninov Vespers on Friday and Saturday down at the Brighton Festival. My voice is not sounding it’s best due to some sleepless nights with Arthur who has been put on steroids as he ended up with some breathing difficulties after a chest infection. Much better now so I’m hoping to get my voice back in good order by Friday.
Rachmaninov Vespers (written in 1915 -I think) are really low for a mezzo and if I’m not careful I try to over darken my voice to get the Russian correct and end up sounding like I’m pretending to be a Bond girl villain – not the desired effect for such an atmospheric and reflective work!! It’s a great piece. Written against the backdrop of war and revolution, it harks back to centuries old eastern orthodox chant. Unlike anything else he wrote that I know and in my opinion, a masterpiece. More »
by Juliette | 05.01.10 | Latest News, Record Producing, Twin news
Not sure whether I have mentioned Gemma Sampson yet. If you follow X Factor (don’t worry, your secret is safe with me) she took part last year with the group, Misfitz (singing our version of the Britney Spears song, Toxic). Anyway, she is currently on a development deal with Decca and we are recording a couple of tracks for her which we were supposed to be finishing this week. She is a great singer, a kind of female Bublé crossed with Shirley Bassey and blessed with the looks of Halle Berry. (I know, life isn’t fair, eh.) Unfortunately though, she doesn’t have everything – she has lost her voice. We recorded all the backing though and put the most amazing trumpeter on Stray Cat Strut. He sounds like Kenny Baker, brilliant, fat and squealy. Can’t wait to put Gemma on next week now.
Boys saw the consultant at Kings who is monitoring their development on Tuesday and he was generally really More »
Tags: Britney Spears, Decca development deal, Stray Cat Strut, X Factor
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