Saturday, January 14, 2006

“But why Manchester?” asked a predictable London voice.

“But why Manchester?” asked a predictable London voice. Because Manchester got its act together and drew on its resources: two symphony orchestras, a conservatoire, a music school for brilliant kids. That’s why Manchester.

My favourite quote from this Guardian article which I just saw, reporting on the start of the Shostakovich festival. EDIT: Just found another Guardian article published today, this one by Gerard McBurney.

And just as I fired up Blogger to tell you about it, the Honda Civic "Choir" advert (as mentioned by Sheena) appeared on TV! Great fun. (It was on Sky Sports 1 just after United lost to City, but I was cheered up slightly by the ad...)

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