Jeremy Benson
@jembenson.bsky.social
Adviser @aqaeducation.bsky.social, MAT and @RSPH.bsky.social trustee, ex-senior civil servant; classical music, #LCFC 🦊, England⚽️🏏, walks, photos, words (no politics); husband, father, generally curious
https://substack.com/@jembenson
📍 Leicestershire, UK
https://substack.com/@jembenson
📍 Leicestershire, UK
My daughter has just got a real Masters which she had to work for, and has made very clear what she thinks of mine, which I didn’t.
November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
My daughter has just got a real Masters which she had to work for, and has made very clear what she thinks of mine, which I didn’t.
My iPod is definitely not obsolete!
November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
My iPod is definitely not obsolete!
I walked the first part of that journey earlier this year.
Long walk today part of which was on the Roman road Via Devana, which went from Colchester to Chester. No prizes for guessing which part…
November 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I walked the first part of that journey earlier this year.
Personally I feel life’s too short to waste time listening to something I know I’m going to hate. But each to their own I suppose.
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Personally I feel life’s too short to waste time listening to something I know I’m going to hate. But each to their own I suppose.
I thought the first movement was a bit of a slow burn, but by the time it gets to that passage towards the end of the movement with downward figures in the lower brass - which is my litmus test for a great performance - I found the level of malicious intensity quite astonishing.
November 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I thought the first movement was a bit of a slow burn, but by the time it gets to that passage towards the end of the movement with downward figures in the lower brass - which is my litmus test for a great performance - I found the level of malicious intensity quite astonishing.
I prefer Justin.
a man and a woman are sitting on a bench with a city in the background
Alt: A GIF from the film-musical La La Land, with music by Justin Hurwitz.
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I prefer Justin.
Partridge I Dont Know GIF
Alt: Partridge I Dont Know GIF
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November 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I really liked it - for me, I think it’s the only recording that comes close to Previn.
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I really liked it - for me, I think it’s the only recording that comes close to Previn.
Here is a statue of Latimer on the Martyrs’ Memorial at the south end of St Giles’ in Oxford.
November 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Here is a statue of Latimer on the Martyrs’ Memorial at the south end of St Giles’ in Oxford.
Aka ‘Happy Birthday to me’…
November 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Aka ‘Happy Birthday to me’…
Oh, they absolutely have!
Concerto for Triangle
Mike Hannickel: Concerto for Triangle | SCHOTT MUSIC LONDON
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November 23, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Oh, they absolutely have!
It's a bit out of date but I think it broadly stands up.
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It's a bit out of date but I think it broadly stands up.
More significantly, Covid also messed up the transfer market, which we'd relied on heavily over the previous few years as a key source of income. 2021 was the first year for a long time we failed to make a big sale, and I don't think it's a coincidence that things went south quickly after that.
November 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
More significantly, Covid also messed up the transfer market, which we'd relied on heavily over the previous few years as a key source of income. 2021 was the first year for a long time we failed to make a big sale, and I don't think it's a coincidence that things went south quickly after that.