David Ward @WardDEC
My account here was hacked. I've had to restart it empty of content, but with same user name. Composer from small solo pieces to operas & things in between. composers-uk.com/davidward/news… Aberchirder, Aberdeenshire Joined August 2026-
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@EdelaQuintaine @somersetlevel I did until 2005(?), but then something (fox? pine marten?) killed 10 of my 12 hens (but only part ate one) in February near midday when they were grazing close to their henhouse. Within a year I stopped keeping hens.
From my walk about the place this morning. 15ºC with wind SW force 3-5. I may spend another hour walking in the woods this afternoon, all being well.
A few highlights from 2 weeks of bimbling up the north west coast of Scotland in the tin tent 🚐 loved every minute despite the dodgy wet weather at times 👍 can’t wait for the next trip north in a few weeks time
writing is still my favourite thing
@lottebettsdean @delphianrecords @joseph_havlat I've just ordered the CD via @PrestoMusicCom
@RealLillyinWick @lottebettsdean I mean the attempts sound excruciating, to me at least.
@RealLillyinWick @lottebettsdean Another *possible* cause of my sneezing fits may be my no longer playing the trombone: the dates could fit. In the 1940s/50s I had severe childhood asthma which ceased the day I started the trombone. I have false teeth now, which makes attempts to play the trombone excruciating.
autumn walk with wozzeck, often my favourite of all twentieth-century operas. visceral, beautiful, funny, it is staggeringly powerful.
@RealLillyinWick @lottebettsdean My repetitive sneezing may be from itchy skin. It's definitely not from reflux & seems harmless. I've managed to avoid sneezing at any public performance & have almost never coughed at one. As a child I learnt how to stifle the urge to do so. (Less easy for some people, I know.)
“When a man is in despair, it means that he still believes in something.” Dmitry Shostakovich, clearly still a man of our time, was born in St Petersburg 120 years ago today.
Morning! If this doesn't scream Autumn is here, I don't know what does! 🍂
‘Make the Met Forever’: the @MetOpera has announced a $1.5 bn fundraising campaig to help ensure its future. It has also launched a new ticketing initiative that will distribute 70,000 free tickets to under-served New Yorkers across the five boroughs of the city over the season.
Shostakovich b otd 120 years ago! What a composer. He certainly gave musical voice to those suffering from oppression- but there's so much more to his music than that! His soaring imagination, tenderness, humour - and control of forms (including fugues, of course). A true master.
Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @MetOpera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house.
KIN IS OUT TOMORROW EEEEEEE!
.@joseph_havlat and I are so proud to announce our first duo album, KIN — coming to @delphianrecords on 25/9. KIN explores the international folksong tradition as a living, evolving art: melodies and stories passed between generations, reshaped by memory, place and imagination.
OF ONE BLOOD is nominated for World Premiere of the year at @TheOperaAwards! And our Queen Mary, Vera-Lotte, is nominated for female singer of the year!! Very exciting news. ❤️ Rehearsals have just kicked off for this season’s run: Oct 3, 8 and 11 @bay_staatsoper come see us!
Morning light. From my bedroom window at 07.24 (sunrise 07.00). Now at nearly 11.00 it's 11ºC with the SSE wind gusting to force 6.
#jokeoftheday Time for a #viola joke! #music
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