Manchester Percussionist Jan Bradley Launches Website

The Whittaker Library has just received notification of a new percussion website, launched by Jan Bradley. The website contains information about all his music for percussion (and other instruments).  He tells us that,

"The launch of this website coincides with the publishing of a number of works, some which I wrote for my percussion quartet 4-MALITY, which have not been available before now."

Why not take a look?  An easy website address to remember, http://www.janbradley.co.uk/

Meanwhile, Music is Live in Manchester Libraries ...

Are you from Manchester?  Got musical friends there?  Going back this weekend?  There's news of a week of live music in Manchester libraries, from Library Live:-
 
Read the article in the Independent, for a start:-
 

"Have a listen to some of the broadcasts this week - including the Vivaldi 'Manchester Sonatas'  being played live on Radio 3's In Tune this afternoon from the library.   Ros Edwards, Service Development Co-Ordinator for music,  may make an appearance on Guy Garvie's Radio 6 show next Sunday 16th  talking about some of the Henry Watson Music Library Treasures. 

"And if anyone is in the vicinity of Manchester Central Library this week its worth popping in - the whole place is humming - almost literally.  Lots happening all week, much of it musical.  Good advocacy for public libraries and music libraries ...
"Check out the events website too http://www.librarylive.co.uk/"

Play: Bronte, by Polly Teale

In much the same way as I tell our musicians that they can enjoy our DVDs for relaxation, whilst the acting students are contemplating issues of direction and production, today I'm sharing a discussion about the play, Bronte, by Polly Teale.  It's a book we have in stock here at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's Whittaker Library.  (Catalogue entry)

The discussion appears on The Journal of Victorian Culture Online.  Whilst Victorianists engage in scholarly discourse about the deeper cultural issues, there is probably much here that will interest acting and drama students on a different level.

Charlotte Mathieson, a researcher from the University of Warwick, writes ...

"In May 2013, the Capitol Theatre in Manchester staged a production of the play Brontë, by Polly Teale. Originally staged by Shared Experience in 2005 (of which you can view a short trailer online), the play explores the life and writing of the Brontës through key episodes from their lives and scenes from their writing.  I went to watch the production with fellow Victorianist and life-writing specialist Amber Regis ..."  Read more here ...

Did you know Polly Teale has also written an adaptation of Jane Eyre, and a play entitled, After Mrs Rochester?  Details here.