Sir Thomas Allen has been awarded this year’s Queen’s Medal for Music for the major influence he has had on the musical life of the nation. The Queen presented him with his medal at Buckingham Palace. Thomas Allen - whose Gramilano Questionnaire you can read here - said, I was surprised and thrilled to hear I would receive the Queen’s Medal for Music, having had so much … [Read more...] about Sir Thomas Allen receives the Queen’s Medal for Music
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Thomas Allen answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start singing? Singing began for me in junior school, church choir and continued through grammar school; first as treble until I was 12 when my voice broke to what it is today. Why did you start singing? Why? Because it was always there, at home and at school. I always liked to sing. Which singer inspired you most when you were young? I grew … [Read more...] about Thomas Allen answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Rebecca Caine answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start singing? As a professional at 19 thanks to being chucked out of the Guildhall. I always sang as a child. Why did you start singing? I simply loved it. I grew up with no tv and only classical music played at home. My parents were wonderful at taking us to opera. I saw Sutherland, Price, Gobbi and so on at a very young age. I decided to be a … [Read more...] about Rebecca Caine answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Shirley Bassey helps celebrate the man with the Midas touch, John Barry
74 year-old Dame Shirley Bassey and 32 year-old Rumer are among the performers who will remember James Bond composer John Barry at a memorial concert at London's Royal Albert Hall. Tributes at the 20 June concert will come from Sir George Martin and Sir Michael Caine, among others. Money raised will help fund a film composition scholarship set up in his name at the Royal … [Read more...] about Shirley Bassey helps celebrate the man with the Midas touch, John Barry