#Oxford #music ppl: come along and #PlayForFun with #Cowley #orchestra #today! No auditions, no performances, no commitment required. https://cowleyorchestra.weebly.com/dates.html All #OrchestralInstruments welcome. #violin #viola #cello #DoubleBass #flute #clarinet #oboe #bassoon #trumpet #cornet #horn #trombone #tuba why not try #conducting taking turns with others? Also, feel free to suggest a piece from our vast #MusicLibrary (>350 sets). #JoinIn #PlaySomeMusic #ClassicalMusic #Baroque thru to #FilmMusic
Dates

Rehearsals run on Wednesday evenings. Unless otherwise stated, rehearsals are at 7pm-9pm  in the “Leadership Room” at The Oxford Academy. ​ 7th January 14th January (Beecroft Theatre, The...

Cowley Orchestra

Primo piano ANSA - ANSA.it: Serie A: Troppa Roma per questa Fiorentina, viola travolti

All'Olimpico finisce 4-0, ma già al 34' la partita era chiusa

Serie A: Too much Roma for this Fiorentina, Viola overwhelmed.

At the Olimpico, it ends 4-0, but already in the 34th minute the match was decided.

#Viola #Olimpico

https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/sport/calcio/2026/05/04/serie-a-troppa-roma-per-questa-fiorentina-viola-travolti-_92a3e562-44b9-4262-b856-e2d44915876b.html

Serie A: Poker Roma alla Fiorentina, Gasperini riavvicina la Champions - Calcio - Ansa.it

I giallorossi dominano la squadra di Vanoli e si portano a -1 dalla Juventus quarta. Cremonese-Lazio 1-2 (ANSA)

Agenzia ANSA

A yellow violet! Smooth Yellow Violet (Viola eriocarpa) to be more precise. It seems I have some volunteers in my garden. Not rare by any means, but a welcome pop of spring color amongst its purple-flowered siblings.

#Viola #Violet #gardening

On And Off by Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone , released on Skirl Records in 2007.

Troy Collins wrote for All About Jazz:

Both former students of composer Anthony Braxton, Halvorson and Pavone continue to perform in his ensembles, those of cornetist and fellow Braxton alumni Taylor Ho Bynum and in their own numerous Brooklyn-based projects. Left to their own devices, Halvorson and Pavone split writing duties, demonstrating a predilection for areas rarely explored in contemporary improvised music.

Blending disarmingly simple folk melodies with aggressively dissonant free-form interjections, the duo stretches genre conventions with irreverent wit—from poignant Fahey-esque motifs to angular Bartokian dissonances. Bittersweet themes are sporadically amplified when the spare melancholy of acoustic chamber music is invigorated by the electric intensity of indie rock.

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/on-and-off-skirl-records-review-by-troy-collins/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNa25tMJ0I8&list=PLdiNEp-mdoNs8Vxs1L5b-WTJ6163pbj6w&index=1

#MaryHalvorson #JessicaPavone #JazzGuitar #Viola #Music

By the way: it's Bandcamp Friday today, so go and purchase your wishlisted albums!

My warm recommendation this time is "Bird Songs" by Miranda Rutter. Inspired by birds and dotted withh beautiful snippets of field recordings, it feels like an hommage to our avian friends. A delightful album that made me laugh and cry. A beautiful match for spring time 🐦

https://mirandarutter.bandcamp.com/album/bird-tunes

#BandcampFriday #folkmusic #fiddle #concertina #viola #birding #birdsong

Bird Tunes, by Miranda Rutter

10 track album

Miranda Rutter
Viola, Cererols, Rodamilans, Vivancos, Ferrer, Casanovas, Casals, Castelló & Rodoreda from Montserrat - Schedule 30/4/2026 - www.worldconcerthall.com

Mercè Sanchis, organ, and the Montserrat Music Chapel conducted by Pau Jorquera play: Anselm VIOLA: Magnificat. Joan CEREROLS: 'Salve d'ecos' a 8. Àngel RODAMILANS: 'Cançó de maig'. Bernat VIVANCOS: 'In excelsis'. Ans...

Viola, Cererols, Rodamilans, Vivancos, Ferrer, Casanovas, Casals, Castelló & Rodoreda from Montserrat - Schedule 30/4/2026 - www.worldconcerthall.com

Mercè Sanchis, organ, and the Montserrat Music Chapel conducted by Pau Jorquera play: Anselm VIOLA: Magnificat. Joan CEREROLS: 'Salve d'ecos' a 8. Àngel RODAMILANS: 'Cançó de maig'. Bernat VIVANCOS: 'In excelsis'. Ans...

Viola, Cererols, Rodamilans, Vivancos, Ferrer, Casanovas, Casals, Castelló & Rodoreda from Montserrat - Schedule 30/4/2026 - www.worldconcerthall.com

Mercè Sanchis, organ, and the Montserrat Music Chapel conducted by Pau Jorquera play: Anselm VIOLA: Magnificat. Joan CEREROLS: 'Salve d'ecos' a 8. Àngel RODAMILANS: 'Cançó de maig'. Bernat VIVANCOS: 'In excelsis'. Ans...