@annajoubert

Cellist. Books, pictures, music, stuff. Also tweets for @joubertcomposer (Dad)

 Birmingham UK
Joined March 2010
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At 23 years old Dad started noting down his compositions with String Quartet no 1, Opus 1, in the back of an address book. The handwriting grows frailer as the list progresses and ends with Op 185 ‘Blessed Lord’ in 2018 when he was 91. What a creative life.
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This Thursday, 29th Oct at 7pm @BirmCons
Culture Bab@culturebabOct 9
The music of Birmingham’s pre-eminent composer John Joubert (1927-2019) will be celebrated on 29 Oct at @BirmCons , ahead of next year’s centenary. Jeffrey Skidmore conducts the critically-acclaimed Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir. bcu.ac.uk/concerts
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At @BirmCons on Thursday October 29th, 7pm a centenary ‘opener’ with Jeffrey Skidmore and the RBC Chamber Choir. All very welcome. #joubert100 bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire/even…
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Dear @RoyalMail, You could trial it (a 50p postcard stamp) for a year, say, and see how popular it is. You’re always saying letters and postcards still matter. Please could you do something tangible to show you mean it. Thanks everso, Dinah ☺️📮👍
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Sunday 19th July @HullMinster on BBC1 Songs of Praise. Here's a lovely glimpse of what's to come, demonstrating our choral strategy in partnership with @HullMusicHub
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This was the oldest working cinema in the UK. Glenbrook Property bought it, shut it down and are letting it rot. We’ve had more than 2 years of politicians watching it rot. Flatpack Festivals have proposed an alternative rescue plan. Will our new council leaders broker it? – at Birmingham, England
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Beautiful day at Plas Brondanw, home of Clough Williams Ellis. That familiar colour paintwork so redolent of @Portmeirion. I wonder what the shade is called…
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The latest round of grants awarded is now available at francisrouthtrust.org/grants…. In total, in the three years since the charity was established we have now awarded more than £60K in grants and supported 187 British composers. #Britishmusic

Grants Awarded - Francis Routh Trust

In the three years since it was established in March 2023, the Trust has supported 97 projects and awarded more than £70,000 in grants, supporting in total 281 works by 203 British composers. Details...

francisrouthtrust.org
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John Joubert #BornOnThisDay March 20th, 1927. Centenary in 2027 #joubert100
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Sorry about the wonkiness… I came across this beautiful poem about #ImogenHolst in a collection by Edward Lowbury inspired by visits to Aldeburgh Festival. He was such a talented poet as well as a very eminent pathologist and bacteriologist. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward…
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Cellist Florence Hooton gave many important British music premieres in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, including Oration by Frank Bridge on 18 January 1936, after the work had been turned down by Felix Salmond. Her last public performance was in 1978 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floren…
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Anna Joubert retweeted
Richard Bratby@RichardBratbyJan 10
Admirable crowdfunding initiative: world premiere recordings of choral music by the great and much-missed John Joubert. Please spread the word! londinium-voices.org.uk/?fbc… – at Lichfield, England

Londinium - London chamber choir

One of London's leading chamber choirs, Londinium is critically acclaimed for imaginative concerts and albums of choral music on the SOMM label, 'Every Living Creature' and 'The Gluepot Connection'.

londinium-voices.org.uk
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Clip 2 from the 9LC: Joubert, There is no rose. @HullMinster @HullMusicHub @RSCMCentre @annajoubert
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Thanks to listeners, producers and @MannGeorgia for including There is no rose in yesterday’s Playlister on @BBCRadio3 I did a thread about Dad’s setting a while back. Here it is again in case it’s of interest.
Anna Joubert@annajoubert19 Dec 2022
There is no rose 🧵 1/ Dad wrote his setting in 1954 at the request of Novello’s who asked him for a more contemplative work following the success of the lively Torches. I found this manuscript with publisher’s edits when going through his archive.
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change.org/p/stop-the-suspen…

Sign the Petition

Stop the suspension of undergraduate music courses at The University of Nottingham

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Replying to @TDEDionysus @joubertcomposer @MoseleyExchange @moseleyhistory @moseleyscream @MoseleyFarmMkt @moseleyfolk @MoseleyArtsMkt @MoseleyFestival @moseleyinbloom @WMClassical @birmingham_live @MoseleyParkPool @StColumbaURC @annajoubert @BCMG @MusicClubBham @FestPiano @BirmCons @excathedrachoir @CBSOChorus @PetrocTrelawny @FineMusicRadio @SAHC_UK
Thank you 🙏@hornsocietyIHS for such a lovely review of our recording of @joubertcomposer's Octet (with particular shout out to the rather fab Steve Stirling!) in your recent "Horn Call" Really appreciate you kind and generous words! Do listen here:🔉 li.sten.to/f5xmm2q0
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Very lucky to be in the audience to hear @MahanEsfahani play Handel, Bach, Scarlatti & @MichaelBerkele2’s characterful ‘Insects’ at @unibirmingham ‘s beautiful Elgar Hall last night. The Scarlatti was v special and moving. Helpful programme notes by @RichardBratby. #harpsichord
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Wonderful Dvořàk day - first the museum in Prague, and then a joyous visit to his country house, Viilla Rusalka - hosted by his charming great-great-grandson Petr. Thrilling to see his everyday objects - eg his (tiny!) bed, dining-table, work desk and… his sugar and coffee jars!
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This coming Sunday I'll be giving a talk on the first book of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier at the @V_and_A - and there'll be quite a few historical examples as well as discussion of some of the instruments in the museum's collection. Come heckle! vam.ac.uk/event/QEjBAy1kpEK/…

Tradition and Modernity in the Ears and Hands of J.S. Bach - Special event at V&A South Kensington...

Join esteemed harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani for an afternoon where music and history come together in a vivid exploration of J.S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier.

vam.ac.uk
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When my guest Ben Gernon was talking about Shostakovich's 5th Symphony @BBCRadio3 , he mentioned a @bbcworldservice programme in the Winess History series...'When Stalin Silenced Shostakovich'...here's a link to the podcast 👇 bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct74m…

BBC World Service - Witness History, When Stalin silenced Shostakovich

In 1936, Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich was denounced

bbc.co.uk
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🌟 NEW ASSESSORS’ CHOICE ANNOUNCEMENT 🌟 We’re excited to unveil that #JaneEyre at @arcolatheatre has just been recognised as an OffWestEnd Assessors’ Choice! Venue: Arcola Theatre Dates: 6 August – 9 August 2025 Type: Opera #OffWestEnd #AssessorsChoice
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