King's College Choir Cambridge - (A) Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

Fit for a king

Advantages: Wonderful English gothic architecture
Disadvantages: Getting there

I was surprised to be writing the first review of King's College Chapel. I thought it was just me not getting out enough, but now it seems you lot haven't visited it either. Do go. Don't put it off or just look at the pictures. It really is a jewel of English gothic architecture. Middle England and the wider world know King's from the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols broadcast live on Christmas Eve. I usually have it on in the background while I'm contemplating turkey giblets and counting brussel sprouts. There is enough tradition, statistics and myths from this programme alone to make a review. Did you know that the choirboy who is selected to sing the first verse of "Once in Royal David's City" is only told a few minutes beforehand? Keeps them all on their toes and stops hours of nerves blotting the performance. Did you ...

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The Colleges of Cambridge University

Advantages: High scholastic standards. Many are beautiful
Disadvantages: Very competitive

and Pitt the younger. The college colours are dark blue and light blue. Peterhouse Peterhouse is the oldest college in Cambridge and very traditional, being one of the last colleges to go mixed.I am told the admission of women was met with much reluctance ! The college colours are blue and white and among former students were film star James Mason and nobel prize winners, Archer Martin (chemistry) and Sir Max Perutz (chemistry). King's King’s is one of the most illustrious colleges in Cambridge and its delightful chapel is a renowned building. Historically it was the college for Etonions and among its famous former students are Lord Keynes, E.M. Forster, Salman Rushdie, Rupert Brooke, Robert Walpole, and nobel prize winners Philip Noel-Baker (peace), and Patrick White (literature). Gonville & Caius Gonville and Caius is ...

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Carole King Tapestry

Advantages: Timeless album of quality music.
Disadvantages: You've probably heard it before!

What a lovely album! This album is a personal favourite of mine and the album can be enjoyed on so many different levels by people from all backgounds and of all ages. It is easy listening and makes good background music in any setting, yet for music lovers her vocal range expressed in tracks such as "Smackwater Jack" and "Home Again" is impressive. It is an album that really allows you to appreciate Carole King's talent as the songs are backed with real instruments- a treat in comparison with the electrical 80's that followed. "So Far Away" is an excellent example of this with use of the flute and piano. Highlights include the ever popular "You've got a Friend" and "Where you Lead" but you will find yourself enjoying one track after another, and subsequently disappointed when the final track "Like a Natural Women" comes to ...

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