Queen's Birthday Honours

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  • Rosie55
    Full Member
    • Oct 2011
    • 121

    Mathias and Hoddinott had concert halls named in their honour, which I hope they would have appreciated more than another gong. OUP has them both as having received a CBE.

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    • subcontrabass
      Full Member
      • Nov 2010
      • 2780

      Birthday Honours

      An OBE for Alison Balsom.

      Some other honours for classical musicians whose names are not familiar to me.

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      • teamsaint
        Full Member
        • Nov 2010
        • 25235

        Well earned gongs for Ant and Dec, I see.
        I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

        I am not a number, I am a free man.

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        • french frank
          Administrator/Moderator
          • Feb 2007
          • 30530

          Paul Lewis CBE
          It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.

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          • pastoralguy
            Full Member
            • Nov 2010
            • 7820

            Originally posted by teamsaint View Post
            Well earned gongs for Ant and Dec, I see.

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            • teamsaint
              Full Member
              • Nov 2010
              • 25235

              Originally posted by french frank View Post
              Paul Lewis CBE
              Does that mean Lewis is less good on the piano than Balsom is on the oboe, in her majesty's opinion ?

              Or better ?
              And that neither of them are as good at music as Rod the Mod ?
              I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

              I am not a number, I am a free man.

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              • french frank
                Administrator/Moderator
                • Feb 2007
                • 30530

                Originally posted by teamsaint View Post
                Does that mean Lewis is less good on the piano than Balsom is on the oboe, in her majesty's opinion ?
                ?? He's older, and better - one step off a K. But Rod trumps them both
                It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.

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                • teamsaint
                  Full Member
                  • Nov 2010
                  • 25235

                  There is a massive bunting shortage round here.
                  Supplies ran out weeks ago.
                  I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

                  I am not a number, I am a free man.

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                  • teamsaint
                    Full Member
                    • Nov 2010
                    • 25235

                    What on earth made me type oboe ??!!



                    Mind you, she is multi talented !

                    ( seriously, I guess it must have been the Letters in OBE)
                    I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

                    I am not a number, I am a free man.

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                    • Tony Halstead
                      Full Member
                      • Nov 2010
                      • 1717

                      Originally posted by teamsaint View Post
                      Does that mean Lewis is less good on the piano than Balsom is on the oboe, in her majesty's opinion ?

                      Or better ?
                      And that neither of them are as good at music as Rod the Mod ?
                      Balsom is on the oboe

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                      • subcontrabass
                        Full Member
                        • Nov 2010
                        • 2780

                        There is a knighthood for Roger Scruton (but not for his musical skills).

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                        • Nick Armstrong
                          Host
                          • Nov 2010
                          • 26575

                          Originally posted by teamsaint View Post
                          Does that mean Lewis is less good on the piano than Balsom is on the oboe, in her majesty's opinion ?
                          I thought you were being naughty, ts...




                          (2:19 )
                          "...the isle is full of noises,
                          Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
                          Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
                          Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."

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                          • teamsaint
                            Full Member
                            • Nov 2010
                            • 25235

                            Originally posted by Caliban View Post
                            I thought you were being naughty, ts...




                            (2:19 )
                            Nah, just a bit of late night rank stupidity.

                            Anyway, Balso must be feeling in the pink......

                            Naughty ? Me ?
                            I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

                            I am not a number, I am a free man.

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                            • BBMmk2
                              Late Member
                              • Nov 2010
                              • 20908

                              21 people have received honours because they in with David!!

                              Also me as I turned 60,a couple of days ago!! :) Cheers! :)
                              Last edited by BBMmk2; 11-06-16, 07:43.
                              Don’t cry for me
                              I go where music was born

                              J S Bach 1685-1750

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                              • BBMmk2
                                Late Member
                                • Nov 2010
                                • 20908

                                Originally posted by teamsaint View Post
                                Does that mean Lewis is less good on the piano than Balsom is on the oboe, in her majesty's opinion ?

                                Or better ?
                                And that neither of them are as good at music as Rod the Mod ?
                                What on earth has Rod the Mod done?
                                Don’t cry for me
                                I go where music was born

                                J S Bach 1685-1750

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