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Bush / Londinium Chamber Choir: Gluepot Connection / Choral Music - COMPACT DISCSTitle: Gluepot Connection Choral Music Artist: Bush Londinium Chamber Choir Label: Somm Recordings Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 748871018020 Genre: Classical Release Date: 2018 03 16 Number of Discs: 1 The Gluepot Connection celebrates the coming together of a generation of established and emerging composers who defined British music in the middle of the last century in a cornerstone of British life the local pub. "That bloody Gluepot" was the
Title: Gluepot Connection / Choral MusicArtist: Bush / Londinium Chamber Choir
Label: Somm Recordings
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 748871018020
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2018-03-16
Number of Discs: 1
The Gluepot Connection celebrates the coming together of a generation of established and emerging composers who defined British music in the middle of the last century in a cornerstone of British life - the local pub. "That bloody Gluepot" was the nickname given to The George public house in central London by Sir Henry Wood, exasperated that it's proximity to the legendary Queen's Hall proved irresistible to his musicians. Andrew Griffiths skillfully joins the dots of the Gluepot's tangled relationships and musical achievements with the Londinium chamber choir to present a vivid portrait of a moment unique in British music. Arnold Bax's a cappella masterpiece 'Mater ora filium' blends past and present to produce one of the most challenging and rewarding works in the English choral repertoire. Delius's 'On Craig Ddu' proved "a revelation" to a young Peter Warlock, whose 'The Full Heart' boldly marries antiquity and modernity with the same rapturous atmosphere. Interest in the first Elizabethan age was strong in the years before and after the second Queen Elizabeth took the throne, notably so in John Ireland's melancholic The Hills and EJ Moeran's attractively varied Songs of Springtime. Appearing for the first time are Alan Rawsthorne's bracing, tightly constructed Four Seasonal Songs and Alan Bush's pastoral part-song 'Like Rivers Flowing' and 'Lidice.' The Gluepot's connection to the new is illustrated by Elisabeth Lutyens' warm and melting 'Verses of Love' - a mellower contrast to early serialism that saw her dubbed 'Twelve-Tone Lizzie'. A highlight is William Walton's tour-de-force anthem 'Where does the uttered music go?' employing his trademark blend of warm-hearted lyricism and angular rhythms.
Tracks:
1.1 The Full Heart
1.2 Now the Earth, the Skies, the Air
1.3 To the Spring
1.4 Autumn
1.5 Now the Lusty Spring Is Seen
1.6 The Hills
1.7 I Sing of a Maiden That Is Makeless
1.8 Like Rivers Flowing, Op. 44
1.9 On Craig Ddu (An Impression of Nature)
1.10 Verses of Love
1.11 Under the Greenwood Tree
1.12 The River-God's Song
1.13 Spring, the Sweet Spring
1.14 Love Is a Sickness
1.15 Sigh No More, Ladies
1.16 Good Wine
1.17 To Daffodils
1.18 Where Does the Uttered Music Go?
1.19 Twilight Night
1.20 Lidice
1.21 Mater Ora Filium
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★★★★★ 5
Entertaining
Format: Kindle
I read this book on Kindle in about 3 days. Birdie Calhoun, one of the main narrators, has got to be one of the most likable main characters a book could create. She’s practical, God-fearing, driven, smart, and loyal. Meg, the second narrator, is witty and humorous to listen to, especially since you’re seeing things through the eyes of an eleven year old orphan. There are a few big reveals throughout the book, and around the midpoint there is a shift in storyline which will tell you how the book got its name. I saw some reviews say the book is a bit long, which doesn’t bother me. I see how the length may be necessary given the fact that the author had to bounce between two separate story lines and then merge them in the end. My only feedback about the length would be there is a lot of time and detail during the middle of the book (especially Meg’s time with her adoptive family) but less time spent on the ending, leaving things a bit rushed and many characters’ fate ambiguous. I found myself wanting more closure for characters Frances & Mrs. Tartt, as well as the boarders such as Flossy.
On a historical level, this book provides context for a dark time in America where society wanted to annex anyone deemed undesirable or peculiar, especially promiscuous women. Society was hyper focused on separating the pious from the “imbeciles” and punished anyone whose lives didn’t fit the perfect Christian mold. This caused characters like Frances and Mrs. Tartt to be obsessed with their reputation, and fear of tainted reputation is a huge factor in decision making amongst the main characters. Birdie, Meg, and Charlie seem to be the main characters willing to take huge risks and sacrifices for those that they love. This book inspired me to do some of my own research and I learned something new about American history.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2026
★★★★★ 5
An incredibly strong and memorable story.
Format: Hardcover, Format: Hardcover
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 glorious stars!
Though she is big 656 paged girl, she offers so much heart.
Lord how I loved this book. The characters were just so good together. Out of hardships, these women bound together for reasons of their own. Some of those reasons were tangled up with the other and none were wiser. Each, making an impact on another. This story offers hope where there’s tragedy, faith to persevere, lasting friendships, and love. Meg’s story of never giving up hope for her mother’s return, held me completely captive.
💖 Thank you Kathryn Stockett for penning a strong and memorable novel. Well done!
I’m so pleased to have picked up this book to read and I hope you will too!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2026
★★★★★ 5
exceptional, very highly recommended character-driven literary family drama
Format: Kindle
Whistler by Ann Patchett is an exceptional, very highly recommended character-driven literary family drama which will definitely be one of the best books I've read this year. In Whistler Patchett has given us a beautifully written, eloquent, insightful and sensitive story encompassing the complexity of families, connections, and relationships over time. I love everything about this book.
As they were visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Daphne Fuller's retired husband Jonathan notices an older man following them and they discover he is Eddie Triplett, Daphne's former stepfather. She hasn't seen him for 44 years but immediately remembers her love for him and the bond they had for a couple years. The two also shared a traumatic experience when she was nine and they were in a car accident. Immediately after this Daphne's mother divorced Eddie and he disappeared from her life. After this chance meeting and reconnection, Daphne immediately and understandably needs to see and tell her younger sister, Leda, about it.
The sisters had a complicated childhood that Daphne never felt was very happy. Daphne and Leda's biological father, Buddy Zabriskie, was a deep-sea fisherman and left the family early, although the girls had a relationship with him. Then their mother married Eddie and both girls loved him for the brief time he was in their lives. Their third and final stepfather, Lucas Ekker, still lives with her mother in Massachusetts and they had two sons. The two sisters were done with stepfathers at this point.
As the narrative unfolds, Daphne and Eddie continue to meet and restore their relationship as father and daughter, but now as adults. While following the present day events, Interstitial chapters jump back in time when Eddie was her stepfather and cover the events from when they were in the car accident. It is during these interludes back in time that were learn the story of Whistler and also see the deep connection between Eddie and Daphne. Events in both the past and present show how complicated interpersonal relationships are, how little we truly understand of our past, and, ultimately, how fragile life can be.
Because this is a character-driven story, all the characters are portrayed as realistic, fully realized individuals with strengths and weaknesses. The narrative examines relationships, choices made in both the past and present and how many seemingly small and inconsequential moments can follow us our whole lives. It also gently shows how being recognized and understood by another person, even for a short period of time, can change your life and theirs.
Whistler by Ann Patchett is a wonderful choice for everyone who enjoys thoughtful, sensitive, character-driven literary novels. Thanks to HarperCollins for providing me with an advance reader's copy via Edelweiss. My review is voluntary and expresses my honest opinion.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Another good Patchett book
Format: Kindle
Thanks go to the publisher and Netgalley for an advance copy of Whistler.
I enjoyed this book. The story and characters, and references the the publishing world. I wanted to like it (at a 5 star level) more than I did. But overall, a good read.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Wonderful, Gripping, Suspenseful, and Miraculous!
Format: Hardcover
The first thing I thought when I started reading Ann Patchett’s new novel, “Whistler” was: “Oh no, this is SO GOOD it’s going to go by too quickly!” I was right, and the only remedy to that is to read it again – it’s that great.
Patchett has created a matryoshka doll of a novel with a story inside of a story inside of story, and they are ALL wonderful, gripping, suspenseful, and miraculous!
The inciting incident that sets off the story takes place in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. As Daphne and her husband Jonathan take in the art, Jonathan notices that they are being followed by an older man who turns out the be Daphne’s former stepfather, Eddie, whom she hasn’t seen in 44 years (since she was nine) but who was pivotal in how her life unfolded.
Through the narrative, Daphne, and her sister Leda, relive long forgotten memories from their brief but impactful time with Eddie, now understanding what they couldn’t as children.
Patchett has written about blended families, divorce, and stepparenting before, in her wonderful 2016 novel “Commonwealth”, and in some of the personal essays about her own childhood. So, she knows what she’s talking about!
Patchett beautifully evokes childhood nostalgia and skillfully portrays the way the past can sometimes seem more immediate than the present, highlighting reconnection, reconciliation, and grace.
Thank you yet again, Ann; this was just the book I needed right now!
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Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2026