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Happy Easter everyone!

The Incredulity of Saint Thomas (1601-2) by Caravaggio (1571 – 1610) In this series of Easter themed paintings, I’ve chosen for today this vividly physical painting by Caravaggio where I feel the artist is pointing at my own faults of trying…

Merry Christmas everyone!

Nativity by Giovanni Bellini (c.1433-1515) Merry Christmas to you all…peace and goodwill and all that stuff. Here’s the Venetian Renaissance painter Giovanni Bellini’s Christmas card to us all and, below, my favourite choir, The Sixteen, perform one of my favourite pieces of…

Palestrina Music For Holy Saturday

Palestrina (1525-1594) When I used to sing tenor in various choirs and groups from childhood until not that many years ago, I always found Easter a moving experience because, whatever your faith, it managed to bring the best out of…