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Alexandra Coghlan
Book Review
Why is ‘Amazing Grace’ such a popular anthem?
James Walvin’s
Amazing Grace
is a book landing in fertile soil
By Alexandra Coghlan
Book Review
Separating the song from the self
Before he was a professional singer, Ian Bostridge was a historian and Oxford research fellow
By Alexandra Coghlan
Music
Where to start with the music of Ethel Smyth
The eccentric Edwardian was the only English composer of her generation to achieve real international status in opera
By Alexandra Coghlan
Music
From ancient Greece to TikTok: a short history of the sea shanty
Shanties are a symbol of the temporary, fragmented, partial world they come from: the Atlantic
By Alexandra Coghlan
Art
The best recordings of my favorite Passion
The St Matthew is all about drawing us in closer, giving us time to reflect, feel, interject, to doubt even
By Alexandra Coghlan
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