Robert Chewter

i think it started when i was a child..on bbc light program, they used to play beethovens 5th or 1812 overture..so i think it left something in me...took many years till i used to go and see The Nice with keith  emerson..it seemed to re kindle that interest, thence became ELP which carried it on some more..mid 70s was me all over the place...but it was still there in the background..in past few years ive added opera..why? just good tunes thats all.

  Helothere, just thought I'd put pen to paper or rather font to screen to basically say how I took and interst in classical music.
I rathere think it started in 1950's as a child I would listen to uncle mac or whatever it was called. A show on the light program on the BBC .
The host would play music for children, and at times would play such things as 1812 oveture. It seemed to stick with me.
Despite forays into rock n roll, 'the blues, and 'underground music' etc the one consitant music that  I fell back on was yer actual classical werent it.
Even in my prog rock years with good old Keith Emerson (the Nice) (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) who, I have to thank ignited my interest further..
i  would rush out to but their latest album, read the sleeve notes and discover composers I never heard of.
Then pop into my local public library and go looking for the pieces that Keith had 'adapted'.
This used to happen quite a lot, in fact I found that Frank Zappa had 'borrowed' from others..
So , here I am in this godawful place I 'live' following the death of my family and with a cheap DVD player that plays DVD Audio (no its NOT a dead format) and also SACD (same!!!) all being played through my cheapo PC and 5.1 surround speakers.
Of which I have to say adds a new dimension to the work.
It's been some time since I've been to a live concert, in fact a live anything. I always fancied the idea of going to The Proms..never got round to it, with all the moving about Ive done..but, heigh ho one lives in hope....