“The embrace of present and past time, in which English antiquarianism becomes a form of alchemy, engenders a strange timelessness. It is as if the little bird which flew through the Anglo-Saxon banqueting hall, in Bede's Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum, gained the outer air and became the lark ascending in Vaughan Williams's orchestral setting. The unbroken chain is that of English music itself.” IfsLittlesPastFormAirStrangeBirdEmbraceSettingSettingsChainsHallsFlewAlchemyUnbrokenTimelessnessLarksAscendingAnglo SaxonEnglish Music Author:Peter Ackroyd
“Whether you actually can or can't fight city hall is of little relevance. Either way, when the need arises, you must!” WayNeedsLittlesFightingPoliticsCitiesAriseHallsRelevanceCity Hall Author:Derek R. Audette