Change Makers

by | 13 October 2016 | From James Rose

Thanks to a bursary awarded by Arts Council England and a significant donation generously pledged from private donors, the BSO will host a training placement for James Rose, a conductor with disabilities, to accelerate his development, experience and confidence as an...

Conducting Head-Baton Created (prototype 3)

by | 3 November 2014 | From James Rose

In the last few weeks since I wrote on this blog, I have been busy finding ways of progressing my conducting project. It continues to be a big challenge as it is one of those things which is very specialised and not an easily definable career path. Nevertheless,...

Add Some Inspirational Spice!

by | 1 January 2013 | From James Rose

If somebody came up to me in early December telling me that I’d be watching an inspirational documentary on the Spice Girls during the festive period, I would have laughed!  But, it happened, and I was gripped by every minute of it! We were sitting down on the sofa...

Royal Wedding Vox Pops

by | 8 May 2011 | From James Rose, Inspirational Video & Audio

Hi peeps, many apologies for the massive delay in getting this post up!  Thank you very much Bob for contacting me about the lateness of the post – your interest is very much appreciated.  I will have to plan the next post better to ensure that it’s uploaded sooner....