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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Inbetweeners is the closest my generation has to the 7up documentary. This looks like a bunch of 40yo dads at the nursery open day.

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I give you, once again, the UK choral scene

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I still don't really get why this guy would be opening for Ed Sheeran in the first place

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

We do have a laugh in classical music don’t we

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Not sure this is helpful, but Beethoven uses it in the Egmont overture (I'd bet my bottom dollar he didn't invent it)

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Sky outside the BL last night was wild (phone couldn’t really cope)

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Looking forward to heading to Presteigne Festival this weekend as guest conductor with KCL Chapel Choir. Delightful repertoire by Imogen Holst, Elizabeth Poston et al

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Trivia time! Which major London church is this? Engraving by Bartholomew Howlett in 1822

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This is what we’re waking up to in London tomorrow! Terrifying that this is now almost as exciting as snow.

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

If you’re not in London this morning, I feel sorry for you, because it’s literally perfect

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Prognosticating Festoons sounds like the name of a cringe teenage indie band

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

If you think that's impressive, you're going to love my Ford Focus

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

You got a licence for that amateur choir? No, actually, I only have my provisional

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

They don't keep wine at home, and 'when the mean to drink a great deal, they go to the tavern', honestly this could describe the 1990s as well as the 1490s

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

An Italian account of the English beer and wine selection, c.1500. Wines have to be imported, but the beer and ale is pretty good apparently, 'when a person is by chance somewhat heated'.

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I'm sorry but I'm afraid I just don't want to do pieces scored for 'smartphone app'

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Patron: you promise? no weird drawings this time? Artist: yep for sure, kept things classy dw

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Patron: have you finished the illustrations for my music book? Artist: yep! nice and normal this time, just like you asked

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Think you spend too much time with your choir? Here's a summary of the chorister routine at Cambrai Cathedral in the 18th-century

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Finally captured the sheep doing their thing

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Someone has just referred to me as Patty in a work email.

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

From a choral conductor group chat (I tried to warn you)

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Heading to Portugal with @icchamberchoir.bsky.social this weekend! Concerts in Batalha, Leiria and Lisbon. Please do share with your Portuguese music-loving friends!

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

This my new favourite spam email account

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Andy Burnham to star in ENO production of Janáček The Cunning Little Vixen

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

This is not my friend, this is a member of staff. But can anyone claim they had a better overall experience tonight?

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Fancy spending 12 months in the Frog Choir at Universal Studios in Osaka or Beijing?

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

If anyone is looking to work on their ensemble skills over the summer, we have a couple of bursaries available for this, aimed at people who wouldn't otherwise be able to come. Message me or email patrick@siglodeoro.co.uk for more info.

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Patrick Allies @patrickallies.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

As a resident, the idea that there's an Islington consensus on anything is so funny to me. There are 240,000 people living here, covering a vast range of demographics. 100 different languages spoken. Some of us don't even support Arsenal!