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Classical ballet and recorders?
Classical ballet and recorders?
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
White Lodge, the Royal Ballet School's junior wing: now undergoing a £22 million redevelopment
The recorder is indelibly associated with school and dreaded first music classes, but the association will be on a considerably higher plane on 21 June when the world recorder star Michala Petri combines with the Royal Ballet School for a one-off show on Midsummer’s night.
The recorder is indelibly associated with school and dreaded first music classes, but the association will be on a considerably higher plane on 21 June when the world recorder star Michala Petri combines with the Royal Ballet School for a one-off show on Midsummer’s night.
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