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Carolyn Sampson 🇪🇺
@SampsonCarolyn
Soprano; mum; OBE; BMus and Hon Dr from Uni of Birmingham; Hon RAM
UK
Joined February 2012
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    Somehow, over the last 24 years, I have made 100 recordings. In the run-up to the release of the 💯, I’m going to tell you about them! Starting today. V short videos… don’t worry 😉 🧵 #1 Music for a Perfect Day (now repackaged: dinmore-records.co.uk/back-catalogue… )
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    The new version of the cover now features a wedding cake, instead of the original landscape image!
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    Forgive me a little proud moment to celebrate this?! 😳 Thank you @GramophoneMag 🥰
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    Here’s a video of me getting into a pond:
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    January work cancelled last week. February work cancelled this week. My new year resolution is not to give up hope! Stay well, friends, and let’s make music irl as soon as possible 🤗
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    Today’s fun fact? I made myself a little book of the songs for tonight’s concert. But the friendly lady at Ryman bound them on the wrong edge. So I have to turn backwards! It’s like having a Japanese book. Nothing can go wrong...right? 😬
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    Just told my 9yo that we can’t be sure that we’ll know by bedtime whether or not she’ll be going to school tomorrow. She said, ‘they should tell us sooner so we can prepare’.
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    Shall we have a little political respite with a game of ‘Something I Don’t Normally Dare To Say Out Loud On Twitter’? I’ll start: I can’t really get excited about organ music. 😬
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    A thing happened today. I’m overwhelmed and extremely grateful to accept this degree as a very proud alumna of the music department @unibirmingham 👩🏼‍🎓🥰
    It’s official @SampsonCarolyn is honorary Doctor of Music @unibirmingham, conferred today by the Chancellor. Carolyn’s service to music, the arts, & the wider creative industries are testament to her consummate work as a brilliant alumna of the University of Birmingham 👏 👩‍🎓
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    No sympathetic replies required, but I have just been removed from a couple of concerts in august/September due to change of rep - smaller piece... It’s important that we recognise that we are nowhere near normal here in the arts. 🚨 @OliverDowden you need to know this 🚨
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    I hate Brexit. I hate what’s happening to Britain. I hate what the evil people at the ‘top’ are doing in the name of The People. Hate is a strong word. Likewise evil. I don’t use them very often. politics.co.uk/blogs/2020/02/…
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    Went out to water the garden earlier (feel very lucky to have garden), neighbours blasting a recording of St Matt Pash from their house. Felt a bit teary.
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    I felt physically sick when I heard the news that Priti Patel is saying Border Force should turn boats back. Condemning desperate people to death. I hate this government. Every day there seems to be another awful decision 😡😔
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    News: We’re not paid fairly for streamed music. There. ✅
    MPs to investigate whether artists are paid fairly for streaming music. bbc.co.uk/news/entertain…