Like the sound of the Arts Council project ... that would be really interesting to hear... although sneakily I think I would rather listen to the original singers singing "au naturel".

However, if you're going to put up the idea of dressing a la composer, I wouldn't suggest putting up any of Percy Grainger's stuff (that rules out good old Joseph) - not unless you want to wear terry towelling that is ... and then how do you manage to portray Percy's proclivities (that sounds rather lascivious ... mind you , bearing in mind those proclivities, maybe that's appropriate!!)

As to the typo alert ... well shucks, I thought you were just taking it upmarket a bit. At least it was the correct word in French!!

Re the horrors of the Radio 3 Performance messageboard, I've sat down three or four times to compose a riposte to some of the awful garbage and tripe that is being poured forth, but in the end gave up, as it's patently clear that most of them are extremely blinkered, and I decided that there was no point. There are one or two sane posters on there, but they are very much in the minority. What most of them seem to have ignored is the fact that the Beeb's own "History of the Proms" page points out that the Proms were started to introduce a wide variety of music performed to a high standard to the general public - nowhere does it say that that was to be "classical" music. As someone who has performed and enjoyed classical music as a choral singer, alongside my major passion for traditional song, I find the blinkered compartmentalisation displayed very, very sad.

Maybe I'll go over there and post the quote from Carlos Santana ...
"All music is important if it comes from the heart"