The Ulster Orchestra: access to the arts is a right not a privilege If the Ulster Orchestra is forced to close, the shockwave will be felt around the world. It is one of Northern Ireland’s most successful artistic…
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The Ulster Hall, Belfast, home of the Ulster Orchestra One of the most remarkable acts of people power I witnessed during the Troubles happened at a concert in the Ulster Hall. The Ulster Orchestra was giving a concert, and…
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The Reverend Richard Coles: more tea vicar? I think we need to revise the notion that there are, at most, six degrees of separation. The theory is that we are no more than half a dozen steps from anyone…
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