Mike Vickers' Blog

April 10, 2019

The Stupidity of Brexit – Music civilises the World

Filed under: Brexit, Education, Music — derryvickers @ 3:14 pm

Another view of the stupidity of Brexit

Susan Tomes in Weimar

As Brexit approaches, and with it the prospect of these schemes closing a) to British students wanting to study in the EU and b) to European students wishing to study in the UK, I must say I spent a lot of the week contemplating the young chamber groups with a sense of poignancy, almost a feeling of sorrow for something about to be lost, or at any rate made harder.

Some of the best music-making was by groups with diverse nationalities. That cannot be a coincidence. Offering young musicians a taste of life in other countries and of other cultures’ attitudes to music has been hugely beneficial. They make friends and forge working relationships across Europe. It seems to me that without exception they become more open-minded.”

http://www.susantomes.com/musicians-studying-eu-countries-brexit/

 

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