We continue our series on life as a pianist in quarantine as we chat to Chloe Flower, who was been giving free piano lessons online.

- Chloe, we have to ask, how are you doing?
- We hope your piano is keeping you company while you are inside! What have you been doing these last few weeks?
- Have you been getting lots of positive responses about your lessons?
- Do you have any more online projects in the works for us over the coming weeks?
- We hear through the grapevine you have a new album coming out soon… What can you tell us about it?
- We also heard you recorded the entire album on your Steinway Spirio r. Why did you choose this model?
- What’s the first thing you want to do when all of this is over?

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"It definitely feels deeply odd to be thinking about an album rollout at this time," reflects pianist Aaron Parks. "But on the other hand, as a listener and as somebody who's affected by this as well, I know how much I'm needing to get my mind off of this."

Parks, a leading jazz pianist, is speaking by phone from his mother's house in Putnam County, N.Y., where he and his wife have relocated for the time being. He's referring, of course, to the widespread anxiety and disruption caused by the coronavirus — a story that has unfolded just as he prepares to release a new album, Little Big II: Dreams of a Mechanical Man. The cognitive dissonance of a promotional cycle in the face of a global pandemic isn't lost on him.

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60 years ago today, our National Anthem was unveiled for the first time to Singaporeans. To mark this anniversary, the SSO and our choirs, the Singapore Symphony Chorus, Singapore Symphony Youth Choir and Singapore Symphony Children's Choir, led by SSO Associate Conductor Joshua Kangming Tan, re-recorded the official version of Zubir Said's "Majulah Singapura" (arranged by Phoon Yew Tien in 2001) earlier this year in Aug 2019.

This recording is officially released today, which you can hear and download at the following link.

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The Chateau Marmont is a hotel located in Los Angeles, California, and has also been referred to in many songs.

In 2017, Jarvis Cocker and Chilly Gonzales collaborated on a concept album of music inspired by the hotel, named Room 29.

Room 29 is one of the rooms with a piano. This room (or more accurately suite) has a baby grand piano.

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