A Christmas Eve carol of a miner at work underground looking forward to a day off tomorrow and all the happy sensations that brings.
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October Fade-Ins
Categories: Life As A Composer
The day-to-day musicking of a composer in Northumberland in October, a month full of rick colours and sounds, no doubt!
Chantry Chapel Carol
Categories: Song Stories
It’s a cheery carol inspired by the history of Wakefield’s Chantry Chapel. It also works as a partner song with The Holly And The Ivy!
September Fade-Ins
Categories: Life As A Composer
September and seemingly autumnal weather has burst in and with it new opportunities for composing, choral conducting and singing. You won’t miss a thing with my daily updates of September creativity.
Christmas Music For Choirs.
Categories: Life As A Composer
It’s a catalogue of Christmas, wintry and sacred music for choirs, with a video catalogue and a list!
Song Stories: Hodie Christus Natus Est
Categories: Song Stories
It’s all about today! The fifth, and most popular of the Five Christmas Fanfares. A most spirited little nugget it is.
August Fade-Ins
Categories: Life As A Composer
As the summer heat no doubt kicks in, I shall be continuing to document the musical things I get up to during August, and will share the composer’s day to day creations!
July Fade-Ins
Categories: Life As A Composer
July has come bursting in with storms and fierce sunshine. Let’s hope the music is just as dramatic with these aural snippets of my life as a freelance composer.
June Fade-Ins
Categories: Life As A Composer
June has burst upon us and hopefully with it there’ll be lots of new musical ideas bursting too. This is a sound and music diary of the day-to-day life of a freelance composer.
Look Back!
Categories: Composing Projects Completed, Song Stories, Uncategorized
Composing a song for some Year 6 pupils as they prepare to leave the primary school part of their lives and move on.