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Song Stories: A Takeaway Sunrise

Categories: Choiry Endeavours, Song Stories

A song using a new text by Ian McMillan for The Bridge Singers. It’s about sunrises in Northumberland!

September 2024: Musical Blog. Back to…Whatever.

September is usually a month for starting afresh, and this year will hopefully be the same after a couple of holidays and time for thought…

Arrangements of Songs by Gary Steward

Categories: Arrangements for choir, Choiry Endeavours, Composery Life

Making arrangements for choirs of the songs of composer/ singer/guitarist Gary Steward, has been an honour and a thrill!

August 2024: Musical Blog – A month off.

Categories: Composery Life

A daily musical blog: Something musical for every day of the month – usually something I’ve written or arranged myself. Also, it’s sort of a month off!

Song Stories: When My Roots Begin To Grow

Categories: Music And Science Mini Units, Music Teaching Activities (Primary), Song Stories

A song composed to assist with the study of flowering plants in primary school . It’s up-beat and uses relevant vocabulary and concepts for 7-11 year-olds

Song Stories: Buffalo Stories

Categories: Song Stories

A song composed for the 70th Reunion commemorations of the descendants of John and Susanna Adams, who arrived in South Australia in December 1836 aboard HMS Buffalo. The song is a combined shanty and lullaby.

Song Stories: Lullaby Of Silences

Categories: Choiry Endeavours, Song Stories

A lullaby composed for The Bridge Singers (SATB choir) of Felton and Thirston in Northumberland. It is inspired by the stature of Elizabeth Dacre Howard at Lanercost Priory in Cumbria, who died in 1883 at the age of four months.