It promises to be a quiet month with little in the way of workshops and commissions. However, September’s already looking busy so there’ll still be lots of composery things to do!
August Fade-Ins
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Song Stories: Alison’s K6 Telephone Box
Categories: Composing Projects Completed, Life As A Composer, Song Stories
A rollicking, quirky song about red telephone boxes composed for Alison Rushby and The Bridge Singers of Northumberland for their “Bridges, Rivers And Other Village Friends” recital in May 2016.
Song Stories: You And Me Attached
Categories: Life As A Composer, Song Stories
It’s a song about making new friends, and all the activities we did as part of our Community Cohesion Days with Year 3 students at Wakefield Cathedral in 2016.
July Fade-Ins
Categories: Life As A Composer
July is starting with a solemn memorial and will also include a recording session for my sombre piece “The Felton Sycamores”, but it won’t all be doom and gloom, with workshops, holidays, visitors, end-of-term parties and new music to organise. It’s more life as a composer!
June Fade-Ins
Categories: Life As A Composer
The day-to-day composings of a real-life composer.
May Fade-Ins
Categories: Life As A Composer
After a month away from daily fade-ins to concentrate on my “other people’s music” blogs, I’m back with composery updates during May. It’s promising to be a busy and inspirational month with concerts, workshops and premieres in the pipeline.
March Fade-Ins: #reallifecomposer
Categories: Life As A Composer
With my new piece almost complete, it’s time to notice some more of the sounds around me and crack on with new composing projects. Follow my #reallifecomposer progress here!
February Fade-Ins: The Plaque On The House
Categories: Composing Projects Completed, Life As A Composer
During February 2016, I will be composing a new song for The Bridge Singers, our new choir based in Felton and Thirston in Northumberland. It will be inspired by this plaque on a house near the bridge. Follow its progress here!
January 2016 Fade-Ins
Categories: Life As A Composer
New year, new music. Keep up with this daily sound record of the life of a composer in rain-torn Northumberland!
December Fade-Ins/Musical Advent Calendar
Categories: Life As A Composer
I’m combining my customarily festive Musical Advent Calendar with my 2015 Fade-Ins for December, so you’ll be able to keep up with the usual composery news as well as indulge in some top Christmas and winter repertoire!