It’s a story of collaboration as well as continuing to indulge my passion for the poetry of Robert Burns.
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Song Stories: Quiet Window
Categories: Composing Projects Completed, Life As A Composer, Song Stories
The Brief: Compose a song for The Bridge Singers to be performed at their “Magical Glass” concert in June 2017. The topic of the song to relate to a window in St. Michael’s Church, Felton (the venue for the concert) which is in need of repair. The Window: It’s at the back of the church […]
Song Stories: Manu and Sammy
Categories: Composing Projects Completed, Life As A Composer, Music Activities for schools, Song Stories
Three stories about maintaining friendships and a chanty song make up this collection of resources for teachers which primarily were aimed at Year 3 students in Yorkshire.
April 2017 – Composing The Quiet Window
Categories: Life As A Composer, Song Stories
April will be the month I finish off the composing of my new piece for The Bridge Singers: The Quiet Window. For the first part of the month at least I will fill you in on progress made.
Song Stories – The Felton Sycamores
Categories: Life As A Composer, Song Stories
The story of the song The Felton Sycamores in the form of a radio documentary, with notes and photos!
Song Stories: Magical Glass
Categories: Song Stories
It’s a song about glass: industry, art, usage, history, beauty. It’s also a bit of a drinking song!
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.
Song Stories: You Will Remember
Categories: Song Stories
It’s a new reworking of an older song with lyrics, inspired by Cheryl’s grandfathers, appropriate for Remembrance Day.
Alleluia! Into The Light (a miner’s carol)
Categories: Song Stories
A Christmas Eve song of a miner at work underground looking forward to a day off tomorrow and all the happy sensations that brings.