A list with links of the blog posts that are about some aspect of my composery life.

I’ve organised the posts reverse-chronologically, under the following headings:
Commissions/Performances;
Projects;
Marketing;
“Something Every Day” blogs.

There are other archive lists: Teaching Activities; Song Stories; Choiry Endeavours.

Commissions/Performances

Knit Me Together
seapieparcel – YouTube Channel Stories
Songs by Gary Steward
Short Sunrise Songs
Buffalo Stories
When I Was A Pilot
Papa-Moose
Alleluia! Into The Light (a miner’s carol)
John Rimmer at 80
Quiet Window
Aubade: Sunrises and a Marimba
Newcastle View
Henry Hotspur Percy
Pierced Hemisphere
Cantate Domino
Big Sing Finale, Dunedin, August 2013
Out Of The Blue Composing Thrills

Projects

Short-Term Composing* Projects
Hepworth Wakefield: Creative Practitioner
The Bridge Singers’ Advent Calendar 2020
Crocodilus Niloticus and the Ration Book. Boo!
Winter Wear – River Wear Stories
Manu and Sammy Friendship Stories
Songs Of The Calder
Artsy Bananas
Fairandfunky
Lupset Tuesdays

Marketing

Twelve of The Best: Summary
Gift Compositions
Sacred Songs
Songs With A New Zealand Flavour
“Looking On The Bright Side” Songs
Songs for Mixed Voices
Songs For High Voices
Songs For Low Voices
Songs Inspired by Visual Arts
Songs Of Nature
Songs Of Robert Burns
Songs Of Action
If You’re Good Enough
Songs Of The River
Songs In Popular Styles
Songs With Rounds
Christmas (songs and arrangements)
Lullabies

Christmas Music For Choirs
Arrangements at sheetmusicplus
Robert Burns Choral Arrangements
“Big Sing-friendly” Choral Catalogue
Photo shoot with Kate Fisher Photography

“Something Every Day” Blogs

Note: Fade-Ins are short videos of about a minute usually with one photograph and some audio.

November 2025: Lots Happening
February 2025: A Song A Day
January 2025: Extreme Re-Learning
December 2024: Advent Calendar
November 2024: Commissions Three
September 2024: Musical Blog. Back to…Whatever
August 2024: Musical Blog – A month off.
June 2023: Something Old, Something New
April 2021: Zoom and Composing
February 2021: Bullfinches and Birthdays
January 2021: New Start
September 2020: Earthbound
August 2020: Flying Colours
July 2020: The Moments As They Fly
June 2020: Head In The Clouds
May 2020 – Skydancing
April 2020: Jumping Through Hoops
March 2020 – Leaps and Bounds
February 2020 – Bullfinch Morning
January 2020 – Start With A Leap
December 2019: Musical Advent Calendar
November 2019: Consolidating
October 2019: Touring
September 2019: Twelve Of The Best
August 2019: Resuming
March 2019: Lanercost
February 2019: A Song A Day
January 2019: Loving My Own Music
December 2018: Musical Advent Calendar
November 2018: Remembering Australia
October 2018: In The Filing Cabinet
September 2018: Singing In The Shower
August 2018: A Line In The Sand
July 2018: Camping
Busy June 2018: Here and There
May 2018: New Beginnings
April 2018: Travelling Through
March 2018: Music Stories
February 2018: Music Stories
January 2018: Burns, Music and Sun
December 2017: Musical Advent Calendar
November 2017: Stuff Of The Day
October 2017: Stuff Of The Day. Bananas
September 2017: Stuff Of The Day
August 2017: Stuff Of The Day
July 2017: Stuff Of The Day
June 2017: Stuff Of The Day
May 2017: Stuff Of The Day
April 2017 – Composing The Quiet Window
March 2017: Stuff Of The Day
February 2017: Stuff Of The Day
January 2017. Stuff Of The Day
December 2016 Fade-Ins
November 2016 Fade-Ins
October 2016 Fade-Ins
September 2016 Fade-Ins
August 2016 Fade-Ins
July 2016 Fade-Ins
June 2016 Fade-Ins
May 2016 Fade-Ins
March 2016 Fade-Ins: #reallifecomposer
February 2016 Fade-Ins: The Plaque On The House
January 2016 Fade-Ins
December 2015 Fade-Ins/Musical Advent Calendar
November 2015 Fade-Ins
October 2015 Fade-Ins
September 2015 Fade-Ins
August 2015 Fade-Ins
July 2015 Fade-Ins
June 2015 Fade-Ins
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April 2015 Fade-Ins
March 2015 Fade-Ins
February 2015 Fade-Ins
January 2015 Fade-ins