A song using a new text by Ian McMillan for The Bridge Singers. It’s about sunrises in Northumberland!
Tag Archives: choir
September 2024: Musical Blog. Back to…Whatever.
Categories: Composery Life
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!
Song Stories: Short Sunrise Songs
Categories: Composery Life, Song Stories
I wrote four short songs during 2023, all inspired by sunrise walks.
Night and Day Concert
Categories: Arrangements for choir, Choiry Endeavours
Arrangements on the theme of “Night and Day” for a concert of that name by The Bridge Singers and Swarland Voices.
Swarland Voices in 2023
Categories: Arrangements for choir, Choiry Endeavours
A year in the life of Swarland Voices, a new(ish) choir in a village in Northumberland.
Arrangements of Welsh Songs
Categories: Arrangements for choir, Choiry Endeavours
Arrangements of Welsh songs for choir, which were performed by The Bridge Singers in a St. David’s Day concert in 2023.
Epiphany Arrangements
Categories: Arrangements for choir, Choiry Endeavours
For Christmas 2022, The Bridge Singers presented two concerts: one at the beginning of December, with all songs on theme of Mary, and one on January 6th for Epiphany. We sang a a range of old and new repertoire including some new arrangements. This blog is about those arrangements.
Song Stories: The Lamb
Categories: Choiry Endeavours, Song Stories
It’s a lamb…and a child! This lilting setting of William Blake’s poem has been another very popular song with children’s and adult choirs. Here’s its story:
June 2023: Something Old, Something New
Categories: Composery Life
I’ll take inspiration from the old poem, Something old, Something new, Something borrowed, Something blue for each e]day of this month.
