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.
Tag Archives: choir
December 2016 Fade-Ins
Categories: Composery Life
December’s usually all about Christmas performances for a musician and I don’t think this year will be any different. I shall also be embarking on another Musical Advent Calendar as I have for the last few years.
September 2016 Fade-Ins
Categories: Composery Life
Following on from a glorious month of plentiful but quiet activity, things are set to hot up and speed up in September with choirs restarting and workshops already booked, so hang on tight to these daily composer snippets to keep up!
Song Stories: Alison’s K6 Telephone Box
Categories: 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.
March 2016 Fade-Ins: #reallifecomposer
Categories: Composery Life
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!
December 2015 Fade-Ins/Musical Advent Calendar
Categories: Composery Life
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!
September 2015 Fade-Ins
Categories: Composery Life
September and seemingly autumnal weather has burst in and with it new opportunities for composing, choral conducting and singing. You won’t miss a thing with my daily updates of September creativity.
Song Stories: Hodie Christus Natus Est
Categories: Song Stories
It’s all about today! The fifth, and most popular of the Five Christmas Fanfares. A most spirited little nugget it is.
May 2015 Fade-Ins
Categories: Composery Life
Now spring is here, no doubt new compositions will be bursting into life. You can track their progress here during the month of May.
April 2015 Fade-Ins
Categories: Composery Life
March was one of the busiest months on record for this composer. I wonder what April will bring. Here will be 30 fade-ins that tell us what!
