A month starting with optimism for some new music and performances to come, but at last in 2020 some time to do something about marketing again. Let’s see how much I can bound!
March 2020 – Leaps and Bounds
Categories: Composery Life
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February 2020 – Bullfinch Morning
Categories: Composery Life
February starts with me just having completed the melody and lyrics for my new song Bullfinch Morning. It will be premiered on 19th, so I must start the month by completing the arrangement for band and choir, and finish it having hopefully engineered an excellent performance!
January 2020 – Start With A Leap
Categories: Composery Life
January 2020 starts with a leap and ends with Robert Burns – this is fixed already. For the in between bits, stay tuned!
John Rimmer at 80
Categories: Composery Life, Song Stories
Composer and lecturer, John Rimmer, celebrated his 80th birthday in 2019. I was asked to compose a piece for an event honouring him.
December 2019: Musical Advent Calendar
Categories: Composery Life
An update on composing and performing news each day as usual, but this time accompanied by one of my festive songs or arrangements.
October 2019: Touring
Categories: Composery Life
October starts with choir touring. There may be no more touring in October, but it’s a good heading!
March 2019: Lanercost
Categories: Composery Life
There’s a lot on in March with concerts and workshops, but still, my intention during this month is to create a set of songs for choir only from my DMus portfolio setting of Tam O’Shanter, and to embark on a composition inspired by Lanercost Priory. Keep up with the progress most days right here!
February 2019: A Song A Day
Categories: Composery Life
It was going to be a new song a day, but already at the end of day 1, my laptop issues are preventing this. However, there will be a song a day. and many will be new!
January 2019: Loving My Own Music
Categories: Composery Life
I am resolved (and this is indeed the time of year for such things) to make my music better known. I think it’s brilliant, as feel that others should too!
December 2018: Musical Advent Calendar
Categories: Composery Life
My annual Musical Advent Calendar has been going for a few years now, and seems to be popular with friends, family and a few people I don’t know too. here’s the latest version: festive music by me or at least in which I’ve had a hand and snippets of news as well!
