Categories: Twelve Of the Best: Choral Catalogues
It has been my delight and privilege to frequently work with visual arts as a composer, most notably in recent years, at the Hepworth Wakefield in “Musical Sculptures” workshops. Art works have inspired composing both by myself and by those attending the workshops. Here are twelve of the best – most performed, most popular, my […]
Categories: Composery Life
July’s busy. August’s looking quiet. Just got to keep on remembering what a brilliant job it is being a composer and head towards August with eagerness. The banner photo is kittiwake chicks near the Tyne Bridge, seen July 2nd.
Categories: Composery Life
As the summer heat no doubt kicks in, I shall be continuing to document the musical things I get up to during August, and will share the composer’s day to day creations!
Categories: Composery Life
It is my intention during 2015 to do something creative each day. As I am principally concerned in my work with music and sound, this will feature in the snippets or fade-ins that I share with you on this blog.
Categories: Composery Life
Kate takes pictures of many occasions and events, and is particularly skilled at sports action, gardens, weddings…and now of course enthusiastic composers at work in art galleries! Contact her for more information, and to have a look at some more of her shots, visit her website.
Categories: Song Stories
In 2011 I was commissioned by the Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield to compose some music inspired by an art work in the gallery. Here is some of the commentary I wrote regarding my techniques and inspiration for composing this piece inspired by Barbara Hepworth’s “Pierced hemisphere”.
