New currents
I am freshly back from a weekend of very hard work in Anghiari, taking various choir rehearsals in preparation for …
Category Archives: Composing
…per una selva oscura…
Back in the old days I thought that my first symphony would probably be about something like a mid-life crisis, …
The dying of the light?
It was yet another shocking week for those who still cling to the belief that the arts make a difference. …
Back to it
It was a week that was heavy on the making of music and significantly lighter on the creating of music, …
Changes
I was away for a few days last week, which put a bit of a hole in my plans for …
First draft, final bar
The most significant musical moment of the week for me came at 4.36 on Wednesday afternoon when, after nearly three …
Notes and music
I feel that I spent most of last week organising various things, although I did manage to spend a little …
Balance
It has taken a while to get a few things back on track, but this past week has seen me …
Back to basics, again
Last week was reasonably calm after all the tumult of the Christmas period, and it feels as though things are …
New ideas, old contacts
It has been a decent week of music as the year begins to settle into its rhythm. There is a …
Nicholas O'Neill 