Sketches
I ended up with some time free yesterday, unexpectedly so, and with a musical instrument within my reach, so I …
Category Archives: Composing
Forwards
This past week has been a typical one for me in one way – full of work – but strongly …
So there are a couple of pieces on the drawing board at the moment, alongside the recording of the album …
Spheres
I never take it for granted that I am Composer-in-Residence for the Parliament Choir, something that I consider one of …
The right light
Find the right text or the right idea and the commission can very nearly write itself. If you can cut …
Getting ready
I spent yesterday in the Royal Academy of Music, rehearsing with our string players and pianist for the second set …
I was in Bath yesterday for the afternoon, doing a few bits of this and a few bits of that …
Unworld
It still feels very strange to get up in the morning and know that I do not have to pack …
Quietly does it
There is frost on the cars outside and the sky is blue and clear this morning as I sit here …
Hit the ground running
The unfamiliar vista of several days at home stretches out before me as I write this, a whole five (yes, …
