Here, there and everywhere

September 16, 2015

So where are we now? Well, physically the answer is Somerset, although it has also been London and France over …

Harmony

July 10, 2014

I have stopped several times over the past few days to take it all in and have asked myself often …

July 7, 2014

It has been a long day of rehearsals as we hit high gear for the visit of the Bundestag Choir …

August 5, 2013

Our performance of Messiah at the Bristol Old Vic on Saturday evening was a real success. People (one person, if …

July 8, 2013

It has been a busy few days, fascinating too. I was ahead of things, then behind, but now appeared to …

June 23, 2012

There is a busy weekend ahead, and I’ll be playing works by Franck, Sullivan, Duruflé, Handel, Fauré, Howells, Leighton and …

March 8, 2012

Choir rehearsals can be funny things, in both senses. Sometimes the expectation is that they will trip merrily along, but …

February 24, 2012

I took it easy on the voice last night, despite having to explain many rewrites of Handel’s erratic scoring to …