I got shortlisted (which is very nice)
I entered the 2020 King Lear competition and, most unexpectedly, I made it to the short list in the Chairman's Prize category - 22 out of 3000 entries of which…
Several additions to my YouTube channel
While incarcerated in the virus vault I found myself making various noises to pass the time. Here are some musical bats from my belfry.
Action at a distance
Veronique Bouchet and I have collaborated remotely on this song. Here's the story behind it. In August last year I took part in the Singing & Songwriting Retreat run by Paola Vera and Pete Churchill in…
Plant blindness
Helen Ougham, Dawn Sanders and I contributed a paper today (21 May) at 'The fierce urgency of now: Navigating paradoxes in sustainability education'. (SHE Conference 2020) hosted online by Canterbury…
The Splendid Splice – some thoughts about music in crisis
2020 is turning out to be the dawning of the Age of Isolation. Musicians who perform and teach are having a tough time. Music is traditionally a social activity, but…