Composing… Orchestral Disturbance 5 Aug 20155 Aug 2015 I stumbled upon this: 'Modern Toss presents a comedy take on a Classical Music concert' http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02ysg91 And that it does. It got me thinking that is kind of activity would be…
Composing… Keep being taught to learn 16 Jul 20153 Aug 2015 "Musical Futures is a global movement that transforms, engages and inspires people through making music that is meaningful to them; the festival builds on its aims to create exciting, innovative,…
Education… CPD through Music 10 Sep 2014 I took up singing lessons a year ago. I’m always on the hunt for a new endeavour and something that can feed my musical self as well as provide me…
Performance Be insistent with your vocal weapon… 21 May 2014 I was watching vocal masterclasses on YouTube, keen to glean some ideas on a few issues I've been working on in my own singing lessons. Gerald Finley gave a masterclass…
Education… Woodwose: Wigmore’s first opera 29 Jul 201330 Jul 2013 I never thought I'd see a bicycle whizz by me in the Wigmore Hall but it immediately captured the scene for the opening of Woodwose; the first ever community opera…
Events… Imagined Occasions: London Contemporary Orchestra celebrates its 5th birthday 29 May 201329 May 2013 I don't recall what I did for my fifth birthday but I certainly will remember the London Contemporary Orchestra's fifth birthday. I visited the abandoned Aldwych Underground Station on the…
Performance… Vivace Chorus – Best of British 26 May 2013 28 May 2013 The Guildford based Vivace Chorus were in full voice last weekend at Guildford Cathedral, giving a 'Best of British' concert as part of their Contemporary Choral Classics series. Will Todd’s…
Events… Vocal Tai-Chi 20 May 201320 May 2013 I realised this weekend how powerful voice work can be. More importantly, how powerful group work with the voice can be. Jenni Roditi's Vocal Tai-Chi workshop this weekend was a…
Composing… New Voices @ CUA 18 Apr 2013 My choral piece 'Versa est in luctum' was performed in January as part of the New Voices festival at Catholic University of the Arts in Washington, DC. As part of…
Composing… Corpo: Lixa da Alma (Waste: Body of Soul) 3 Mar 2013 Anomalous Visuals writes of the work that I composed music for: "Performed at Cena Brasil Internacional Festival, Waste-Body of the Soul was an international multimedia installation involving artists based in…