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Category: Composition
New Music Monday, #39: ‘Springs’
Every Monday throughout 2023 I will be highlighting a different piece of music that I have either written or been closely involved with. And this week, prepare to bounce up and down with a regular motion because it’s… What’s it called? Springs. What’s it from? ‘Miniatures’, my 2023 album of classical piano compositions. What’s it …
Oh No, Michael’s Been Playing With Speech Bubbles Again…
Or in other words, come and see my concert! Guaranteed to soothe both the stomach and the spirit.* Click here for more information and tickets. Click here for the Facebook event. *Not actually guaranteed to soothe either the stomach or the spirit.
New Music Monday, #38: ‘Banana Juice?’
Every Monday throughout 2023 I will be highlighting a different piece of music that I have either written or been closely involved with. And this week, prepare to dwell on the relative appropriateness of various fruit-based drinks because it’s… What’s it called? Banana Juice? What’s it from? This is the second – and arguably least …
New Music Monday, #37: ‘Breaking Outwards’
Every Monday throughout 2023 I will be highlighting a different piece of music that I have either written or been closely involved with. And this week, prepare to move on to new and better things because it’s… What’s it called? Breaking Outwards. What’s it from? ‘Miniatures’, my 2023 album of classical piano compositions. What’s it …
Posters, Posters, Posters Galore!
Something strange is going on in the suburbs of South Manchester. Almost overnight, it seems a plague of mysterious posters has started appearing in all sorts of unexpected locations. Noticeboards, cafes, car windows, telephone boxes, supermarkets… They came from nowhere and yet suddenly they are everywhere. Where did they appear from? Who sent them? And …
New Music Monday, #36: ‘Side by Side and Hand in Hand’
Every Monday throughout 2023 I will be highlighting a different piece of music that I have either written or been closely involved with. And this week, prepare to patch up old relationships because it’s… What’s it called? Side by Side and Hand in Hand. What’s it from? My 2019 ragtime musical ‘It’s Not Really the …
Come and See My Concert!
Exciting news for you today: On Friday 13th October I will be giving a live concert premiere of my complete suite of 12 ‘Miniatures’ for solo piano! At the keys will be the unsurpassable and unsuppressable Mister Jack Mitchell Smith, and I will also be there giving anecdotes and witty repartee regarding each of the …
New Music Monday, #35: ‘Dancin’ With A Lollipop Stick’
Every Monday throughout 2023 I will be highlighting a different piece of music that I have either written or been closely involved with. And this week, prepare to celebrate the joys of crossing the road safely because it’s… What’s it called? Dancin’ With A Lollipop Stick. What’s it from? According to the apocryphal tales, ‘The …
New Music Monday, #34: ‘Let’s Go On a Four-Day Bender’
Every Monday throughout 2023 I will be highlighting a different piece of music that I have either written or been closely involved with. And this week, prepare to get absolutely blotted because it’s… What’s it called? Let’s Go On a Four-Day Bender. What’s it from? My 2019 ragtime musical ‘It’s Not Really the Apocalypse’, which …