Happy Star Wars Day everybody! Assuming you read this on the same day that I am writing it, which I suppose in the grand scheme of things is unlikely. But I hope you appreciate the sentiment nonetheless. Dance of the Sugar Plum Clari To mark the occasion, I would like to share a brand …
Firstly, hello. Secondly, welcome to a brand new blog post, which on this unusual occasion makes no reference to Clarinet Marmalade whatsoever! Except that reference I’ve just made there… Oh dear. Thirdly, I hope you like my new style of title. Apparently these days people only read something if it has a number in the …
The dark nights are drawing in, the leaves are falling off the trees, there’s a distinct chill in the air and The X Factor is in full flow. Pretty miserable, wouldn’t you agree? So to cheer you up, here are some videos that you’ll really enjoy, assuming you are a fan of the music of …
Hello everybody! I wrote some more music! Here it is for you to listen to! Now here’s some blurb that I’ve written about it: I present to you number 5 in my planned series of 12 compositions for solo piano. Once again I have aimed for musical simplicity, although you will note that at 1:56 …
A couple of days ago I assembled the fourth in my planned series of twelve solo piano pieces, and you can now listen to it for free on The Internet! It’s called ‘The Longest Night’, and it’s a dark and disturbing journey through 114 bars of melancholy. If that doesn’t make you want to listen …
Good evening humanity! Today’s post-of-blog is intended to introduce you to a number of creative things I’ve been doing recently which I hope you find fulfilling to some greater or lesser extent. But preferably a greater one. First, here’s the latest video in my ‘World’s Smallest Bassoon Quartet’ series. This time I found them hiding …
