GOOD EVENING! And welcome to… THE GIG REVIEW! “True love blooms for the world to see, Blooms high upon the July tree.” – quoth Nina Simone, ‘July Tree’ With the summer months now well and truly upon us and the academic year drawing to an end, July represents for many a period of winding …
GOOD EVENING! And welcome to… THE GIG REVIEW! “Though April showers may come your way, they bring the flowers that bloom in May; so if it’s raining, have no regrets because it isn’t raining rain you know, it’s raining violets.” – quoth B. G. De Silva, ‘April Showers’ Good grief is it that month …
GOOD EVENING! And welcome to… THE GIG REVIEW! Well, February has been and gone so you may think me the fool for carrying on, however that’s a chance I’m willing to take if it means I can tell you about all the hooting and honking I indulged in over the year’s second month. And what …
One of the reasons I play so many different instruments is that I really enjoy performing in pit orchestras for musical theatre productions. In these ensembles, each individual woodwind musician is frequently called upon to swap between 3 or 4 instruments, and this practice of ‘doubling’ allows orchestrators to maximise the palette of sounds available …
Every Monday throughout 2023 I highlighted a different piece of music that I have either written or been closely involved with. But there’s one more song left on my list, which I think justifies an extra bonus edition to kick off 2024! So this week, prepare to be mildly creeped-out by the appropriateness of this …
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 listen to the gradual build-up of a single chord because it’s… What’s it called? Untitled Worm Song (Part II). What’s it from? ‘Mongolian Death Worm: A Puppet …
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 married because it’s… What’s it called? Finale. What’s it from? ‘Mongolian Death Worm: A Puppet Show Musical’, the show what I wrote, starred in, directed, produced, …
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 just calm down and chill for a bit because it’s… What’s it called? Stop and Smell the Roses. What’s it from? My 2019 ragtime musical ‘It’s Not …
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 pack a decent umbrella because it’s… What’s it called? Thunderstorm. What’s it from? ‘Mongolian Death Worm: A Puppet Show Musical’, the show what I wrote, starred in, …
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 put a brave face on things because it’s… What’s it called? Please Don’t Die. What’s it from? My 2019 ragtime musical ‘It’s Not Really the Apocalypse’, which …
