SUMMER 2008 Hi all, A few of my staged vocal works are being presented at this year’s Tête-à-Tête opera festival at Riverside Studios/Hammersmith in London on 7th and 8th August at 20.30. I am very excited about showing all these works at the festival alongside performances by Scottish Opera, Tête-à-Tête Opera, SharpWire, Errollyn Wallen, Chroma and…
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SPRING 2008 A little Madness in the Spring Is wholesome even for the King. (Emily Dickinson) Dear all, The last few months have been busy and creative and I have a few exciting events coming up this spring. Pianist Kate Ryder will be performing ‘Siegfried & Melusina’, my new work for toy pianos, shadow puppetry and a…
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WINTER 2008 Dear all, I hope you have started the new year in good spirits! After a cosy, albeit snowless, Finnish Christmas and a very relaxing week spent in the company of Henri and my dear ‘friends’ Hercule and Jane, James (in various disguises) and the wonderful talents of Alfred, I find myself happily getting back into…
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AUTUMN 2007 Dear all, Here are some events and performances that I am involved with in the next couple of months. I have written music for two Tom Stoppard plays (The Real Inspector Hound and Doggs Hamlet) for which I will be playing live together with Henri Vaxby in the five performances this weekend…
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AUTUMN 2007 Hi all, Hope you had a good summer! Here’s a little bit of what’s happening in my world over the next couple of months. Cartridge, my experimental rock band, have recorded a session for Neil Jenkins show on Dandelion radio, the John Peel inspired internet station. The show is aired all through September…
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