AUTUMN 2008 Dear all, The season of stylish coats, woollen hats and elegant shoes has arrived and with it an array of exciting projects and events. While I spent most of the summer immersed in Hellenic myths and opera, the next few months will mainly turn around theatre, film and harps. If you live in London, Manchester or New…
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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…
Read MoreCOUNT SIEGFRIED VISITS THE ISLE (TWICE) THE BRITISH TARGET HELSINKI AN AD HOC ORGANISATION IS FORMED A CAREFULLY CHOSEN DELEGATION TRAVEL TO LUXEMBOURG THE MANUFACTURE OF REVOLUTIONARY CARTRIDGE MATERIAL
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…
Read MoreFRENCH NOTEBOOKS LUXEMBOURGISH LEGENDS BRITISH REVIEWS FINNISH ICONS
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…
Read MoreDOGS IN SPACE ANTS IN HUDDERSFIELD A BABY IN COVENT GARDEN SNOW IN LUXEMBOURG
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…
Read MoreCARTRIDGE UNE CARTOUCHE HUDDERSFIELD TOM STOPPARD MiE ON DVD
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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