I have just been commissioned to write the lead piece for Singing our lives 2022, and I could’t be prouder. As you know Together Productions and the work they do bringing communities together through music and art are very close to my heart. I’ve worked alongside them for many years
February 2022
Palestinian Hip Hop and A Key To Return Listening to DAM; Milliardat ‘Millions of dollars are spent to keep us separated Recently been working on an original score and sound design for the compelling ‘Key to Return’, Norma Cohens stunning new play exploring daily life under the Palestinian regime. What
January 2022
My choir are featured on ITV, I get Covid and miss some great gigs. Listening to: Grupo Lokito ‘Bolingo Ya Londres’ Ah, Covid. I’ve been expecting you. But did you have to get me on the VERY DAY that my wonderful refugee and asylum seeker choir were to be featured
December 2021
Happy Christmas! Now you can all hear the unseasonal session I recorded this summer for the wonderful ‘Little Wooly Vision’, leaders in childrens animation, with gender equal, live instrument accompaniments (Why has this taken till 2021, you ask?) Well actually they’ve had a cult following for quite some time, it’s
November 2021
(26/11/21) Tomorrow night I will be singing with the Tollington Gospel Choir at their annual Winter gig. This is one of my great joys of the year, and a welcome respite from a heavy month of study, illness and icy rain! Me with the TGC back in 2018? We’re going
October 2021
Thrilled to be back at the legendary University of Sussex this week leading a mass speed composition event with not only the Undergrads, MA’s and PhDs, but also the entire University of Sussex faculty. Legendary head of music Dr Alice Eldridge invited me last year to design something that could
Performing at Free Range
I’ve been asked to perform as part of Free Women at Free Range in Canterbury next week, and am hugely proud to be up on stage with not only the wonderful Anna Braithwaite, but also the legendary Sylvia Hallett. I feel barely worthy. Free Women – Free from scores. Free
On failed auditions and putting yourself out there
I had an audition for associate musical director at Central earlier this month and had some interesting thoughts on the audition process i wanted to share. It’s actually pretty unusual for an MD to have to audition- mostly jobs are through recommendation and the assumption is that you know what
Busyness and buzzyness; why I love September
AAAAH, back to school! Creatively, September is one of my favourite months of the year as we all get back into what we’re doing with a sigh for the summer gone, but also massive excitement for what’s ahead/ No other time is so alive with plans, projects and possibilities. The
I’m a sellout
There are no places left on for the September’s workshop, Risk, Joy and Musicianship, but you can book for October here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/risk-joy-and-musicianship-tickets-49470562785 Thank you all!