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What I’m doing and what I’m thinking.

Good albums from 2018

Good albums from 2018

My thoughts on some of the new recordings that I’ve really enjoyed in 2018. (Clickbait: some of my choices may surprise you).

Jane 9 Jan 2019 10 Jan 2019
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Medieval music on Mount Etna

Medieval music on Mount Etna

Whilst on holiday in Sicily, I visited the wonderful Casa della Musica in Randazzo, museum and workshop of early music specialist Giuseppe Serverini.

Jane 14 Apr 2018 14 Apr 2018
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Celebrating Durham Music Service

Celebrating Durham Music Service

The Durham Music Service Showcase event at Sage Gateshead was a wonderful opportunity for young musicians to perform, and showed just how lucky we are here in County Durham when it comes to music education.

Jane 18 Mar 2018 18 Mar 2018
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Monteverdi Vespers diary 4: finishing the jigsaw

Monteverdi Vespers diary 4: finishing the jigsaw

It’s been a couple of weeks now since I sang Monteverdi Vespers, and the concert of a lifetime was followed by a rather spectacular holiday too, so this final blog post in my Vespers diary comes after a bit of time to reflect. Thank you everyone who has put up with this year’s Monteverdi obsession: here are the final words on the subject.

Jane 4 Nov 2017 4 Nov 2017
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Monteverdi Vespers diary 3: Listening

Monteverdi Vespers diary 3: Listening

When I’m learning big pieces of music, I like to submerge myself in recordings so that I have a deep sense of how my part fits in with everything else that’s going on. Normally, picking a recording is quite a straightforward process, but choosing which version of Monteverdi’s Vespers to listen to has been a bit more of an adventure.

Jane 29 Sep 2017 4 Nov 2017
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Hunting for the next Sibelius

Hunting for the next Sibelius

A blog post with some musings on making choices about what to listen to, as I confront the awful fear of becoming too set in my ways.

Jane 26 Jul 2017 27 Jul 2017
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Monteverdi Vespers diary 2: Sight-singing by heart

Monteverdi Vespers diary 2: Sight-singing by heart

Things suddenly got very real and serious a couple of weeks ago when we had a workshop with Robert Hollingworth to introduce us to the Vespers.

Jane 26 Mar 2017 4 Nov 2017
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Monteverdi Vespers diary 1. Anticipation

Monteverdi Vespers diary 1. Anticipation

There is no way that I was going to be able to sing in a performance of Monteverdi’s Vespers without blogging intensively about it… so here in the first installation of my rehearsal diary, I write about the early preparations, the poster design and the day we finally got to open the score for the first time.

Jane 4 Mar 2017 4 Nov 2017
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Adventures in French baroque

Adventures in French baroque

My recorder teacher has finally let me loose on some French baroque music, so here are a few musings on what I’ve learnt so far about battement and flattement.

Jane 18 Jan 2017 19 Jan 2017
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What happens at a Samling Masterclass?

What happens at a Samling Masterclass?

I’d always assumed that masterclasses were really only for other advanced students, but an afternoon at the Samling Artist masterclass at Sage Gateshead showed me how fascinating they are for anyone who is interested in how great musical performances are put together.

Jane 28 Feb 2016 1 Mar 2016
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Sat 14

Durham Cathedral Organ Scholars

Sat 14 Dec , 2:00 pm
Ushaw Historic House Chapels and Gardens
Sat 14

An evening of festive music

Sat 14 Dec , 7:00 pm
Elvet Methodist Church
Durham Choral Society
Sat 14

Durham Cathedral Christmas Concert

Sat 14 Dec , 7:30 pm
Durham Cathedral
Durham Cathedral Choir and Reg Vardy Band
Sun 15

Schütz – Christmas Story

Sun 15 Dec , 7:30 pm
St Brandon’s Church
The Bishop’s Consort
Fri 20

A Jazzy Christmas

Fri 20 Dec , 7:30 pm
Ushaw Historic House Chapels and Gardens
Paul Edis

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