DULOG: Guys and Dolls
Lady Luck is on DULOG’s side in this gloriously joyful production of ‘Guys and Dolls’
New music focus: Joanna Ward
Joanna Ward is a young composer from Newcastle who is already making quite an impact, with a long list of impressive commissions and awards.
Feast and Famine
Thoughts on music during the pandemic – a world where I am both filled with good things and sent empty away.
Letter to Mary Foy from Durham musicians
A letter from Durham musicians MP Mary Kelly Foy asking for amateur musicians to granted the same guidance as professionals under the new government Covid-19 regulations.
Florence Price – Violin Concerto No.2
I’m trying to do my own tiny bit to recognise diversity in classical music, and the obvious place to start is Florence Price.
Haydn Op76 string quartets
Haydn’s string quartets have been providing a welcome refuge from another week of bad-temper and turbulence in British politics.
Berlioz – La Damnation de Faust
After too long basically ignoring Berlioz, I decided I should go on the rollercoaster journey with Faust and Mephistopheles.
Vaughan Williams, Symphony No.3
Getting past folksongs, hymns and that Lark – a BBC4 documentary prompted me to explore Vaughan Williams’ symphonic response to the First World War.
Introducing – The Captive Audience
Introducing my new lockdown listening project, in which I explore some of the gaping holes in my collection in a musical version of snog-marry-avoid.