I arrived late on Sunday evening ready for rehearsals to start at Scottish Opera for my teams leg of the Pop Up Opera tour this
I am thrilled to share with you that I have been awarded a “Developing your Creative Practice grant” from Arts Council England for my project
Restrictions are starting to ease and the light of the horizon is shining brighter every day. I had my first Covid-19 vaccination this month and
Down by the Sally Gardens was written by Irish poet William Butler Yeats, who was highly reputed for his poetry and in 1923 he received
At the early age of 15, Gustav Mahler showed enough music proficiency to be accepted to study piano at the Conservatoire in Vienna. During his
The song in the spotlight for today’s blog post is “Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft”. It was composed by Gustav Mahler and appears in his
In July 2020, during the first lockdown, I saw a job listing on Audition Oracle for a chance to participate in a new musical-themed TV
“Do Not Look Into My Songs” I can sympathise with the poet Friedrich Rückert whilst reading his poem “Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder”, in
“Music exalts each joy, allays each grief Expels diseases, softens every pain, Subdues the rage of passion and the plague.” John Armstrong MD (1709-79) The