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4 December 2024 in News

Wild Cello

I’ve just completed a beginner book for cello and piano, called Wild Cello, which I’ll be sending to my publishers - Kevin Mayhew - in January. It’s been a challenge…
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5 November 2024 in News

Clan Reviewed in Arco Magazine

The viola edition of Clan has just been well reviewed in Arco - the European String Teachers Association's quarterly magazine. Many thanks to violist Brenda Stewart for her review You…
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26 October 2024 in News

Over the Hills and Far Away played at Menuhin Cello Weekend

It was such  a lovely surprise to see this video of one of my cello ensemble arrangements being played by the Surrey Music Academy  at the Menuhin Cello Weekend yesterday!…
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13 October 2024 in News

Clan played on RWSfm

I feel honoured that Matthew Lockyer will be  including an interview with me and playing some movements from Clan in his popular Classical Show on RWSfm  Matthew is retired GP…
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6 October 2024 in News

Review of Clan in Music Teacher magazine

I was so excited to read the review of the viola and piano arrangement of Clan in this month's Music Teacher magazine. Many thanks to the excellent violist Mathew Lee…
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2 October 2024 in News

New Music for Viola

I've just completed the arrangement of Five Lost Highland Tales for viola and piano. I composed this work two years ago as a prequel to Clan.  In my head the music…
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26 September 2024 in News

Sign Up for Newsletter with Ten Free Improvisation Videos

I’ve just launched a quarterly newsletter with ten free Classical Cello Improvising videos.  This first newsletter  includes a new series on independent cello publishers and discusses the pros and cons…
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7 August 2024 in News

First performance in Grantham

I'm thrilled that mezzo soprano Elaine Bishop is including one of my songs in her concert in Grantham this Saturday.  I've just started composing for voice, and it's very different…
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26 July 2024 in News

Video of Clan World Premiere

I just wanted to share this video of the first three movements of Clan, from the world premiere last February at the CrossCurrents Festival. Her Ensemble play so beautifully... https://youtu.be/3i50_N-v3-Y?si=7Kig9jH9HDNqw_yt
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21 July 2024 in News

Two New Cello Sextets

I've just arranged two of my cello and piano pieces from my first cello and piano book Folk and Beyond for cello sextet. It's the first time I have arranged…
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1 July 2024 in News

Five Lost Highland Tales for Cello and Piano Published

I’ve just recorded a new work for cello and piano that I composed last year. It’s called Five Lost Highland Tales and it’s a prequel to Clan. After I composed Clan…
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14 June 2024 in News

Clan Played on RWSfm

Really delighted that two of the movements from Clan are going to be played on  The Classical Show at RWS fm, hosted by Matthew Lockyer, this Sunday at 6.15pm: https://rwsfm.co.uk/ Matthew…
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