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November 21, 2020

Meeting Jo

About 15 year ago, I met my soul mate and my best friend, now my wife. Her name is Jo Chance. The photograph was taken on […]
September 12, 2020

A father’s hope for his daughter

Those of us lucky enough to have given away their daughters on their big day, will know what I mean by “A father’s hope for his […]
September 10, 2020

Brett Deubner

Brett Deubner, one of the few virtuosos with which I have had the pleasure to collaborate, believes in total immersion of the composer’s music. This means, […]
September 5, 2020

An aria for Fatimah

Many years ago, I composed a piece “An aria for Fatimah” based on the lyrics from my favourite poet Percy Shelley’s Bridal song Sung by the […]
September 3, 2020

Extracts from the Rubaiyat of Umar Khayyam

“I came like water and like the wind I go” – Umar Khayyam I am delighted to announce a collaboration with Fayha choir under the baton […]
August 31, 2020

Microtonics

In my mind, the quest for even greater colour in composition, is to blend conventional modality with microtonics. This for me was the holy grail and […]