When you discover that politicians want to relieve you of your hard-won humans rights (but they love flags!) it makes you wonder how they can seriously consider themselves 'populist'. Once again I smell dishonesty, and call it out for what it is. www.europeanmovement.co.uk/keep_uk_in_e...

Heading for Aylesbury today to hear the wonderful Amabile trio give the second performance of my Anatomy of Angels! It seems like an age since the première in York last year and I can't wait to hear it again!

I'm thrilled that my newly-published 'Fox' (from 'Bridges, Lines and Stones') will be part of the programme given by The Harrogate Band in their joint concert with Black Dyke Band at St Wilfred's, Harrogate tonight, and very much looking forward to hearing it again! www.uymp.co.uk/publications...

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At last I've reached the double bar line of a new duo for flute and treble recorder, for Sarah McNulty and Carmen Troncoso. Mise en Abyme (the phenomenon in art and literature where something contains an image of itself, repeating into infinity) will be performed in October - details to follow.

At sunny Headingley today for day 1 of England v India test match. Hard work for our lads in the field...

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It's amazing that my 'Swan' is included in this diverse 'Left of Center' podcast from the US. The 'Bowie, Berlin and Beyond' recording by the Delta Sax Quartet has taken my music to some interesting places. (Let me know if you still want a copy - not many left!) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/5...

I have curated a concert to mark the 100th anniversary of Erik Satie's death, and commissioned some of my favourite composers to write new pieces in tribute. Also lots of real Satie! Do come along on Saturday 7th June. latemusic.org/duncan-honey...

🚨 NEW SCORE VIDEO ALERT 🚨 Take a listen (and watch!) of @david-lancaster.bsky.social's wonderful 'Grotesques' for wind quartet! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jULn... To buy the score, head to: www.uymp.co.uk/publications...

No pictures can capture the incredible range of music and dance we witnessed on Saturday at Late Music Concerts, York, or the sublime fluency of the performances, but here are just a few shots from our rehearsal. Thanks to @musicontheedge.bsky.social and our fabulous dancers from NSCD.

A trip to Headingley today to see Messrs. Bairstow, Root and Brook in action. Wish I had brought a hat.

Coming up on Saturday, the first performance of my 'Compendium of Ingenious Mechanical Devices' for bass clarinet, percussion and dance, part of an astonishing weekend of new music at Late Music in York. latemusic.org/the-lapins-t...

Thanks to Harrogate Band for a fabulous performance of Fox on Saturday. This was I was commissioned in 2019 but due to the pandemic we had to wait until now to hear it - it was well worth the wait! Thanks to Craig Ratcliffe for directing with such precision and authority. Let's do it again sometime!

There are two performances of my music this weekend: on Saturday Fallen will be performed by Norwich singers, then on Sunday Gentle will form part of a recital given by Elayna Parandi (soprano) and Anna Day (marimba) at Indiana Wesleyan University, USA - no tariffs were paid! @uymp.bsky.social

Saturday's office: conducting the fabulous York RI Band in a concert that included Derek Bourgeois' 'Diversions' and a first concert performance for my 'Epithalamium'.

A super concert yesterday from the fabulous @elysiansingers.bsky.social who gave a beautifully shaped performance of 'The World's Last Night'.

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This Saturday at Late Music the @elysiansingers.bsky.social will give the first performance of 'The World's Last Night', a setting of John Donne. I've written about it for the Late Music website with all the details of Saturday's performance. Come along if you can! latemusic.org/the-worlds-l...

I really enjoyed hearing 'Unity' at the NLCS Festival of Music yesterday, and start the journey home a very happy composer with lots of new friends.

Day 2 in Singapore, and the first rehearsal of 'Unity' - with orchestra alone. It's going to be great! Also the cathedral, cocktails at Raffles, curry at Lau Sa Pat, and a light show at the Marina Bay.

I'm thrilled to be part of this amazing project, and can't wait to see and hear the outcomes.

I'm in Singapore for the first performance of my piece 'Unity' for choir and orchestra on Sunday at the NLCS Festival of Music. Today is a time for sightseeing and recovering from jetlag; rehearsals start tomorrow.

On our new 5-star-reviewed disc we premiered the beautifully chilly Feathers by @david-lancaster.bsky.social. Thrilled now to be premiering his setting of John Donne's The World's Last Night + music by Pärt, Whitacre, Ešenvalds & more. Sat 1 March York Late Music Festival. youtu.be/0xzPEzcnj6c?...

This coming Friday (31st January) sees the first performance of Au Chat Noir, for flute and viola, given by Emma Colston (flute) and Rachel Miller (viola) at the Bakehouse Theatre in Greenwich, London, at 12:00 noon. It's a short tribute to Erik Satie on the 100th anniversary of his death.

Musical Opinion mag arrived today with a super review of 'The Anatomy of Angels' from its performance at Late Music York. It had 'an assured neo-classical drive and polish that gave much pleasure; this accomplished score was heard to full advantage in the Amabile's glowing committed performance'.

Our 1 March concert at York Late Music Festival features the premiere of a piece by @david-lancaster.bsky.social following his ethereal Feathers on our Beauty for Ashes album. Also, Whitacre’s stunning setting of When David Heard in 18-part harmony +’music by Arvo Pärt. latemusic.org/product/elys...

It's seven years since @deltasax.bsky.social released the fabulous 'Bowie, Berlin and Beyond' album, and it's being played more than ever! Thanks to @vespertinelyric.bsky.social for including my Swan in her Lyric FM broadcast on Saturday! www.rte.ie/radio/lyricf...

I'm so looking forward to hearing Sarah-Jane Gibson performing 'Snow' this evening, and Lara Brown playing 'Angelus' in the Winter concert at YSJ; my kind students and colleagues are helping me celebrate 30 years at YSJ! The concert starts at 7:30 in the Creative Centre if you're at a loose end!

There's a super recording of my 'Perle' just released by Erica Sinclair, as part of the Poppy Harp project 2024. youtu.be/voCOZKLTMQs?...

I'm delighted to say that my clarinet trio 'The Anatomy of Angels' - that received a brilliant first performance by Amabile earlier this month - is now published by UYMP. www.uymp.co.uk/publications... And here's a link to their wonderful recording. soundcloud.com/david-lancas...

"Lead a horse to water and it will drink. When people were given quality arts programming on television, they consumed it. In fact, they craved more". thecritic.co.uk/make-high-cu...

Here's a Starter Pack for New Music and Other Classical Entities from @mythopoetica.bsky.social go.bsky.app/9dWiDWS

My saxophone quartet Swan - recorded by the fabulous Delta Sax Quartet - hit the airwaves in Ireland this week on the Vespertine programme of Lyric FM. The show features an incredible mix of music and it's an honour to be part of it! Thank you Vespertinelyric.bsky.social www.rte.ie/radio/lyricf...

I'm just putting finishing touches to a new piece for choir and orchestra, commissioned for the NLCS Festival of Performing Arts in Singapore - first performance in February next year. And, of course, I'll pop over for the festival and am very excited to be seeing Singapore for the first time.

My first Bluesky post: just to say that I'm very happy to be here and looking forward to making new connections and refreshing old ones, in a caring, supportive and positive environment. Now back to work, this music won't write itself.