Found myself seeing the non-professional performance of Les Miserables down in Bristol last night - I say non-pro because the quality of singing & acting was seriously impressive. A great achievement, and a process that should be replicated I think, in terms of the quality and standard it produces!

Currently getting to grips with the rich harmonic language of York Bowen in his Horn sonata. What a harmonic genius! It’s the kind of music you keep discovering a new accidental you’ve not spotted until that moment…

It’s been so interesting & exciting to work on a really contemporary choral work with a completely unique sound & voice. Esmail is such an amazing composer, you must come and hear for yourself! Tabla & Sitar in the mix of orchestration too!

My new catchphrase…👀

YES @bbcradio3bot.bsky.social I did need some baroque recorder this morning! 👊🏻

Nothing says the Christmas break like spending some time on the laborious process of uniformly cataloguing your 56 disc Bach Cantatas collection to fit with Apple's Music (formerly iTunes) app - since I bought the collection probably about 10 years ago, I'm probably halfway through...

As we’re deep into Messiah season now, I’m starting a petition to get ‘Lift Up Ye Heads’ axed from the standard programming - which is naff. It should be replaced with ‘Their Sound is Gone Out’ which is a cracking bit of choral writing.

Every single year I am floored by how amazing Quincy Jones’ interpretation of Handel’s Messiah is. It’s incredible! It shows his classical music influences, his time studying with Boulanger & Messiaen - I’d love someone to put it on next year as an alternative! open.spotify.com/album/4Loq4n...

Fantastic couple of weekends making some beautiful music! Two successful Rossini Petite Messe's under my belt, and some fantastic singing from @bfcs1856.bsky.social - super excited now for our performance of Reena Esmail's 'This Love Between Us' in spring! www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/whats-on/yor...

@livingsongs.bsky.social Really glad to see you over here! 👋 I’ve always found you such a useful way to discover new songs!

Die más. Poem in the Shape of the Poet Beating Henry Kissinger to Death with Their Bare Hands by Felix. tacobellquarterly.org/poem-in-the-...

Really looking forward to only my 2nd performance of Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle EVER - with my 1st having been the weekend before! I can’t believe after almost 15 years working with choirs, I’ve never had chance to perform it until now…and now they’re like buses! And it’s so fun to play!!

Ooof - track of the day alert…check out this incredible piano solo by Deschanel Gordon to kick this wonderful arrangement off, and a wonderful 4 min instrumental before the song actually kicks in. Wonderful Friday listening stuff…👏👏

I'd say follow me if you like being constantly told how Bach and Rameau's music absolutely bangs

Right then! I've moved over from the platform-formerly-known-as-Twitter to Bluesky - and I'm not particularly bothered if no-one else follows (but the assumption is that if more do then more will follow) ...it's rather nice to be in a quieter place...a hidden-gem that no one else has found yet...