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Autumn 2026
Hard to believe that our heatwave-laden summer is alread coming to an end. It's been quite a busy one here - I've just returned from an Edinburgh Fringe performance with my good friend Kate, great fun as always and the wonderful acoustic of St Cecilia's concert hall to bask in. I've also been preparing and rehearsing for another exciting new venture - my new band, The Compleat Anglers!
As you may have guessed from the name, we've formed to perform Schubert's wonderful “Trout” quintet. That's been something of a bucket list piece for me and thus far it has eluded me! However, there's very little other established repertoire for this line-up so I've been enjoying arranging and transcribing lots of new material for us to play alongside it. The aim is to present this fabulous music in a much more relaxed and informal way than a traditional chamber music recital - our first outing is at The Blue Room in Lincoln on Friday 18th September at 7:30pm. If you're in the vicinity it would be great to see you - tickets on sale here.
As usual at this time of year I'm also thinking about a new school year with my private students and the children at Burton Hathow school where I'm head of music. Hopefully we'll snatch a bit of fine early autumn weather to get out into the woods and play the Forest Gamelan some more, with the addition of an exciting new fully chromatic two octave marimba! With that in mind, I'll leave you with a new song that I composed for us, Come For a Walk in the Wood, recorded in the final week of our summer term.
I hope the new season brings new perspectives and new adventures for you too!