A Decadal Reflection
Other than not get around to updating this blog as frequently as I promised (the last was in May – BIG OOPS!), I’ve been giving some thought about who I am as a musician. What is my musical identity as I approach my 62nd Christmas season. Perhaps this is, in part, because my mother died recently. …
Spring News
Well – so much for my last resolution – this is only the second Blog of 2023! Ho hum… The première of A Further Obscuration of Roger’s Masks last month by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Ryan Bancroft was a wonderful affair. A large audience (by contemporary music standards!) gathered eagerly at BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff on 7 March and …
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to you all and best wishes for a memorable 2023! My last resolution was made in September – to update my website and Blog at least monthly. Well – that went out the window. So I’m making no more, not ever, never – not a single one. So then, what’s been happening? …
The Big News Story!
Nearly autumn again! (Definitely time to reflect, particularly on why it’s taken me nearly a year to update my Blog – oh dearie me…) Anyway, time for an early (or very late) resolution: update website and Blog at least monthly – wish me luck! I’ve been busy, of course. I’ve been composing – a couple …
Autumn – time for reflection…
Where has the time gone? I blinked and it’s now September. (Note to self: update website more often) It’s seems ages since Pat Edwards and I were working with the children of Montgomery Church in Wales School (funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund). And I was thrilled this week to see an invitation drop into my In …
More News from Ian
More news from Ian It’s been a busy few months… I’ve had a great time working with Pat Edwards again. We’ve now finished our second project with the children of Montgomery Church in Wales School – Montgomery Lives – funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund (so many thanks to them!) and presented in conjunction with St Nicholas Church in …