What To Do When A String Quartet Won’t Get Out Of Your Living Room

There’s not much you CAN do unless you have food and music for them to devour. Much debate was had … More

I’VE JUST BEEN HANDED AN EMERGENCY NEWS BULLETIN – SIT DOWN AND FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS..

…and if your passenger seats lack seatbelts then find a portal through which to jettison your loved ones because this … More

I’m sitting at my living room table with the door open with some coffee on the stove and my primary … More

Last year – I consented to blogging about each night of the VSO’s now-annual New Music Festival and I didn’t … More

Nothing special, just Thomas Ades conducting Lutoslawski’s cello concerto. I’m in absolute awe of this piece. We’re talking about me … More

Billed in some circles as the “Uprising Of The Violas”, the Vancouver Symphony New Music Festival is happening this … More

A wise mine once said, “The exact moment at which the toast is done cannot be observed without affecting the … More

So it’s highly likely that almost none of you know about OperaFeHk. They’re a bizarre little chamber group that’s gotten … More

So where’z my millions of dollars? It’s probably not big news to veteran composers but to me, and my modest … More

Eight cellists on a stage wouldn’t be much of a fitting novelty act for the big top but it would … More

As much as I hate hearing the sound of my own voice on a recording (still?), I feel like I … More

Here we are once again preparing for spring concerts. Often at this time of year I’m in a state of … More