The arts are resilient and do not disappear in wartime. If anything, they assume greater importance than in times of peace.
Category: John’s Blog
Why I created ChoirGuides
ChoirGuides helps singers learn their voice parts and make virtual recordings.
Did they mention the music?
Reflections on a royal funeral from a musician’s-eye view.
‘These talking pictures will never catch on’
Thoughts on 2020 and the year ahead.
A musical thank-you
Behind the scenes at the premiere of ‘Joseph’s Carol’, dedicated to the Oxford vaccine team.
Reasons to be cheerful
You don’t always fully appreciate a gift until it is taken away.
From my window
Extraordinary times, like nothing most of us have ever experienced.
Church and Composers
Thoughts about composing music for Christian communities today.
Where do you get your ideas from?
It’s a sensible enough question, and one that every composer is asked – yet none of us has a good answer.
The benefits of a cathedral chorister education
Does anyone know of anyone researching the benefits of chorister training?