Questions to John Rutter: How do I get my compositions published?
I am as confused as anyone else about how to get one’s music published.
Read moreQuestions to John Rutter: How do I get established as a composer?
Keep writing, keep trying – you may have to knock on many doors before one will open.
Read moreQuestions to John Rutter: Advice for young composers
Today’s young composers could probably give me advice...
Read moreQuestions to John Rutter: Any regrets?
There were at least two roads I didn’t take that stand out in my memory...
Read moreQuestions to John Rutter: Clare College
Find out how John came to be Director of Music at Clare College.
Read moreQuestions to John Rutter: High School and University
John talks about his time at high school and beyond.
Read moreQuestions to John Rutter: First Musical Memories
In this blog, John tells us about his first musical memories.
Read moreWar and Peace – but not by Tolstoy
The arts are resilient and do not disappear in wartime. If anything, they assume greater importance than in times of peace.
Read moreWhy I created ChoirGuides
ChoirGuides helps singers learn their voice parts and make virtual recordings.
Read moreA musical thank-you
Behind the scenes at the premiere of 'Joseph’s Carol’, dedicated to the Oxford vaccine team.
Read moreWhere 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.
Read moreThe benefits of a cathedral chorister education
Does anyone know of anyone researching the benefits of chorister training?
Read moreRemembering David Willcocks (1919-2015)
I am immensely the richer for having been David's student, assistant, and friend.
Read moreChristmas Quiz 2019: The Answers
So here you are - the answers to my 12 Christmas Quiz questions - some of them quite tricky!
Read moreChristmas Quiz 2019
Welcome to my 2019 Christmas Quiz! There will be a new question every day from 1-12 December.
Read moreRIP Stephen Cleobury (1948-2019)
A fond farewell to church music's only knight, an honour he so richly deserved. Nunc dimittis, Stephen.
Read morePutting music at the centre
The wheel of fashion needs a spin to rediscover music as the newest and brightest idea in education.
Read moreWhat’s in a name?
Thoughts on the anniversary of the death of Italian composer Francesco Durante (1684-1755).
Read moreHandel: Let their celestial concerts all unite
I always feel a connection with Handel as I walk past his house in Brook Street.
Read moreLili Boulanger: Pie Jesu
The haunting beauty of Lili Boulanger's last work seems to speak of another world.
Read moreMusic: Nature needs Nurture
Music is a gift of nature, but it may well remain locked in a box until someone gives you the key to release it.
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