All going on

It's all happening at the moment.

• I've finished an arrangement of Satie's Sports and Divertissements which I think should make a very enjoyable addition to any chamber ensemble's repertoire. (details of the premiere to follow)
  
• The Opera Group are rehearsing my new mini-opera Out of the Ordinary which will receive no less than 10 8 performances in its first day alone - it's being presented in collaboration with Selfridges this Saturday 8th Sept, then again on Thursday 13th, both at Selfridges Oxford Street, and in Selfridges Manchester the following Saturday. The plan is for it to happen 'guerrilla-style' in the midst of a busy shopping store - should be interesting.
  
• I was delighted to get a call from Dawn Upshaw, who I worked with on Piosenki. She tutors some wonderful singers at BARD College, NY, and Dawn very kindly helped open the door to a new commission from BARD for soloists, choir and chamber orchestra (call it a dramatic cantata if you like) - I'll be working again with Alasdair Middleton who did a fabulous job on the Opera Group piece. The current plan is a 45 minute piece based on an old Russian folk tale about someone who learns to understand the language of birds.
  
  Update
  
  The current plan for the Selfrifges Oxford Street performances on Saturday 8th are as follows (may be subject to change but I'll try to post if so):
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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