Projects

Ongoing projects:

OnlineCarols 2014 — December 2014
A collaborative online carol service with readings and music from a wide range of contributors, some of whom I have never met. Follows on from similar services brought to you by @OnlinePraise.
Open Volume
A new collection of hymns using CC BY-SA or CC BY-NC licenses.
Open Volume call for words and scores
Open Volume entry form
Song Cycle
A musical bicycle pilgrimage from London to Norwich, July 2014.
@Song_Cycle on Twitter
Song Cycle website
Psalter Commons
Mostly metrical psalmody in the public domain or under Creative Commons licenses.
Psalter Commons Wiki
Introductory post
Posts with tag “Psalter Commons”
AcWriMo 2012 for a church musician: 30 hymns in 30 days
In November 2012 I wrote thirty new hymn tunes in thirty days. I haven’t put them all online yet, having been interrupted by moving house.
Posts with tag “AcWriMo”
Flash Compline: praying outdoors for a quiet night and a perfect end
@FlashCompline on Twitter
Flash Compline on Facebook
Posts with tag “Flash Compline”

Past projects:

Liturgical Hair
Dyeing my hair in liturgical colours, starting Advent I December 2013 and continuing until Pentecost 2014 or sponsorship runs out — whichever comes first!
Liturgical Hair JustGiving page
Posts with tag “Liturgical Hair”
Mystery Plays E11
A short cycle of mystery plays to be performed at St Andrew’s Leytonstone, June 2014, combining community involvement in the arts with fundraising for our pipe organ.
@MysteryPlaysE11 on Twitter
Page at St Andrew’s Leytonstone website
Advent Antiphons — December 2013
A recording of the seven O Antiphons, plus an eighth — O Virgo Virginum — with public domain artwork and short reflections for each.
Posts with the tag “O Antiphons”
Cheerful Voices — December 2013
A bit folky, a bit churchy, this is some music that is close to my heart.
Bandcamp album to listen to and purchase
Posts with the tag “Cheerful Voices”
OnlineCarols 2013 — December 2013
A collaborative online carol service with readings and music from a wide range of contributors, some of whom I have never met. Follows on from similar services brought to you by @OnlinePraise.
OnlineCarols 2012 — December 2012
A collaborative online carol service with readings and music from a wide range of contributors, some of whom I have never met. Follows on from similar services brought to you by @OnlinePraise.
Order of Service
St Andrew’s Hymnathon — October 2012
Singing the entire New English Hymnal to raise money for the Organ Fund at St Andrew’s Leytonstone.
Hymnathon page at St Andrew’s Leytonstone
Why do we need an organ, anyway?
@hymnathon on Twitter
St Andrew’s Organ Appeal on FaceBook
Twelve Days — Christmas 2011/2012
Twelve days of Christmas, thirteen unique pieces of music.
Bandcamp album to listen to and purchase
Posts with the tag “12days”
Flash Evensong — October 2011
Choral Evensong outside St Paul’s Cathedral in London after they closed during Occupy London Stock Exchange protests.
FlashEvensong website
@FlashEvensong on Twitter
London Alternative Copyright Choir — early 2009
A one-off project involving a scratch choir to perform choral works in the public domain or under non-restrictive copyright and explore the issues in doing so. I could be convinced to do this again if enough people showed interest.
London Alternative Copyright Choir website