Up-Hill

This is another piece written for Song Cycle, a big project of mine this summer. The text was suggested by the Revd Canon Kathryn Fleming, due to be installed at Coventry Cathedral on 31st May, and I'm very pleased with how it has turned out. – Does the road wind up-hill all the way? – Yes, to the very end. – Will the day’s journey take the whole long day? – From morn to night, my...

Give me my scallop-shell of quiet

This summer, some friends and I are cycling from London to Norwich and back on a musical bicycle pilgrimage, Song Cycle. I'm looking forward to it very much and have been gradually increasing the amount of cycling I do so that I'm not completely knackered by the journeys. I've also been looking at repertoire, which is proving to be a bit more tricky. I will be limited in the number of instruments...