“I’ve been too busy for words” is, in this particular and isolated case, absolfruitly true. Where did we leave off? I think it was just after Aldeburgh and before San Francisco. So let’s talk about Christmas. It’s been a majorly productive Christmastime, measured in equal parts between amount of music prepared (writing and learning, more on this anon), number of sleeping hours accumulated and a notable lack of meetings. Much has been achieved, including learning and fiddling with my new toy (Eventide Harmoniser) and working out quite how it fits into my life. I’m in the process of learning Gabriel Prokofiev’s … Continued
concert
You know a place is good when it has a modulation in its themesong.
Is it too much to ask for a few more hours in the day? I mean, after you take out breakfast, morning walk to coffee, the gym, lunch, coffee, dinner and a walk home, it’s pretty much gone, leaving little time for the ever-so-slightly more important tasks at hand, like commission deadlines and practicing my golf swing the cello. I’m currently polishing the music for Courvoisier’s Napoleonic Punch Machine, which is debuting at The Secret Garden Party in late July. It’s a lot of fun, but a slightly odd brief – I’m keeping quiet, so if you want to hear … Continued
Next Friday, the weeks after and a few notices.
Six speedy little days time and I’ll be soundchecking at The Queen’s Hall. Not long to go now, tickets are selling well and if you’re thinking of coming, see you there! Ahead of this, I’m going to be on The Music Café (BBC Radio Scotland) on Wednesday afternoon, playing ‘Minus’ from Terminal and the Gigue from Bach’s 3rd Cello Suite – I think there are a few questions by way of an interview, so I’d best be on good behavior.
Tonight’s the night it all starts…
So, today is the big day – it’s the launch of both alt_classical and the first public performance of Terminal! I have spent the past week and a bit prepping for this event, making sure the album is performable live (it is, just about..!) and making sure it holds together between my cello, the computer and the speakers! After consulting my Twitter followers, I will be using a 50/50 mix of my acoustic and electric cellos – it seems fairest! Running on my laptop will be Apple’s Mainstage software and controlling it all with an Apogee GiO – the incredilbe … Continued
PG x QH
So, the day is upon us – the tickets for my Queen’s Hall concert on June 18th have been released! They’re available from the Queen’s Hall site as of today, so get booking!