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  It’s already two months since my final concert with the wonderful Yorkshire Philharmonic Choir. So long in the planning and anticipation, it passed me by in a haze of musical triumph, accolades and goodwill. Too much to take on board then, I am only now beginning to process it all. We go back such

It was during the pandemic that I rediscovered my inner organist – neglected after I started to build a freelance musical career in 1988.  My first loves have always been voice production and choral conducting. Opportunities came through appointments as Director of the York Minster Chapter House Choir, The Bradford Choristers and Yorkshire Chamber Choir

  This Academic year began with an eventful September.  I continued to practise my lockdown organ repertoire alongside some return to normality with teaching, rehearsals and concerts. Additional work came with an invitation to address the  Elgar Society in York on the composer’s works from a conductor’s perspective, and a request to deputise for the

New to Yorkshire and looking to build a freelance music career from scratch, I attended a concert in ’89 given by the Yorkshire Chamber Choir who were advertising for a Musical Director. I always look for potential, willingness to work hard and the vision to push the boundaries. The 28 strong ensemble, dressed in salmon-pink