I appreciate that this page is just a dull list of dates and events with no whizz graphics to liven it up. That’s why I’ve done the ‘Musical Memories’ next door, basically a photo album of memories with a little snippet of info …
2022 Organised and directed an evening of folk music to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Vaughan Williams 2021 Became Choirmaster of St. Peter’s Church, Evercreech, Somerset 2018 Composed a Mass for All Hallows School which was used at Bristol Cathedral 2017 Director of Music for Cirencester Abbey900 celebrations. Commission to write choral work using Medieval Cirencester manuscripts 2016 Commission to write song for cancer charity ‘Hope for Tomorrow’ 2015-16 Performances of WW1 choral commissions in Cheltenham and Stroud
2014 Accompanist for The Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts – 1st place for pupils!
2013 Pianist for The Thames Head Singers and The Stroud Light Music Choir
2011 Directed band to play ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ on the top of the Malvern Hills!
2010 Commission to write choral piece for unveiling of Last Supper painting
2009 Directed choirs at the Arnhem Memorial Service (Down Ampney Church)
2007-2014 Directed school concerts at the Elgar Birthplace
2006-2012 Director, composer/arranger, singer – Copious Notes
2006-2012 Chairman of the Judges – South West Rotary Young Musician Final
2000-2010 Musical director for many school musicals (Guys and Dolls, Bugsy Malone, Oliver)
2002-2005 Composed and directed Evensongs at Worcester and Bristol Cathedrals
2000-2012 Organist and Pianist, Director from 2008 (Stroud Baptist Church)
2000-2010 Adjudicator of Music Competitions in many Senior schools
1999-2010 Regular accompanist at Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts
1996 Directed music tour to twin the ‘Water Towns’ of Malvern and Evian
Orchestral arranger for Ernest Read Christmas concerts (Festival Hall)
1994 Director/Conductor – The Downs Community Choir (95 SATB)
Arranged Verdi’s Requiem for 2 grand pianos and four pianists (Malvern)
Founded and directed The Downs Performing Arts Summer School
1993 Co-conductor Worcester Male Voice Choir. Conducted 400 Welshmen in Worcester
Cathedral concert
Trained a group of Russian orphans for Richard Stilgoe’s musical premiere ‘Brilliant
the Dinosaur’ (Symphony Hall)
1992 Worked with Richard Stilgoe at his SHARE music course for the severely disabled (Keswick)
1992 Founder / Director – Worcestershire Youth Pop Festival
1991 Accompanist – Malvern Suzuki Strings
Accompanist for soloists at the Malvern Festival
1989 Performing Arts liaison with five Leicestershire schools to create piece for the
Haymarket Theatre
1988 Created and produced music theatre piece fusing Bhangra and Hip Hop (Phoenix
Theatre)
1986 Pianist for London Schools Choir Competition (Royal Festival Hall)
1985-9 Dancer/singer with New English Orchestra – concerts in London and Salzburg
1985 Wrote musical about life of Scott Joplin (‘Great Scott – It’s Joplin!)
Performed Hans Werner Henze world premiere of ‘Labyrinth’ (Huddersfield
Contemporary Music Festival)
1984 Produced ‘Aladdin’ with a cast of 140 – an entire church congregation (Birmingham)
1983 The Soldier in Stravinsky’s ‘Soldier’s Tale’ (Birmingham)
1982-5 Piano studies with Joseph Weingarten at the Birmingham Conservatoire
Music, Drama & Dance degree at Birmingham (Nigel Fortune, John Joubert, Greg Rose)
1979-81 Musical director/pianist for several musicals (Sweeney Todd, O What a Lovely War)
1977 Started as official music exam accompanist (ABRSM &Trinity)
1974 Six-week opening run of the very first ‘Joseph’ working alongside Jeremy Irons,
Alan Rickman & Ben Cross (Leicester Haymarket)
1969 Won a medal (Piano solo) at the Cheltenham Music Festival
1968 Started Piano lessons