A heart attack during the Covid-19 Lockdown. In the midst of the Covid-19 lockdown, I had a heart attack on the 28th March and was taken by ambulance to hospital. This, as they say, is not my first rodeo and consider myself a bit of an old hand at heart attacks and always se
I will be speaking at the rally for RNZ Concert on Friday 28th Feb at Garden Place in Hamilton. We are trying our very best to save the jobs of our wonderful colleagues and friends at RNZ (Radio New Zealand). Over the years, I have had the pleasure of being interviewed by RN
Holidays don’t agree with me at all. The university is on summer break and I decided to take a break from composing for a few weeks. Bad, bad idea. Feel out of sorts, and have become annoying and short tempered. Last time I do this. Now I’m finding it difficult t
My friend and member of the NZGQ (New Zealand Guitar Quartet, the beautiful Jane Curry, had a terrible accident body surfing on boxing day. She has broken vertebrae in her lower neck and is in critical care in hospital. At the moment we don’t know what the long term ou
Almost finished writing a new piece “Equinox” for the incredible NZGQ. A real labor of love.
A very moving concert on the 25th October in Sydney, given by the wonderful Australian soprano Ayse Goknur-Shanal, of a new piece “Surah Al Ma’dah. This piece was composed earlier this year in memory of the victims of the Christchurch massacre. A real honor and
Music is a fickle mistress. She is wonderfully generous when daily attention is paid to her, but gets very sulky and stubborn when she is ignored.
Really excited about writing a piece for NZGQ (The New Zealand Guitar Quartet). I am aiming to write a piece with a Persian flavor. The Oud is giving a great deal of inspiration.
Spirit Flies, Sun Rises Review 1. Dominion Post 8th August, 2019 Reviewed by John Button Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington Jennifer Stumm (viola), Te Koki Trio (Jian Liu, Martin Risely, Inbal Megiddo), Music by Williams, Kurtag, Schumann and Brahms; Michael Fowler Centre. Al
Yep definitely, Beethoven’s Opus 132 in A minor. The third movement in particular. I want it at my funeral and everyone will be forced to cry. This recording by the Takacs Quartet is just beautiful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImKOY9YuwOg
