I took these photos whilst enjoying Jonny Greenwood’s soundcheck for Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint in Krakow at the Sacrum Profanum Festival. He’s playing the piece just before we do Music for 18 Musicians with Ensemble Modern and Steve Reich. The concert is part of a week long celebration of Steve’s 75th Birthday. He is of [...] Read the rest of this post»
Jonny Greenwood meets Steve Reich
Steve Reich chats to Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead after his rehearsal of Electric Counterpoint in Krakow at the Sacrum Profanum Festival 2011. He’s playing the piece just before we do Music for 18 Musicians with Ensemble Modern and Steve Reich. The concert is part of a week long celebration of Steve’s 75th Birthday. Read the rest of this post»
HC004 | John Wilson Orchestra say ‘Hooray For Hollywood’ at The Proms 2011
Today I was lucky enough to join the John Wilson Orchestra to say Hooray for Hollywood at the BBC Proms 2011. Remember that I love to read your comments so feel free to comment in the box below this post. I’ve started writing this on the train home to Brighton – whilst on the packed [...] Read the rest of this post»
A Postcard From My Past – Meeting Dizzy Gillespie At Wolftrap
This is one of my favourite photographs! I think it was taken about 1989, when I was a member of the Swingle Singers. We were on an American tour and were invited to perform at the Wolftrap Performing Arts Centre in Washington D.C. It was a big televised concert for PBS and we sang both [...] Read the rest of this post»
Performing Music for 18 Musicians in Cork, Ireland and at the BBC Proms
This month, I was performing Music for 18 Musicians in Cork, Ireland and at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall. 2011 marks Steve Reich’s 75th birthday year and I’ve been lucky enough to be singing his compositions since his 60th birthday. I first met him as a soloist in Tehillim played by the [...] Read the rest of this post»
The Last Leg – The Snow Returns
We’re on the last leg of my travelling tale but the snow returns to thwart my singing travels once more. I left you in a Dutch hotel, as I happily turned over and went back to sleep. I was woken by a text telling me the rehearsal with the conductor was cancelled, as our two [...] Read the rest of this post»
From Bach To Berio | Finally The Live Concerts
We continue on our epic journey – can we make it to Paris and Berlin for the Bach Concerts and finally onto Amsterdam for Luciano Berio? With my solo rehearsal finally under my belt, I was cooked some pasta by my lovely Italian Apprentice (How good is that? – he can go to the top [...] Read the rest of this post»
From Brighton To Bach To Berio – The Long Journey Through The British Winter Continues
My apologies for the long time it has taken me to continue my journal about the the long journey through the British Winter from Brighton to Bach to Berio. As you can see I’ve been revamping my website – feel free to take a look around – audio clips coming very soon! I left you [...] Read the rest of this post»
Running In Snow, Singing En Pointe And Other Ballet Disasters
Part two of this dancing tale takes me to Belgium where, as part of my professional singing training, I had to go running in snow, sing en pointe and experience other ballet disasters. I left you with mud on my face, or at least the good news that I wouldn’t have to put mud on [...] Read the rest of this post»
A Gluck Opera Revisited With Naked Memories Of A Mud Facepack And Raspberry Syrup
This week I start rehearsals for a Glück Opera at Sadler’s Wells Theatre which has brought back naked memories of being covered with a mud facepack and my head being dipped in raspberry syrup. It’s for the German based, Pina Bausch Dance Company and apart from singing I have no idea what will be involved. [...] Read the rest of this post»
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