Donald Mitchell
I’m very sad to learn of the death of Donald Mitchell, who I knew and worked with for more than forty years. Donald’s unqualified admiration…
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News & Views
Recognition for NMC
Delighted to have been given the Gramophone 2017 Special Achievement Award. It’s a wonderful recognition of what NMC has achieved over nearly 30 years. You…
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Aldeburgh Composition and Performance Course 2017
This year’s Aldeburgh Composition and Performance Course at Snape has just ended, 25 years since Olly Knussen and I set up the first one. Seven…
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Two Baudelaire performances
Two Baudelaire-related performances in 3 days. On June 10 Claire Booth gave the first performance of A Land of Rain with the BCMG and Oliver…
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10 Pig Songs at Magdalen Farm
I’ve been gradually adding Pig Songs each year for the Magdalen Farm Strings Course (2017 course participants pictured) and this year, the 10th anniversary of…
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