Foreign countries, and that

June 28, 2018

Advance warning, disclaimer, whatever: this is a very self-indulgent post. Skipping it is enthusiastically permitted. Encouraged, even. Move on. Or – – The cupboard above where all my shirts and Read the full article…

Here’s what I really don’t understand

June 13, 2018

Rant alert. If you don’t like rants, stop reading. There’s probably something on Netflix you can watch, or a book you can read, or something you can listen – – Read the full article…

Seeming right

April 30, 2018

Friends, I hope you had a happy Easter and all that. I mean it’s a few weeks ago and all but still. The school holidays kicked off on Good Friday, Read the full article…

Preparing for improvised concerts: hesitant thoughts

March 20, 2018

Next weekend – that is, on Palm Sunday, 25 March 2018 – I’ll be performing at St Stephen’s Richmond on the invitation of the parish organist, who heard my two Read the full article…

Memory, nostalgia, sentimentality

March 12, 2018

What do you think when you hear Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings? Driving back and forth across Philip Island, on a break to celebrate your brother’s birthday, having it running on Read the full article…