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5 July 2025 in News

Panache is played in Taiwan

It was so much fun to see that my cello ensemble piece Panache has just been played in a concert in Taiwan. Many congratulations to the talented young cellists taking…
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2 July 2025 in News

Clan included in the new Trinity exam syllabus

I was thrilled to find that three of the pieces from my narrative work Clan have been included in the latest Trinity string exam syllabus. The viola version of the…
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11 June 2025 in News

Arco magazine reviews Wild Cello

I was surprised and delighted to see a review of Wild Cello in the summer edition of Arco - the magazine of the  European String Teachers Association Many thanks to…
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30 May 2025 in News

Us to be played at Through Coloured Glass this August

I'm honoured that my cello ensemble arrangement of Us - the third movement of Clan -  is included in the  Through Coloured Glass Cello Course this August. You can buy…
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4 May 2025 in News

Moments of Freedom songs premiered on RWSfm tonight

Many thanks to RWSfm's presenter Matthew Lockyer for previewing two of the songs from my song cycle Moments of Freedom on his wonderful Classical Show tonight. They'll be airing at…
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3 May 2025 in News

Clan is played on Radio 3’s ‘Earlier’

So excited that the third movement of Clan - Us - was played again on Radio 3 last Saturday on the repeat of Jools Holland's programme Earlier. Many, many thanks…
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25 April 2025 in News

Wild Cello features in The Strad

Wild Cello is published today! Many thanks to the team at Kevin Mayhew Publishing for their continued support. Here's the link to the article in The Strad: Playing Hub Embracing…
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22 April 2025 in News

Enrapt…

This morning, just three days before my beginner cello book Wild Cello is published, I thought I'd share the 10th piece in the book - Enrapt.I'm not quite sure how…
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3 April 2025 in News

Clan is played at Holyrood Palace Investitures

I felt so honoured to hear that The Duchess of Edinburgh’s String Orchestra played the first and fifth movements of Clan  at the investitures at Holyrood Palace last month.  This…
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24 March 2025 in News

Wild Cello’s Cover …

Many thanks to Sam - the graphic designer at Kevin Mayhew Ltd   - for designing such an imaginative cover for my new beginner cello book Wild Cello. I love…
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17 March 2025 in News

Clan played on Radio 3’s Classical Unwind

Really, really delighted to hear that the third movement of Clan - Us - was played on Radio 3’s Classical Unwind last Wednesday! I hope listeners enjoyed it. Many thank…
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17 March 2025 in News

Recording Piano Parts for Wild Cello

This morning I’m recording some of the piano parts of my new beginner cello book - Wild Cello - which is being published next month. As soon as the book…
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