Well, it seems an age since I was last 'blogging' ! (what an amusing word...blogging, blogging....have you ever thought how silly words are sometimes; take the word 'spoon' for example...quite hilarious when you think of it, or maybe it's just me!).

On the subject of words, I 've been getting to grips with my new Blackberry phone, which features a whole host of bells, whistles, shimmers and buzzes according to whether i've received an email, text, MMS (I still don't know what this is?!) or facebook or twitter notification! It seems to really come alive from around 11.30pm onwards, and as I also use it as my morning alarm i've taken to stuffing it under my pillow to stifle some of it's musical shriekings! I was writing something the other day, and THANK GOODNESS I checked the message before I sent it; it was trying to change my 'googling' (as in searching on google) to 'go ogling!' which wasn't quite suitable for the context of the message I was sending. I'm not sure quite what I was thinking getting a smart phone as I can't even operate the TV remote, but I'm pleased to report I seem to be poddling on fine (with a few withered looks from my IT whizz 12 year old daughter........)

Composition-wise I have recently completed my Czardas for Clarinet & piano, which I have enjoyed working on immensly and premiered it at the beginning of July in my concert with the 'Carousel singers' . The czardas was extremely well received (concert report to follow in 'News' section) with a number of people taking down my details and asking about the Czardas's availability as sheet music (also to follow very soon in the SHOP, watch this space...). I have always felt that the Clarinet is a perfect instrument for portraying the vitality, cheekiness, yet dark and expressive at times mood of my czardas and am delighted in the result; plus it's fantastic fun to play! Click this link to hear it;  http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/song_details/4445432?play_now=true

I have since experimented with producing both a saxophone, and a flute version which work very well indeed. However I have made the decision to only produce the Clarinet Czardas in the shop (though if saxophonists or flautists are desperate to play it I will release these on a demand basis only).

NEW LABEL LAUNCH

Over the next few months I will be working on launching my own label in which my original compositions will be sold under. New professionally printed covers will add an extra nice touch to the sheet music in addition to retail quality printed CD's for those available with demo and backing tracks. Again, watch this space...... exciting times ahead!

Check back soon for more blogs, and thank you for visiting :)