Matthew Pollard
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Pollard & Kenny CD preparations
Beginning to get things ready for the recording of our CD. Matt has been tying musicians down to rehearsal dates, which is a tricky and difficult job. I meanwhile have been reviewing the words of This Concert Will Fall in Love With You and making a few minor tweaks. The CD will have four pieces…
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Recording ‘This concert will fall in love with you’
We now have a date, 2nd July, for recording This concert will fall in love with you. We will record the piece where it was originally performed in St Michael and All Angels church as the accoustics were fabulous there. The sound pooled and hung in the air, which due to the Matt’s instrumentation of…
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Success
Of course the trick to having a successful year is to decide what success looks like on your terms. For me to be successful this year I have sought a happy medium between business and other creative projects. It’s simple: if I neglect one, I don’t eat, if I neglect the other my head explodes.…
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Aids Memorial Concert December 1st 2010
Will be going along to the Aids Memorial Concert, at St Mary The Virgin Church in St James Street Brighton. Among others it features Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus, Hullabaloo Cumminity Quire, and the Rainbow Chorus. The Rainbow Chorus are premiering a song Matt Pollard and I wrote for the Chorus called ‘Found’. Can’t wait to…
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The end of the affair
And so… Now that the dust has settled after This concert will fall in love with you. It went very well, with standing ovations and a determination from Matt and I to do it all again, and soon. Frankly I enjoyed dressing up too. I like the whole Victorian melodrama look I went for, despite…
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Tickets for This concert will fall in love with you
Rehearsals start tomorrow for This concert will fall in love with you. Getting really excited about the fruits of this collaboration with Matthew Pollard. Tickets are now on sale. Click the image to book online.
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This concert will fall in love with you
My collaboration with classical music composer Matthew Pollard is fascinating. Matt recently played me through parts of the first five variations. For me it was incredibly exciting to hear the music taking shape. It is full of delicious uncertainties. And it is quite humbling to hear how they interlace and enlarge on the words I’ve…
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Collaboration and trust
This this morning I received the sound file from Matthew of the main theme of This concert will fall in love with you… A really exciting moment hearing the first musical ideas taking shape. The piece may be as long as 40 minutes long, with words and music interwoven. Already Matthew has articulated a beautiful…
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Being Brian Eno
A few years ago I read a book by Brian Eno called A Year with Swollen Appendices. This made a big impact on me. Not only do I think he is an interesting man, who makes amazing music, and has a thoughtful approach to culture. He also has fascinating friends, and I envy his ability…
Peter Kenny: a writer's notebook 