Never have I been so glad of long hours in rehearsals. Shut away in Maida Vale Studios (Election Day) and backstage at the Barbican (The...

I should know by now not to predict these things, but my new Oboe Concerto received an expectably assured performance from its dedicatee...

In the past I’ve shied away from writing a concerto (not that requests for these arrive every week, of course.) I think something about...

As previously mentioned on the blog, I’ve been writing an oboe concerto – and I still am! I sometimes think it would be interesting to...