In late September of 2020, mid-pandemic, the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (NYOGB) reached out to me to discuss a new project in development for the South Bank Centre’s Behind Closed Doors series. An ambitious slate of concerts performed at an […]
In my last post, I wrote about the power of observation to bring us into the present moment, a phenomenon I’m familar with from various forms of meditation. Although I don’t do traditional sitting meditation as often as I used […]
One of the things I really enjoy about street photography is the way it makes me see the world around me. I was recently walking in town, when I noticed a bike chained to a lamppost under a tree, a […]
I often find myself fascinated by the creative work that goes into staging a store front. Of course the primary purpose of this kind of art is to entice passers-by to stop and look, then ideally enter to make a […]
In these pandemic times, one of the joys of being in a town with a market is the opportunity to shop outdoors in the fresh air, enjoying the sights, sounds and smells of the environment. There is something special about […]
COVID-19 has wrought havoc on the lives of musicians worldwide who rely on the indoor congreation of their audience members to make a living. One subset of the music industry that seems not to have lost out is that group […]
