A look at this year’s Sound Festival, which takes place in venues across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Author: christianmorris

“Warsaw Autumn” International Contemporary Music Festival (20–28th September)
A preview of this year’s festival.

Barrington Pheloung (1954–2019)
A short obituary of the composer most known for his composition of the Morse theme music.
Missa Orbis Factor Performance
The Sanctus from my new Missa Orbis Factor will be performed by the Choir of St. James’s Church, Sussex Gardens, London conducted by George de Voil this Sunday, August 4th. Sadly I am not able to be there, but my best wishes to this fabulous choir on this, the first mini-outing for the work. They will perform the complete work,…

Art or status symbol? Some thoughts on that Guardian editorial.
As the row rumbles on after the controversial editorial in The Guardian, I offer my own piece of mind.

Gender Inequality in Concert Performances—2019/20 Report
Some thoughts on the second report examining gender inequality in concert performances.
Music now available at SMP Press
You will find a number of my lighter and educational works available at www.8notes.com. In addition to this I have also begun to make some works available at SMP Press, notable a collection of jazzy Christmas music, published under the auspices of Hoopla Sheet Music. These are new arrangements of Christmas classics, which should really make you stand out during…

2019 BBC Proms Premieres
For some reason the Proms website doesn’t provide a round-up of all the premieres. So here is mine.

Sven-David Sandström (1942–2019)
An obituary of the Swedish composer, who was particularly known for his choral music.