I said I would write something this time about what I called the 'common sense' bit of composing. What I think this comes down to is actually 'why are you composing?' Let me explain.
Peter Fender
September 29, 2021
Last week I gave you what I wrote 10 years ago about composing. I'm going to use that as the starting point for my writing today ...
September 22, 2021
Writing new music: ivory towers and eggs. Welcome to the first of a series of six blogs I'm writing in the run-up to a concert I'm conducting on 30 October, which includes a new piece I've written. It strikes me that the business of composition is ...
September 16, 2021
Peter's 'big' birthday concert is on 30 October, and the flyer has just arrived ... please point lots of people in its direction :)
September 08, 2021
FREE CONCERT STREAM: Peter's concert to celebrate his 60th birthday will be on 30 October, in St James's Church, Piccadily, London (see Schedule for full details). The concert will be streamed live ...
August 13, 2021
Rehearsal and concert life is returning to London, and Peter is planning his 60th birthday concert to be held in St James' Piccadilly on Saturday 30 October. It's a concert including some of his favourite music plus a new piece he is writing ...
August 03, 2021
Begun in response to the shutdown of musical activity in March 2020 Peter's online sessions have proved very popular, so they will continue on until at least the end of 2021 ...
May 13, 2021
To publicise and complement Peter's 'Masterworks Unwrapped' series of talks there is now a series of video shorts looking into a piece of music and/or a composer in just 5 or 6 minutes!
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June 13, 2024Hayes Village Hall, Hayes, Kent
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July 07, 2024St Silas Church, Risinghill Street, London N1 9UL
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August 24, 2024Villa Penna, Scicli, Sicily
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September 21, 2024St Cyprian's Church, Glentworth Street, London NW1 6AX
