Unlocked by lockdown

30/1/2021

The pandemic has been an awful time for the world. Yet some interesting things have come out of ‘the great pause.’ With more time, and cut off from so much distraction, many people have reappraised what’s truly important in their lives, and for many creativity in all its varied forms has flourished, and in some cases been reborn. What is true for many is true for me, and it has been a joy to return to professional composition, a place where I feel entirely myself, and safe.

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Isolation Songbook

Lockdown reignited creativity for many. Sourdough, woodwork, you name it, there was a lot going on. Our friends, Helen Charlston & Michael Craddock were due to marry in April 2020; plans were stymied. Helen wrote Michael a poem to mark the would’ve-been day, then Owain Park set it to music. Together with pianist Alexander Soares, the Isolation Songbook was born. Fifteen new commissions, music and words, a live-streamed premiere on July 29th in association with City Music Foundation from St Pancras Clock Tower, and then a recording by award-winning label, Delphian Records in September. The CD/download is to be released on March 26th, a year after the beginning of the first lockdown. I’m delighted to be one of those involved in this amazing project, a series of personal responses to the pandemic, from melancholy to laugh-a-minute, from stillness to silliness. You can find out more and order your CD at https://www.delphianrecords.com/products/isolation-songbook

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Isolation Songbook

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