A new score on my Scores page is an a cappella SATB + solo arrangement of 'All Of Heaven' as sung by the Cafe of the Gate of Salvation and the Honeybees -  a song written by the late Arthur Baysting and yours truly. Arthur was a great friend and a continuing source of...

It pains me to report that we're not taking any singing tours overseas this year... but of course we're hoping to return to Morocco and Fiji and wherever else next year. Inshallah. There's a prevailing air of uncertainty that undermines many would-be traveller's...

Its the Cafe of the Gate of Salvation's 40h anniversary this year. On the 27th of September 1986, 11 singers met in my lounge-room to try out a couple of songs, and here we are. Well, here I am and here is Tracey Greenberg, the only singer from that first session to...

Buckle up, indeed ...this will be a tad more epic a tour than on previous years in NZ, running from Dunedin up to Auckland over 5 weeks, and encompassing Geraldine, Christchurch, Nelson & Wellington, with a detour now and then. Its always wonderful to return to NZ...

If you go to my Bandcamp page, you will find some recent additions to my humble catalogue of murky sonic chowders, roulades even Cathy Berberian can't sing, tumescent mists and so on....including a piece which features a field recording of my friend, the stunning...

Now that my book Move On Up is out of print, and stocks of my other books are running low, its time to make my arrangements available online; ever so gradually, I'll add SATB and TTBB arrangements to my Scores page, starting with selections from Move On Up and pieces...

Now at home in Coogee, looking forward to 12 weeks without looking at a suitcase. I'm exhausted by the travel, but I can't complain, its been a wonderful whirlwind of suitcases, backpacks, noise-cancelling headphones, champagne, gummies, tagines, rosé, songs and more...

MOROCCO 2025 It's a month now since we're back from the inaugural MUSICAL ADVENTURES IN MOROCCO tour, where 20 intrepid souls joined us to sing, eat, listen, party and ride the odd camel in this beautiful country. In three weeks we visited Casablanca, Chefchaouen,...

Well, actually... because I've been so absorbed in my choir and other music projects, I've really dropped the ball on this blog-style thing, so let me back track a bit: SXTS 2024: more than just champagne on arrival... Our second singing retreat in Queenscliff,...

I haven't missed a Summersong since it started in 2000, when the wonderful Kristina Olsen and I were the only tutors. It's now grown to become a remarkable cultural/creative/social/fun event, delivering unpredictable delights within the most supportive community, and...

I'm a blur of motion for the next two months. Home is a notional concept that barely registers. Can't complain, although the travel gets tiring, because everything in my schedule looks beautiful: - Brunswick Heads in northern NSW, where I have many good friends and...

What can I say? And can I say it in Italian? Buon lavoro tutti, e grazie mille a tuttii. Big thank-yous to Jen, Luisa and team of CreateEscape for the hard work and the vision for our most seamless tour yet, to Jules and Sabrina for ongoing wrangling behind the...