by Tony | May 7, 2026 | Tony Backhouse
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...
by Tony | Mar 30, 2026 | Tony Backhouse
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...
by Tony | Mar 11, 2026 | Tony Backhouse
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...
by Tony | Feb 25, 2026 | Tony Backhouse
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...
by Tony | Dec 8, 2025 | Tony Backhouse
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,...
by Tony | Jul 13, 2025 | Tony Backhouse
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,...
