The long-promised recording of Caution. You are approaching the end... is here! This was originally supposed to be performed in March but it snowed, so the concert was cancelled. However, Gavin kindly recorded a version for me to upload. I hope you enjoy!
This post is just a chat. No planning, no in-depth discussion. Just my rambling train of thought. So grab a cup of tea. I'll wait... Got tea? Good. The reason that this post isn't planned out is partly because I wasn't well last week and that means I've got behind on most of the things [...]
I've got a good old-fashioned WIP Wednesday for you today. A little update on what I've been working on. But before I get into that, just an fyi that I'll be updating this website over the next week. It's great that I've done so many things recently but the 'Performances and Releases' page is getting [...]
I'm almost a year into being full-time self-employed and in that time I've learned a lot of things through trial and error (mostly error!). Something that I think I've got the hang of now is organising all of the projects that I have going at once. I currently have six projects that I'm actively working [...]
Head on over to the time-trace-place website to read my post about a meeting between the collaborators on our time is different here... project. It was an interesting discussion, but having not yet visited Talliston Gemma and Gary were at a slight disadvantage! Explaining how time and place become distorted once you're inside is not easy...
Listening to music always conjures up strong visual images for me. I don’t mean in the way that it might for someone with synesthesia, where a certain note or chord might be a certain colour. It’s more abstract than that. For example, the third movement of Shostakovich’s 10th Symphony gives me a very clear mental [...]
This week’s main blog post isn’t here....you’re going to have to click this to read it. If you do, you’ll end up on the time - trace - place blog. Time - trace - place is the site-specific project that I’ve been hinting at...and it’s fast approaching! The first place we’re tackling is Porthmeor Studios [...]
I really believe in community singing as a way for anyone to have access to music making. You don’t need to be able to play an instrument, you don’t need to read music, you don’t even have to have been part of a music group before. Whatever your level of experience, there will be a [...]
From live painting to poetry, Collective31's SHEtogether concert was a fantastic event of works by female artists. Like last year, it was wonderful to be among so many talented women. In the majority of performances of my works, the other composers are all male (and usually pre-1900). However, this year the tide seems to be [...]
As anyone who follows me on Facebook or Twitter will know, this Friday is the sheTOGETHER 2018 concert! I'm very excited to hear all the fantastic works by other female artists and I hope that, if you can make it, you come along and support us. To give you a little taster, I'm going to tell [...]
Rachel Graff 