More Orchestration work

Have been enjoying a particularly happy Christmas with my family: Mum, Dad, my bother Dave and my sister Liz and her husband Andre were all there on Christmas day, and it was a real treat: great food, a good atmosphere with a lot of laughter. Grandpa (86 years young) popped in for the meal, and Aunty Marjorie came round Boxing Day. As I look back over previous years, certain Christmases can blur into each other sometimes anonymously, but 2007 I will remember as a particularly happy one.

Am now engaged in more orchestration work for a new film which will last into the new year, which I will disclose at a later date. Also looking forward to 2008, in which I will have a sabbatical from my uni teaching for a semester (Feb - June) which I am very much looking forward to, during which I hope to do a lot of writing.

I wish anyone reading this a very Happy New Year and all best wishes for 2008.

Spice Girls World Tour

I think it's okay for me to say this now. One of the mysterious things I was up to in September was some orchestration for the Spice Girls World Tour that I did in conjunction with my good friend and fellow composer/ arranger John Paxman, with whom it was an absolute joy to work with.