Happy Christmas!

I've spent the last week or so having some welcome time off after several months of intense and ongoing work, and have spent some enjoyable time with friends in Reading, Guildford and Farnham. I will spend Christmas with my family in Southampton before heading to York for a family birthday, and then going to London. Thereafter I will see the New Year in once again with my dear friends the Gillinghams in their lovely home in Devon.

So it will be quite a bit of too-ing and fro-ing, probably too much to eat (I already know my new year resolution- lose some weight!), and I hope some good times with family and friends, which I am really looking forward to!

And Merry Christmas to you! If anyone does read my blogs...

More orchestration and composition work

Yeowsa. I've had a busy ol' time of it recently . I am doing orchestration for a new film project and prepping material for some composition work which will commence in 2009. I'm also seeing the last week of uni term through and writing my final Masters lecture of the term (on Sting's 10 Summoners Tales)  It's very exciting to be so hectic, but I am looking forward to a couple of days at Christmas with my family.  2009 looks very promising so far.

.. and rest

Phewee! Last week I was in Budapest doing the recording for a film score, and have returned to hit the ground running with more uni marking and teaching. The last three/four weeks have been a very intense period of work where I have been short of sleep most of the time. I hope to catch some up now (please God)...