Mourning
It has been windy and wet for days. The air had been heavy with the departure of a dear friend, spouse, parent and sibling. But it lifted today for the farewell. Bellingham mourned together and quietly.
Agustín Fernández
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Belated sun
Long time no write. It appears that some of the stories I have been telling have caused one or two of their protagonists a degree of bother. My use of first initials was intended to protect their identities, but in England’s most thinly populated county there are not many of […]
February 2009
Munirando II first performance 5 February 2009 at 7.30 PM Darragh Morgan, violin Mary Dullea, piano Schott Recital Room Bauer and Hieber Music 48 Great Marlborough Street London
Apuntes y reminiscencias
Con Willy Pozadas y Ruben Vartanyan en la cena de despedida de Vartanyan, 1978 Recordar el pasado es un don más maravilloso que el don opuesto, el de predecir el futuro. No lo digo yo, sino un grande de la literatura francesa, Anatole France.(1) Pero qué fácil convenir […]
The Spirit of the Andes
Verónica Souto. Photograph by Richard Strike While on the subject of the Momenta Quartet’s performance of my String Quartet No. 1 ‘Montes’, I recommend a beautiful film: The Spirit of the Andes by Verónica Souto. It is a documentary on the life and work of Fernando Montes, the painter. The […]
Momenta in Newcastle!
Photograph by John GurrinI am thrilled to announce that the Momenta Quartet, unforgettable heroes of the première of of my String Quartet last year in Philadelphia, will be in Newcastle in the flesh. They will be taking part in the ¡Vamos! Festival with two performances. On Friday 11 July the […]
Bovine visits
As I write the view from my window is of cows and calves grazing outside. We have no cattle, but one day The Farmer announced that, if he opened a gap in his fencing and reinforced ours, his cattle could have access to our field. He did all the work […]
‘Montes’ at Bolivar Hall
Jane Gordon, Adrian Charlesworth, Sara Jones and Jennifer Morsches. In the first image, I am acknowledging the Montes family who are in the audience. Photos by Richard Strike. UK Première of String Quartet No 1 ‘Montes’ This was an intense experience. The music’s dedicatee, Fernando Montes, presided over the proceedings […]
A night at the Riverdale
Bellingham’s Riverdale Hall Hotel is a survivor of a bygone era. Not because it is in any way dilapidated; on the contrary, the building, dating back to the mid-nineteenth century, and its appurtenances, of a distinctly pre-World War Two character, are rather well kept. It’s the concept. The owner, John […]
UK première of ‘Montes’
Following the Momenta Quartet’s concert in Philadelphia, there will be a performance, here in the UK, of my String Quartet No. 1, ‘Montes’. Fittingly, it will be part of an evening celebrating the life and the work of the Bolivian painter Fernando Montes to be held at Bolívar Hall, London. […]