So, Christmas and New Year in Spain was just the rest that I needed. The year started with a return of intensive rehearsals with our community men for the return of the Spring Tour of WASTELAND which was abruptly cut short due to the pandemic. It was great to be back with the Gary Clarke Company and to be seeing old friends again, as well as making new ones!

I am also looking forward to working with the North East Lincolnshire Music Hub on singing days for Key Stage 1 and 2 voices – around 1200 children in total! My Festival work began in mid-February in Gibraltar and is ending this weekend in Portadown. I have listened to thousands of performances and have enjoyed every single one of them. Adjudicating gives a wonderful insight into the musical life of a community.

I have had successful concerts with both Honley and Chesterfield and I am looking forward to my first of the season with Altrincham.

There have been great performances from my GSCE and A Level students and I have been really proud of their achievements.

As usual I have been commenting on social media about a number of things, but politics is never far from my focus. I am, as many others dismayed with the current political scene, not just in this country but around the world. Being honest, I can’t doing anything about it, but I doubt I will be a passive observer!

I am looking forward to a little downtime when I am back home before life starts to get busy again. In the meantime, happy Sunday!