adopt a composer

Meeting The Lincoln Ukulele Band

On 26th September I drove to Lincoln to meet the whole of The Lincoln Ukulele Band in their usual rehearsal space and to see and hear them in action. I found the room just as Catherine had said, next to the fish monger section at the back of a large supermarket in a community room.

The Research of Others

It’s always positive when research for a piece leads down some rather unexpected roads.

Community Spirit

Adopt a Composer 2014, Michael Betteridge with the Cobweb Orchestra.

A First Trip to Thame

I hope it is not too patronising to call Thame a quintessentially English market town.  Some of it is, after all, quite literally out of scenes fro

The launch day and The Lincoln Ukekele Band

Hello everyone - I am Angela Slater one of the Adopted Composers for this years Adopt Composer Scheme 2015-2016.

'Shame, Shame, He Dies for His Country'

As a newcomer to Strathaven (I’ve lived here for only thirty two of my years) I’ve never failed to be impressed by the effort and creativity the townsfolk apply to the annual Gala week, and in particular to their contributions to the Gala Parade which always takes place on the second Saturday in June.