My favourite Musical Theatre composer Stephen Sondheim is a show composer for intelligent people. He also writes his his own lyrics which have a bite. The recent Tim Burton directed movie Sweeney Todd has given his work a wider coverage with the public. Excitingly I have been approached by Georgia Jamieson Emms to present a programme …

There’s nothing quite like polishing off a year’s training and practice with a good performance. Singing takes on a new lease of life when an audience can appreciate the results. The quality of singing and presentation was generally high. I love it when a student really pulls out an unexpectedly polished performance. Highlights were Hannah …

Six minutes of unadulterated joy interrupted the lunch break of the Mental Health Foundation conference at The St James Theatre in Wellington. There were gasps as four ordinary-looking conference attendees threw off their suits and skirts to become shocking-pink-clad opera singers and contemporary dancers. Craig Beardsworth, Wellington baritone, and I sang our way through a medley …

The Kelburn Normal School musical evening was held tonight at St Andrews on The Terrace. The quality of music at the school is astonishing for a primary school. Not only are there many styles of music catered for but a healthy number of students involved. The concert was in honour of Nicola Holt (née Edgecombe) …

St Andrews On the Terrace 7pm Tuesday November 23 We all need refreshing at this time of year and there is nothing more so than the sharing of music between established musicians and talented children. There are several lauded musical ensembles at Kelburn Normal School who will be performing. Their talented tutors; who are all …