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for the final part, and the Wolfscape Trilogy will have its first complete broadcast in<br />
the Auditorium at 6.00 p.m. on Thursday 14 November <strong>2013</strong>.<br />
Alongside the electronica, I have been busy with new choral works, several of which<br />
are about to be published. One has just been released by Naxos on a CD entitled<br />
Down by the Sea: A collection of British Folk Songs. Another three have just been<br />
recorded by my choir, Sospiri, and are due for release in 2014; two of these works<br />
feature the Fournier Trio, which is formally associated with Wolfson. Early in<br />
February, Chris Watson (tenor) and James Martin (piano) gave a recital of English<br />
Song in the Hall and, later that month, the composer Cecilia McDowall gave a talk<br />
in the Haldane Room about her work, and members of Sospiri sang a selection of<br />
her music to illustrate her words.<br />
All in all it’s been a fruitful year, and I’ve barely mentioned the new ensemble – the<br />
Isaiah Choir – or the Sospiri performance for the opening of the Auditorium, or the<br />
many friendships that have blossomed over the months, and the wonderful support<br />
I’ve had from so many people.<br />
I’m brimming with ideas for the coming year …<br />
The Alternative Choir led by John Duggan (centre) sing at the Winter Concert<br />
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