Rachmaninov Sonata
This is the recording of Laura Ritchie and JP Ekins performing the Rachmaninov Sonata on 7 May 2022
Writing (blog posts)
Ever wonder what if you could dance?
This is a story of what the professor (aka ‘me’) does when the students are away … It’s been a long pandemic, and there’s been… Read More »Ever wonder what if you could dance?
Performance Hack – Zoom trick & the Royal Welsh Conservatoire
This afternoon I was a guest speaker at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, speaking to the string students about performance. I was… Read More »Performance Hack – Zoom trick & the Royal Welsh Conservatoire
Travel Jenga and the Luggage Lag
Yesterday was a long travel day. Actually I’m not sure it still isn’t yesterday – or maybe I skipped forward to tomorrow? Either way I… Read More »Travel Jenga and the Luggage Lag
Amazing Simplicity of Yes: 2021 in Review
Looking back gives an amazing simplicity to things. You know, hindsight – it’s the concept of rear-view mirror culture McLuhan introduced. I am not going… Read More »Amazing Simplicity of Yes: 2021 in Review
‘Yes’ is hard sometimes…
I write about ‘yes’ a lot, I wrote a whole book about ‘yes’, and there’s a lot of positivity in my outlook. I will admit… Read More »‘Yes’ is hard sometimes…
Happiness is baked in
It’s the time of year when people think, reflect, take time – to do things, be with people, and to dream. The New Year is… Read More »Happiness is baked in
Everything is a remix, but YOU are only once
I woke up early (that’s before 5am kind of early) to the sound of THERE’S SMOKE IN THE BEDROOM, THE ALARM WILL SOUND. THE ALARM… Read More »Everything is a remix, but YOU are only once
Sharing some joy
On Wednesday evenings I meet with extraordinary people for an hour and a half and a wonderful byproduct of that time is the creating and… Read More »Sharing some joy
Perfectly Complete
This is actually about something I thought was really not perfect and quite incomplete. Subtitle: ‘my cake is not beautiful’. A story: This morning I… Read More »Perfectly Complete