Dawn on New Year’s Day 2021
What else would you do on New Year’s Day except to get up in the early hours of the morning, while it’s still dark, and take a hike up into the Dublin mountains to see the first sun rise of
Continue readingTechnology, church music, bicycles, and life in Ireland
What else would you do on New Year’s Day except to get up in the early hours of the morning, while it’s still dark, and take a hike up into the Dublin mountains to see the first sun rise of
Continue readingI had an essential reason to be in town today, and so I’m back in the office today for the first time since March – and it’s a lot quieter than the last time I was here! My office was
Continue readingLike a lot of people in Dublin, I work for a large multinational company, and since March I’ve been working from home full time. As the COVID-19 restrictions are easing, there’s lots of discussion in my team about the return
Continue readingThe latest advice from the Irish government is that choirs can resume singing together in about a week’s time, at the beginning of Phase 3 of the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. After months of silence – or solo singing from
Continue readingThe Irish government has released specific recommendations for choirs and group singing for when we enter Phase 3 of COVID-19 restriction easing on Monday 29th June. It says the following: Choir rehearsals have previously been linked to outbreaks in a
Continue readingIt’s been 9 weeks since I last sang with my choir, and I miss it dreadfully. I just wish we could get back together and make music again. All across the world, choirs have stopped singing. Cathedrals that have a
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