Hi. My name is Sam Williams. I'm a disabled person. I'm autistic. I've had long COVID for five years. I've got PIP. It was a huge struggle to apply for and to get PIP. It's designed to be really, really hard. It's designed to put people off. The Labour government has just

Our guide to Mahler, the symphony's great synthesist classical-music.com/composers/gust…

Hard to think of anything more likely to push mentally ill & neurodivergent people out of work, study, and society than these PIP cuts. They are designed to take away the very support that lets people participate in life.

Cutting the PIP thresholds won’t REDUCE disability, it will INCREASE it. Why? ❌ People will lose essential care, mobility aids & support. ❌ Poverty, stress & untreated conditions will worsen health. ❌ Many who can work with support will be pushed out. This is social vandalism.

Labour tells us ‘the welfare bill is out of control.’ What they don’t tell us? 💰 Tax fraud costs the UK £35B a year. 💰 £8B in pandemic contracts went to Tory cronies. 💰 PIP fraud is 0-0.2%. The money is there. So where is the will to avoid Austerity 2.0? #DisabilityCuts

Please consider donating to such an important cause. My friend and her partner are walking the Glasgow Kiltwawlk 2025 for a charity which is very close to home for them. Please do give what you can justgiving.com/page/ellen-mac…

Little #BlackMirror fact I just noticed, quite a small one…season 7’s Bête Noire fast food chain ‘Barnies’ is the chain Kenny worked in during season 4s Hang the DJ

Holy Saturday is a day of quiet reflection, commemorating the time Jesus' body lay in the tomb. It is a moment to pause between the sorrow of the crucifixion and the joy of the resurrection.​ Bible Verse: "Mortals, born of woman, are of few days and full of trouble. They come up

You're invited to church this Sunday as we celebrate Easter Day. Find a service near you at AChurchNearYou.com/lentandeaster.

I've tried to find the language to write a piece in my response to the death of Pope Francis. Over the past few days, it has culminated in a 10-minute work for piano and string quartet called 'Ikon of the Unseen Light'. youtube.com/watch?v=YTXFXO…

In Sede Vacante is my second work in this interregnum within the Catholic church. Below is a score follower and the full score is freely available on my website at mattgeer.co.uk youtube.com/watch?v=XY5RIv…

A short piece for two trumpets celebrating the election of His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV, using pitch and rhythmic rotations of the Peru and USA national anthem. The full score can freely be downloaded on my website at mattgeer.co.uk youtube.com/watch?v=GA28b0…

New composition 'intake, trace' available at mattgeer.co.uk. Warning: Performing this work will probably cause you to pass out, to sing with caution. Scratch recording and score follower available below on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=bs24vg…

Here's a short piece I wrote for organ based on the chorale Valet will ich dir geben, inspired by Bach's chorale harmonisation. Full score is freely available at mattgeer.co.uk youtube.com/watch?v=qpiHdX…

I wrote a wonky waltz. Full score available at mattgeer.co.uk youtube.com/watch?v=MBK7vq…

Recently finished a work for string quartet and celesta called 'Pray without ceasing'. It's a fairly cyclical work with a dialogue between continual petitions and answers. Full score is available at mattgeer.co.uk youtube.com/watch?v=ez4Cac…

I’ve just launched a newsletter! 🎶 Occasional updates, music I love, upcoming events & ways to support my work as a composer & organist. Huge thanks for all the support so far - it means a lot. Sign up here 👉 mattgeer.co.uk/newsletter.html #composer #organist #newmusic

Sound, Time, and Sacred Space – My First Newsletter - mailchi.mp/5529e3cf271b/s…

I’ve just launched my newsletter as a composer & organist. You can read the first edition here: mailchi.mp/5529e3cf271b/s… If you’d like occasional updates, reflections & music, you can subscribe here: mattgeer.co.uk/newsletter.html Thank you for your support.

Join me on BBC Radio Sussex tomorrow at 7:50am to talk about my upcoming recital, then hear it live Mon 11 Aug, 7:30pm at All Saints Church, Hastings on the 1878 Father Willis organ. #OrganRecital #Hastings #ClassicalMusicAsk