Tonight we had the final Sing Papworth rehearsal before our concert on Saturday. We're heading around the world in 80 (ish) minutes with the Ermine Street Band! There'll be opera choruses, Indian tala, some G&S, a moment of South Pacific and a few bananas too..

Today has already featured far too many C flats...

Jenni Pinnock Those annoying enharmonics, sticking out like a sore thumb when they’re trying to B natural 🤭

In an odd twist, I've been trying to create some (deliberately) badly engraved parts - instrumental and choral - in doricoofficial over the last week for a skills session on parts and it's been very difficult to do!

EXCITING NEWS! Massive congratulations from all of us at the Hippodrome to Charles Holloway who has been awarded an OBE in the Birthday Honours List 🎉 Charles has been awarded an OBE for services to charitable fundraising for the arts including our New Musicals Department ✨

Has anyone got any recommendations for fabulous percussion VST libraries? Not just kit (though good kit would be excellent too) - I'm looking for a whole range of instruments for a percussion heavy project.. (eventually to be played live, but want to play with mock ups!).

As I do every election day, it's time for the standard West Wing quote: no matter who you vote for, make sure you vote!

Now that applications for our Adopt a Music Creator project for 2025 have opened, take a listen to some of the music that previous participants created. makingmusic.org.uk/resource/adopt… Be inspired and apply for 2025!

Today's instrument!

Making Music members: exciting opportunity! Apply to our 2025 Adopt a Music Creator project. Develop skills in creating new music. Successful applicants will work with an emerging music creator to write and perform a new piece. Deadline 21 October. makingmusic.org.uk/opportunities/…

This is very exciting!

Recently finished Rebecca Applin 's fantastic The Musical Theatre Composer as Dramatist. Brilliant handbook for composers finding ways to navigate the fun and challenges of composing in the musical theatre world.

Today's word that I've been faffing with for so long it's now lost all meaning (and I don't think I can say it right anymore despite A level chemistry): solubility! - thanks to Brian Mackenwells !

PEOPLE WHO HATE MUSICALS SHOULDN'T WRITE MUSICALS A little blog inspired by multiple high profile interviews with people who hate musicals writing a musical. I've long felt this and have had a go at articulating my reasons for my position... darrenclarkmusic.co.uk/composer-blog

Lovely to see the Deception Island hut at Great Yarmouth Minster . I loved creating the sound design for this immersive installation a couple of years ago. Catch it at Great Yarmouth Minister until 8th September! 📚 Story Machine

So so excited to be bringing Unbound to Hoxton Hall this Halloween after its opening at Birmingham Hippodrome with BritishYouthMusicTheatre !! Come along and hear some 80’s goodness! 🎃 whatsonstage.com/news/unbound-m…