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    Coming soon: Scott Walker’s Bish Bosch

    by 5:4 October 15, 2012 • 08:15
    October 15, 2012 • 08:15

    In one of the most exciting teasers i’ve seen in a long while, Scott Walker has released a video of snippets from his forthcoming album, Bish Bosch. It includes clips from a number of tracks, bearing such tantalising titles as ‘See You Don’t Bump His Head’, ‘Tar’, ‘Dimple’, ‘Corps de…

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    New CD out today – Night Liminal

    by 5:4 August 31, 2012 • 20:05
    August 31, 2012 • 20:05

    i’m delighted to announce that today sees the release of my latest CD, Night Liminal. Here’s a bit of blurb from the spiel: For the last four years, my electronic music has been to a large extent founded upon noise. Whether sculpting large, primordial shapes from it (Triptych, May/July 2009),…

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    Fermata

    by 5:4 August 14, 2012 • 10:15
    August 14, 2012 • 10:15

    i’m not around much at the moment, so there’ll be a short general pause on 5:4. The Proms articles will continue when i’m back, but in the meantime, i’ve set up polls for the recent Proms premières, so the votes can keep coming in. The dedicated Proms 2012 polls page…

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    In memoriam

    by 5:4 May 29, 2012 • 08:23
    May 29, 2012 • 08:23

    Today is the anniversary of the death of my father, Richard Peter Weston Cummings. Over the years, i’ve composed several pieces that explore the range of feelings and memories associated with his passing, the most recent of which was my electronic work Triptych, May/July 2009, released on CD a few…

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    Proms 2012: looking forward

    by 5:4 April 23, 2012 • 11:49
    April 23, 2012 • 11:49

    Having largely ignored the hype and hullabaloo surrounding the launch of this year’s Proms season, my concert guide arrived this morning and so i’ve finally taken a proper look at what lies ahead; it promises to be an interesting and, at times, exciting experience. Once again the season will begin…

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    Fermata

    by 5:4 September 2, 2011 • 13:41
    September 2, 2011 • 13:41

    For the next two weeks i am away on holiday, so the remaining Proms premières will be discussed when i return.

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    Interrobang – works by Elliott Carter, Paul Dolden, Javier Álvarez & more

    by 5:4 December 12, 2010 • 12:43
    December 12, 2010 • 12:43

    Anyone in the Birmingham area tomorrow night (Monday 13th) might be interested in the next concert my ensemble, Interrobang, is giving. The concert will feature a number of works by established composers, intermingled with four pieces by students and graduates of the Birmingham Conservatoire (where Interrobang is based). It includes…

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    New Dead Pilots piano mix

    by 5:4 October 24, 2010 • 14:09
    October 24, 2010 • 14:09

    Dan Gregory, who runs the splendid label Dead Pilot Records, has been kind enough to include my little piano piece In Paradisum on his latest online mix. While i don’t know most of the other names included in the mix, it’s nice to be in the company of Daniel W…

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    Fermata

    by 5:4 August 6, 2010 • 22:16
    August 6, 2010 • 22:16

    Two weeks’ holiday are beckoning, so there’ll be no further posts until i return. The Proms premières will all be recorded in my absence (tonight’s concert is being recorded as i write these words), so expect a series of posts catching up in late August. Meanwhile, as ever, enjoy the…

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    Fermata

    by 5:4 August 9, 2009 • 08:36
    August 9, 2009 • 08:36

    The Moors and the Dales are beckoning, so the Beloved and i are going to be away in Yorkshire for the next couple of weeks (if any readers live in that great county, let me know), so time for a hiatus here on 5:4. “Silence is more musical than any…

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    by 5:4 July 31, 2008 • 22:33
    July 31, 2008 • 22:33

    Tomorrow, the Beloved and i set off for a little over 2 weeks’ exploration of “Na h-Eileanan Siar”: the Western Isles, beginning on Skye and then gradually moving beyond into the Outer Hebrides. Therefore, a short hiatus here on 5:4; enjoy the silence.

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