All Categories - Florence Anna Maunders - Composer

May 31, 2021
Much of May seems to have been taken up with preparing and getting ready. Preparing students for...
February 28, 2021
A lot of my composing time this month has been dedicated to creating the soundtrack for Robert...
This is the third part of a blog series I'm writing about the process of creating an opera as a...
January 26, 2021
The first month of 2021, and we were all hoping for a new, fresh start - but instead it looks...
So. It turns out writing an opera is quite an extended task, to be honest. I had an idea in my...
A couple of months back, I submitted a proposal for an opera I'd like to write to Strange Trace...
July 31, 2020
July seems to have been endless this year. The relaxation of the "lockdown" in the UK hasn't...
June 30, 2020
Another month without face-to-face music making, without live performances to a present audience,...
May 31, 2020
Not gonna lie. This month was hard. Music is such a big part of my life. I was asked, "What other...
April 30, 2020
A month at home. A month without music? Well not exactly... There's been a lot going on...
March 31, 2020
March seemed to be starting so well. I had a whole load of concerts and premieres lined up,...
February 29, 2020
I thought January was a big month for me, but February has totally exceeded it in many ways!...
January 31, 2020
The first month of 2020 has been utterly incredible. Without straying too far from the music...
December 31, 2019
Well, welcome to the new me, and all that. The sharpest-eyed observers might possibly note a...
September 30, 2019
I've been working on completing a number of pieces this month, trying to get up to speed after a ...
July 1, 2019
I have to admit to a great love of the "classic Hollywood sound" - Korngold to Williams via...
June 1, 2019
It's always a pleasure to work with great performers, and Thomas Carr is certainly one of those!...
May 1, 2019
May means Newbury Spring Festival time! I had a pretty packed fortnight of concerts, including...
April 1, 2019
When Mikey Sluman asked if anyone wanted to write him a concerto for bass oboe, I jumped at the...
March 1, 2019
I got to achieve a lifetime goal in March - playing the timpani part in Beethoven's 5th Symphony...
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