WELCOME - MEET ANDY

​Andy is a composer and arranger, specialising in choral music. If you wish to commission a piece for your choir, group or school, get in touch.

He has taught music in schools throughout the age range, and works with community choirs and children's choirs.

An experienced writer on matters of music education, Andy's published work includes 
  • magazine/website articles
  • reviews
  • music lesson plans and units of work.
If you would like Andy to write your copy, get in touch.
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ANDY'S NEWS...

EMERGING VOICES - The full series of 12 pieces for cambiata singers is now available from OUP.

CAMBIATA MUSIC - Andy is co-editor of OUP's new Emerging Voices series for boys' changing voices, with colleague Prof Martin Ashley. Andy has also arranged some of the pieces in the series.

BONEYARD RAP - Andy's setting of Wes Magee's children's poem was premiered by the ABCD NW Honour Choir, conducted by Bob Chilcott, with poet Wes in the audience! Read about Boneyard Rap here.
Cambiata NW sing Andy's arrangement of the spiritual, Angels Watchin' Over Me, directed by Ian Crawford, at the RNCM, for the ABCD Convention, 2015.
​Find out about the ABCD Convention 2016.
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ABCD NW Honour Choir sing Andy's Sweet and Low, directed by Bob Chilcott, in Preston, 2013.
OTHER NEWS

SCHOOLSWEEK: EBACC IS TO BLAME FOR THE DECLINE OF D&T
9 Jul 2016

SCHOOLSWEEK: EBACC: MPs TO PREPARE TO DEBATE PETITION ON EXCLUSION OF ARTS SUBJECTS
4 Jul 2016

BBC: WHAT IS SHOP MUSIC DOING TO YOUR BRAIN?
1 Jun 2016

SCHOOLSWEEK: POLITICIANS TO DISCUSS LACK OF CREATIVE ARTS SUBJECTS IN EBACC
14 Apr 2016

CNN: WHAT DOES YOUR FAVOURITE MUSIC SAY ABOUT YOU?
31 Mar 2016

KODALY MUSIC EDUCATION INSTITUTE: HITTING THE BULLSEYE - USING MUSIC EDUCATION RESEARCH TO GREATEST EFFECT
19 Feb 2016

BBC: 6 SONGS THAT MAKE PEOPLE CRY AND THE REASONS WHY
20 Jan 2016
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