Inside Story articles

Why We Need Music (May 2012)
Tim Stevens's undertow (CD review, April 2012)
Misinterpretations (Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' and John Lennon's 'Imagine' March 2012)
The Art of Relevance (November 2011)
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (October 2011)
Fresh Ears (Bach and babies, September 2011)
Shall They Overcome? (protest songs, July 2011)
Dark Pop (June 2011)
The New Trend (Bossa nova, May 2011)
Black Dyke Days (March 2011)
Less is more (Sondheim, December 2010)

Composer's Notes columns

October 2003
January 2004
February 2004

Samples from books

The Sound of Pictures
In Defence of Classical Music
Speaking in tongues
Illegal Harmonies
Undue Noise
Composer to Composer

For details of the books, see also: the books page