About me

I have spent my working life writing and talking about classical music. Since turning freelance in 2021, I have continued to do so in a variety of ways. I have written programme notes for concert halls, liner notes for CDs, chapters in books on music, and marketing copy for classical music organisations. I give talks, present podcasts and edit books.

While I specialise in twentieth-century music, my writing and public events have embraced music from all eras—I’m always very happy to time travel!

I am particularly well-versed in the life and music of Benjamin Britten. I worked for many years at The Red House in Aldeburgh, the former home of Benjamin Britten, now part of Britten Pears Arts. During my time there I gave countless talks and produced multiple films about his music. In 2026 I am Public Engagement Associate for Britten Pears Arts, working on a series of projects to mark the 50th anniversary year of his death.

Before working at The Red House I achieved a PhD on the operas of Francis Poulenc (King’s College, London). To this day, Poulenc’s music remains one of my abiding loves and I will happily talk about it until told to stop.

If you want to find out how we can work together, have a browse via the links above, or contact me directly.

Benjamin Britten

I worked for many years at Britten Pears Arts (formerly the Britten-Pears Foundation), programming events for the composer’s former home - The Red House - giving talks, and making and appearing in short films. I have also edited two books on Britten (see details here) and contributed several chapters to books on his life and work. Betwen 2020-21 I presented the From The Red House podcast series, exploring a wide variety of musical topics with a brilliant range of guests.

I’m hugely grateful to Britten Pears Arts for allowing me to embed some of the content I produced while working for them on this website. All Britten Pears Arts material is (c) Britten Pears Arts.