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A self-forgetful musician?

A self-forgetful musician?

Cultivating self-forgetfulness in your music-making

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Money, mediocrity, and the myth of ‘making it’

Money, mediocrity, and the myth of ‘making it’

A lengthy article on career, calling, and contentment as a professional musician

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Should I take this gig or not? Part 3: Wisdom, folly, sin and Sundays

Should I take this gig or not? Part 3: Wisdom, folly, sin and Sundays

In considering whether to take gigs on Sundays, what does biblical wisdom dictate?

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Set on becoming an orchestral musician?

Set on becoming an orchestral musician?

Some questions to think through if intent on becoming an orchestral musician

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To engage or not to engage: responding to ungodliness in music

To engage or not to engage: responding to ungodliness in music

Wisdom on how to respond to ungodliness in music, collated from a Music Network colloquium on new …

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Music & Dementia #1 - on being human, and one’s value

Music & Dementia #1 - on being human, and one’s value

Thoughts on working as a Christian musician with adults in dementia care

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Music & Dementia #2 - on eternity, boundaries, and serving others

Music & Dementia #2 - on eternity, boundaries, and serving others

Some more thoughts on working as a Christian musician with adults in dementia care

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The pursuit of community

The pursuit of community

Community, and why musicians need the church

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Virtues for the musician: Joy

Virtues for the musician: Joy

Cultivating joy as a musician

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Virtues for the musician: Peace

Virtues for the musician: Peace

Cultivating peace as a musician

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Virtues for the musician: Patience

Virtues for the musician: Patience

Cultivating patience as a musician

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Virtues for the musician: Kindness

Virtues for the musician: Kindness

Cultivating kindness as a musician

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Virtues for the musician: Truthfulness and Integrity

Virtues for the musician: Truthfulness and Integrity

Cultivating truthfulness and integrity as a musician

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Living for Jesus on a summer tour

Living for Jesus on a summer tour

Tips from two pros on how to keep living for Jesus while away on a summer tour

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Shattered hopes and humble offerings: when music gets cancelled

Shattered hopes and humble offerings: when music gets cancelled

Lessons learnt from the Covid-induced cancellation of music work in 2020

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A musician stands at the gate of the year

A musician stands at the gate of the year

Thoughts on how to respond to the recent drastic diminishment of the music industry.

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Spotlight, S3 E5: the orchestral conductor

Spotlight, S3 E5: the orchestral conductor

A chat with conductor of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, Delta David Gier

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Spotlight, S3 E4: the musical theatre star

Spotlight, S3 E4: the musical theatre star

A chat with musical theatre singer Katy Treharne

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Spotlight, S3 E3: the jazz musician and pioneer missionary to artists

Spotlight, S3 E3: the jazz musician and pioneer missionary to artists

A chat with jazz trumpeter & composer and pioneer missionary to artists Jon Green

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Spotlight, S3 E2: the music college Head of Opera Studies

Spotlight, S3 E2: the music college Head of Opera Studies

A chat with Guildhall’s Head of Opera Studies Dominic Wheeler

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Spotlight, S3 E1: the thankful freelancer

Spotlight, S3 E1: the thankful freelancer

A chat with freelance classical harpist Mary Reid

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Spotlight, S2 E5: the pianist, academic, and church musician

Spotlight, S2 E5: the pianist, academic, and church musician

A chat with pianist and music lecturer Dr Anne MacGregor

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Spotlight, S2 E4: the academic and ‘new music’ lecturer

Spotlight, S2 E4: the academic and ‘new music’ lecturer

A chat with academic, lecturer, and piano accompanist Dr Mark Hutchinson

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Spotlight, S2 E3: missionary-minded orchestral musicians

Spotlight, S2 E3: missionary-minded orchestral musicians

A chat with American bassoonist and violist Kevin & Sarah Pfister

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Spotlight, S2 E2: the new convert cast as Carmen

Spotlight, S2 E2: the new convert cast as Carmen

A chat with American operatic mezzo-soprano Constance Fee

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Spotlight, S1 E6: the operatic mezzo-soprano

Spotlight, S1 E6: the operatic mezzo-soprano

A chat with operatic mezzo-soprano Anna Harvey

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Spotlight, S1 E5: the composer and musical director

Spotlight, S1 E5: the composer and musical director

A chat with composer Jonathan Girling

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Spotlight, S1 E4: coping with injury as a musician

Spotlight, S1 E4: coping with injury as a musician

More chat with baroque cellist and musicologist Amélie Addison. Transcript included.

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Spotlight, S1 E2: the Baroque soprano

Spotlight, S1 E2: the Baroque soprano

A chat with classical soprano Jo Bonner

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10-year celebration: What a joy!

10-year celebration: What a joy!

RCS opera singer Lili Tyler shares her experience of the 10-year celebration of the Music Network