"Music Making and Sharing is a space to meet fellow music lovers who work on putting pieces together and share them."

"Achieve success on your own terms by emphasizing the flows and hiding the errors as hidden intentions. Perfection is boring."

"They say variety is the `spice of life` and here it is in music genres, age group and instruments. Such a lovely atmosphere meeting other musicians, admiring their playing and the work they put into it and then, how it inspires you."

My musical journey:

I am a late starter on the classical accordion (instrument with a free bass/converter). I was thirty and was not able to read music.

Over the years I had accordion lessons with Peter Whitely in Manchester, Peter Anders and Marie Wärme in Copenhagen/DK, Christine Carrington, Ingrid Gould and Julie Luck in the UK. I worked through the grades with the British Accordion College. In 1999 I studies for Music A Level at Itchen College, voice being my second instrument. I attended various Jazz courses with tutors such as Stuart Riley (Manchester) in the 1990s, and Mike Bassey at the Godshill/New Forest Jazz Summerschool (he played with Loose Tubes a long time ago).

In the previous years, I attended the Martin Read (late music director of CoMA South) Foundation annual festival, to share contemporary music with keen musicians of all ages, and support composers.

Festival video 2022: https://vimeo.com/715312293

MRF Festival Concert '23 Part 2 - alumni & Martin's: The Death of Colonel Boles

In 2022 I played the accordion part in Samuel Pradalie's piece Memoirs of an Amnesiac: The Life of Erik Satie at Têtê-a-Têtê Opera Festival in London - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoHXuiXIYTM

In 2000 I was a founding member of CoMA South. 

I play with Caminito Tango Orchestra in London under Caroline Persall and other members of the London Tango Orchestra. In the Dorset Accordion Orchestra I play the 4th part. I play with the Bellow and Waves Orchestra.

I sang for many years with the Concord Singers and Vox Humana in the South of England.

My favourite music genres are classical, contemporary classical, early music and Tango.

I enjoy playing duets pieces with Hilary, mainly pieces she composes and arranges for us.