Churchill Fellowship

For the times, they are a-changin

For the times, they are a-changin

I cannot believe it is over six months since I have returned from my Fellowship. The past six months has been spent processing and applying the knowledge. Talking about my experiences has also made me remember small details that I thought I had forgotten. The voices...

read more
My Way

My Way

And now, the end is here  And so I face the final curtain  My friend, I'll say it clear  I'll state my case, of which I'm certain Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew  When I bit off more than I could chew  But through it all, when there...

read more
Deutschland-Teil zwei

Deutschland-Teil zwei

It’s all in the detail I finished the damper course last Wednesday. Seems so long ago as the rest of the two week course has been just as intensive as the three days of dampers. The instructor was another friend from 2009, Jan Hoeppner. Jan is thirteen years my...

read more

Deutschland-erster Teil

Der Dampfung experten Last Monday, the final chapter of my Churchill Fellowship commenced as I walked through the gates of Steinway and Sons, Hamburg to begin a two week course in the latest service techniques. Meeting Steinway’s Manager of Product Services, Mr...

read more

Here comes the sun

Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear Here comes the sun, here comes the sun And I say it's all right (George Harrison)   I have been working! I have visited piano shops and tried out pianos. I have...

read more

Streets of London

So how can you tell me you're lonely,  And say for you that the sun don't shine?  Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London  I'll show you something to make you change your mind I have always wanted to visit London, probably because my...

read more

Nocturnes at Wigmore Hall

I think the summer in London is great as you can attend a 1930 concert at Wigmore Hall and still get home before dark. Of course a couple of pints at the local on the way home as well makes it a great night. I have been planning to attend a recital or two during my...

read more

I love a Piano…… Row

“But there’s one musical instrument that I call mine, I love a piano, I love a piano”    Irving Berlin Today I ventured into New York City to firstly go to Steinway Hall and then go to the famous street affectionately known as piano row. Steinway Hall is in West 57th...

read more

Massachussets

"Talk about the life in Massachusetts, speak about the people I've seen"  (1) I am on an Amtrak train bound for New York after spending a day in Haverhill, MA. Haverhill is about an hours train ride from Boston. The scenery of this area is stunning with its wooden...

read more