David Lancaster
The Anatomy of Angels
I’m currently preoccupied with writing a new trio for Amabile (a trio of clarinet, cello and piano) and wanted to share my thoughts as...
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David Lancaster
Jan 15 min read
The Best of Times.
The last couple of months of 2023 has been an amazing time for me, with so much going on, and I felt the need to set a few words down...
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David Lancaster
Jul 27, 20234 min read
A Week in the Mountains
It’s always good for an artist to refresh their practice, and for a couple of years now I’ve been thinking about taking a ‘composer’s...
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David Lancaster
May 6, 20227 min read
Harrison Birtwistle (1934-2022)
The recent death of Sir Harrison Birtwistle (in April 2022) has left a huge gap, in my life and in the musical world at large; he was a...
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David Lancaster
Jan 10, 20225 min read
At the Edge of the World
It's New Year's Day 2022, and I’ve just reached the final double bar line in what is possibly my longest and most complex piece to date;...
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David Lancaster
Aug 8, 20203 min read
Moving Apart.
The coronavirus pandemic of 2020 has forced musicians to adapt to remote working, often making music independently of one another. ...
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David Lancaster
Jul 16, 20202 min read
Eclipse
The lockdown has proved to be a difficult time for all musicians, particularly for freelance performers, and the members of bands and...
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David Lancaster
Jul 7, 20203 min read
Composing in Lockdown - Summer 2020
I must confess, I thought this would be easier! Composing, for me, is generally a solitary practice...
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David Lancaster
Jan 17, 20203 min read
Out With the Old...
2019 was a year of many musical highlights. During the year there were several first performances, and, very gratifyingly, many repeat...
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David Lancaster
Dec 31, 20183 min read
Goodbye and thank you 2018.
2018 has been a year with many highlights and I must express my huge thanks to the many people who have made it all happen over the...
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David Lancaster
Aug 21, 20186 min read
Music of a Thousand Breaths
Music of A Thousand Breaths is unique in my output: it occupies a very special place. The performance took place almost exactly one month...
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David Lancaster
Mar 4, 20183 min read
Available from all good stores...
I am still an avid collector of CDs; I do listen to lots of music online but when I hear something I really like I will generally try to...
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David Lancaster
Aug 4, 20173 min read
Beyond the Dark Gate
My song setting for soprano and piano ‘The Dark Gate’ is based around five poems by David Vogel. First performed in York (5th August...
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David Lancaster
Jan 8, 20174 min read
2016 All Over Again!
Before we get too far into 2017 I would just like to record my sincere thanks to all of the fantastic performers who sang, played and...
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David Lancaster
Jul 4, 20163 min read
Breathless and Tlatelolco
The summer of 2016 saw two premieres of new works, both of which took place in York. In June, Tlatelolco (for the unusual ensemble of...
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David Lancaster
Apr 9, 20162 min read
Albany Trio premieres Hiraeth
I first heard the Albany Piano Trio in 2014 when they presented a programme comprising only the work of female composers. I was...
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David Lancaster
Mar 13, 20164 min read
Rough Cut
I first met Peter Sheppard Skaerved in the 1980s, when I was RVW Composer in Residence at Charterhouse and he was a rising star of the...
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David Lancaster
Mar 1, 20163 min read
Apocalypse: Angels and Demons
It was one of those rare moments in life when, if I possessed a 'pause button' for real life I would have pressed it to stay in that...
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David Lancaster
Oct 4, 20153 min read
A Chip off the Old Block
I’ve just completed a fanfare which is to be played at the investiture of York St John University’s new Vice-Chancellor, Karen Stanton,...
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David Lancaster
Sep 2, 20153 min read
Pandora
August is often a quiet month in terms of performances and it certainly turned out to be so in 2015. But ‘behind the scenes’ there is...
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Harrison Birtwistle
At the Edge of the World
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