2020 - life and music making in the time of a pandemic
I began this year with great intentions to write more regularly about my singing career. Like everyone else my life has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and so here I am in November, writing my first blog of 2020. Unlike so many others I have been fortunate to remain healthy through this time, as has my family, and for that I'm very grateful. Spending so much time with my young children during the spring lockdown was both precious and tiring! Preserving my mental health became a more pressing concern during that time and I found great comfort in getting out into nature as much as possible by walking and running through the woodland and common land near to where I live. While so much of the classical music industry has come to a complete standstill, the BBC Singers has continued to work at the Maida Vale studios, while adhering to strict COVID secure measures. I count myself very fortunate to be able to continue to sing with this group during a time of so much uncertainty. Th...