Simon RushbyNov 10, 20202 minSpiegel im Spiegel by Arvo Pärt#listeneveryday 10 Nov 2020 In our busy world, stillness is hard to come by. Enforced lockdown has been cruel to...
Simon RushbyNov 9, 20202 minThe Room Where It Happens by Lin-Manuel Miranda#listeneveryday 9 Nov 2020 "This is a story about America then, told by America now" said Lin-Manuel Miranda about his new...
Simon RushbyNov 6, 20202 minWest End Blues by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five#listeneveryday 6 Nov 2020 Jazz history was made on June 28, 1928 in a Chicago recording studio, when Louis Armstrong put...
Simon RushbyNov 5, 20202 minWe Didn't Start The Fire by Billy Joel#listeneveryday 5 Nov 2020 A suggestion with a fire-related theme for Bonfire Night, this unusual song was released as a...
Simon RushbyNov 4, 20202 minAdagietto: 4th movement from Symphony No.5 by Mahler#listeneveryday 4 Nov 2020 The beginning of the 20th century saw Austrian composer Gustav Mahler deeply in love with Alma...
Simon RushbyNov 3, 20202 minOverture to Don Giovanni by Mozart#listeneveryday 3 Nov 2020 In early 1787 the 31-year old composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart made a very successful visit to...
Simon RushbyNov 1, 20202 minFeeling Good by Nina Simone#listeneveryday 2 Nov 2020 A new musical toured the UK in 1964 and played on Broadway, New York in 1965. It's name was The...
Simon RushbyOct 27, 20201 minIn My Life by The BeatlesAn iconic Beatles song from their 1965 Rubber Soul album
Simon RushbyOct 26, 20201 min#listeneveryday - launching November 2nd!Starting in November, I'm posting every weekday with a suggestion for something to listen to. It could be from any style of music, and...
Simon RushbyOct 16, 20201 minSingapore 2020Just before Covid-19 made travel impossible and saw my and many other people's work schedules emptied, I was in Singapore for a few...
Simon RushbyOct 16, 20209 minKenya 2019After six weeks in Indonesia and five in the USA, my final work trip of an eventful 2019 was five weeks in Kenya, and my first experience...
Simon RushbyOct 15, 20208 minNew Jersey and Pennsylvania 2019In May and June 2019 I worked in North Eastern USA, just at the time that Spring's sunshine was beginning to replace levels of rainfall...
Simon RushbyMar 24, 20201 min'Morning Dawn' on Eastenders 35th anniversary finaleThe track 'Morning Dawn', which I wrote with Michael Price and Nick Hill for our album 'Warm Piano', was used as the closing track in the...
Simon RushbySep 12, 20194 minBeautiful IndonesiaI spent just over five weeks in this amazing country early in 2019, four in the bustling capital, Jakarta, a relaxing weekend on the...
Simon RushbyMay 27, 20191 minHong Kong 2018Time I caught up! In October and November 2018 I spent five weeks working in Hong Kong, my second trip to one of my favourite places. As...
Simon RushbySep 24, 20184 minTurkey - part 3: Fethiye to AydinThe third and final part of my travelogue of a 7-week tour of Turkey in April/May 2018. After four really beautiful days surrounded by...
Simon RushbyJul 7, 20186 minTurkey - part 2: Adana to FethiyePart 2 of my travelogue of a 7-week tour of Turkey in April/May 2018. The week in Adana was very comfortable in a nice hotel and though...
Simon RushbyJun 4, 20185 minTurkey - part 1: Ankara to Adana via IstanbulI'm recently back from a 7-week tour of Turkey. I visited 10 towns and cities and learned so much about a country I had never been to...
Simon RushbyMar 9, 20182 minAgainst all oddsOver the past few weeks I've had the pleasure of traversing the UK listening to lots of young musicians as I assist with the recruitment...
Simon RushbyMar 1, 20182 minWhy every child should do MusicThose in music education - whether in schools or as private teachers - will be only too aware of the perception that fewer children seem...