Rory Wainwright Johnston is a conductor and composer from Bradford-on-Avon, based in Manchester. He joined ORA Singers as our one of our ‘Bloggers in Residence’ in 2018, eager to share his experience of choral writing, singing, directing with the next generation.
For most of us, our first forays into writing choral music will come in the form of opportunities with ensembles we are associated with, whether that’s a school choir, a church choir - or even a children’s choir if you’re some kind of Mozartian genius…
Read MoreSince the ORA Singers releases today their new album ‘Desires – A Song of Songs Collection’, I thought I’d talk a bit about…
Read MoreRecently, I’ve been witness to a fair amount of worry and discontent from my composer friends…
Read MoreThe voice is one of the most versatile of instruments. Aside from the standard singing of words on a melodic or harmonic line, there is plenty that a singer can do to create interesting sounds…
Read MoreI am currently sat in a coffee shop, trying to plan out a piece of music for a commission I have coming up…
Read MoreLeading on from the exciting prospects of Stephanie’s piece and the beautifully evocative poetry she is working with, I’d also like to bring us into the New Year talking about text, and how to decide what to do with it.
Read MoreIt is a pleasure to write the first blog post for the Composer Create and ORA Singers collaboration…
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