What a year! Instead of a big ramble here’s just a list of things I did:
23 January: talk at DMLab London ๐๏ธ
31 January – 2 February: ran Disability Week at RNCM โฟ๏ธ
1 February: two premieres of pieces, Fuyu-Kyลซ for Kris Halpin and Sails Amongst the Trees for Steve Varden ๐ต
2 March: invited to the BRIT Awards by Mastercard as part of the ‘Future Sounds of Britain’ campaign ๐ชฉ
6 March: seminar at University of the Arts London ๐ฃ๏ธ
9 April: talk at Sonorities Festival, Belfast ๐ค
20 April: talk at ABLE Assemble, Berklee, Boston ๐บ๐ธ
16 May: premiere of Hardcore Prelude by International Contemporary Ensemble in New York ๐บ๐ธ
6 June: release of Live from the Kitchen Table with MSGG (buy the album now) ๐ฟ
13 June: premiere of Limited Edition (Lavender) by Hebrides Ensemble, Claire Johnston and myself in Edinburgh ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
July – September: worked on the Proms ๐๏ธ
27 July: ran BBC Young Composer workshop in Gateshead โ๏ธ
26 August: ran BBC Young Composer workshop in Bristol โ๏ธ
August – September: tour of Happen #1 around Scandinavia by Anne-Marie O’Farrell (harp) and Timo Kinnunen (accordion)
October: started jobs at Soundabout and The OHMI Trust ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ป
21 October: spoke at Google ๐
November: recorded debut album (out in 2025!) with Liza Bec, Kris Halpin, Steve Varden, Clarence Adoo and Morwenna Louttit-Vermaat ๐ง
I also drafted my PhD thesis, went to loads of gigs, two friends’ weddings, and more travel around the UK that was just for fun.
Looking ahead to 2025…
31 January: premiere of a new piano piece for Yuanfan Yang, in collaboration with people with Parkinson’s. RNCM, Manchester.
31 January: panel discussion on disability. RNCM, Manchester.
January – February: more recording for my debut album
March: I submit my PhD (and turn 30!)
April – May: looking forward to returning to teach at UAL and more possible talks and workshops in the USA
…and hopefully much more! The album will be released some time in 2025.
Megan Steinberg 