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New studio, new chapter

March 2022 and lots of new things in the air, not least a possibility to give live performances again. First up, we have finished the new studio on our farm and I now have a...

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Between a tour and a farm

11th November 2020 There is a familiar feeling which happens, even in normal (i.e. non-Covid) life, after a tour ends, a big concert is over, something is finished.  It is a...

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Tour re-starting 2020

What a lively time to be re-launching the tour of my #12yearspiano piece about the climate and ecological emergency! As XR fill the streets with protests on so many different...

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Lockdown 2020

I have a few things to share with you that I've managed to salvage from the crazy turn of events that have led us to lockdown. As I write, we're in our eighth week and there's...

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12 dates for 12 Years tour

Now open for booking: the tour dates of my climate change recital-story 12 Years. I'm visiting 12 towns and cities around the UK: see the Sound UK website for all details on...

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Flightfree 2020

As soon as I heard of giving up flying, it was like a lightbulb switching on. Everyone is aware of vegetarianism as a concept, but to give up flying just hadn’t occurred to...

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Re-working 12 Years for 2020

Sun 5th January: When I wrote this work, climate news was not part of our daily language or narrative.  Currently, Australia is experiencing its worst ever bushfire season –...

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Kickstarter 2019

We did it!!! Amazing! Sarah and the Future Piano team will be building a new lightweight Standing Grand piano in 2020. See futurepiano.co.uk for more details and thank you all...

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Back to Chetham’s

After reading, please view Sarah's Kickstarter to help her build a new piano. Arriving in Manchester for the Chetham’s International Summer School and Festival for Pianists 2019...

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