Jottings is a poem by John Baron set to music composed during the COVID-19 pandemic - 1 year in when there began to be a reason to hope.

Jottings

This is a song co-written by me and John Baron (vocalist) who developed the idea for this during the adaptation of "The Woman of Andros", a Thornton Wilder novel, for the stage.

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A collaboration with John Baron - Alexander Technique practitioner and teacher and a classically trained vocalist.   Music by me. Lyrics and vocals by John.

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