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Saturday, 3rd of October 2026 #MyHolyPlace I am nervous, the day before the première of My Holy Place. I shouldn't be. I know the choir – Voces Desuper – sounds fabulous. And I know they really like the piece. But I am still nervous! Nervous before premiere.mp4 Nervous before première of My Holy Place

Thursday, 1st of October 2026 #MyHolyPlace That was a great rehearsal of My Holy Place. Even in the small rehearsal room in the Doyenne (Cathedral House), the chords were buzzing, thanks to Voces Desuper attention to voicing. I can’t wait to hear it in Brussels Cathedral on Sunday. It will be sung (a World Première) at the Offertory in the Mass to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Cathédrale des Saints Michel et Gudule. Premiere preview.mp4 Brussels Cathedral – the pe

That was a great rehearsal of My Holy Place.

Next Sunday (4th October), it’s the 800th anniversary of Brussels Cathedral. And it’s being marked by a new piece I wrote specially for the occasion, My Holy Place.

I am walking for My Holy Place, the final track of the choral album.

My Holy Place In St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork

Thursday, 2 nd of April 2026 #AveVerum #MyHolyPlace #SetMeAsASeal #Brussels #SingingSupper #PeregrineVoices Tonight we had friends round for a Singing Supper in Brussels. We sang my Set Me As A Seal and My Holy Place. Both are emerging as top favourites. They should be singles on the album! Then, one friend said Ave Verum was her favourite, so we sang that as well. All three will be on the choral album which should be recorded in July by Peregrine Voices. Catalogue | Domin

Wednesday, the 4 th of March 2026 #composing #composernotebook #Tide #Splash #Tube #Oliver #MyHolyPlace I’m halfway through my notebook – three months of ideas, sketches, doodles. Tide, 3 rd movement of my Sea Symphony. For full orchestra (2222 4331). The big theme. Outline of modes. Counterpoint in the finale. Tide was played in private by London Repertoire Orchestra a couple of weeks ago. Tube, for Percussion Orchestra of the City Lit. Flexible scoring and voices. Sket

Sunday, the 18 th of January 2026 #monastic #officehours #plainchant #polyphony #liturgy #AlisonHawes #SimonAshdown #DominicMcGonigal #SetMeAsASeal #MyHolyPlace #Victoria #Rachmaninov #Palestrina #Parsons #Holst #Rimsky-Korsakov #Sheppard #BickleighCastle What a feast of music! My head is full of Victoria, Palestrina, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Sheppard, Schutz, Holst and... McGonigal! We ended with my Set Me As A Seal which will be the title trac