Shostakovich, Bacewicz & Haribo. Rehearsal. Let's go 🥳 #musoEP

Nearly posh frock o'clock... #musoEP

Me with my viola playing in our local pub. Little tattoo of an image designed by my daughter for my son. Means the world.

Been a bit quiet I have, mainly because a) start of term has been 🍌🍌😅 & b) epic # of opera, orch & quartet gigs this month! #musoEP

Pictures say more than words. I can't convey the depth of my gratitude for the musical & EP family that surrounds me 🥰 so in lieu of a bid to find words, this will do.

Early start for today's 'Broadway' gig; essentials in place 😎 #musoEP

Alreet, marra? Home town gig today, Carlisle Castle 🤩 #UKProms #musoEP

View from inside a tree house

Today's "office"... kind of.

Couldn't resist exploring the tree house at Plas Newydd between rehearsal and #UKProms show this eve 😀 #musoEP

I beg your pardon? #musoEP

Bit of a week for this #musoEP - not long back from a dream trip to Malaysia 🌴

Gear change into #EdPsych work Thurs/Fri & now this evening performing with the #UKProms orchestra 🤩

I love my portfolio career life 🥰

Been as busy as a musician as I am an EP the last few weeks, wonderful! #musoEP

In action again this eve in Wrexham with North Wales Opera Studio, performing Verdi's Reqiuem 🤩

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On with the show!

Opening night of NWOS Cav & Pag is this Thursday 8th May in Llangollen at 7pm - a marvellous cast, and a live orchestra led by @alexpostlethwaite.bsky.social and his new venture, Ensemble SY1 🤩 #musoEP

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Gig #3 of the weekend... epic Bruckner! A novel experience for this viola player ! #MusoEP

Viola parts for operas Cav & Pag 🤩

Friday night opera? You bet! Obsessed much 🤩

Performances in Llangollen, Market Drayton & Liverpool across May... #musoEP

Sublime Bach this evening in the glorious surrounds of Shrewsbury Abbey 🥰🎵🤍🎵 #musoEP #viola #musician

And that's what Viola Jane gets up to of a weekend 😅 #musoEP #EdPsychs

Late evening violin practice... what are all these dots & lines anyway? Do we really need them all?! 🤭

Excited for this weekend's gigs, leading the band this time 😎🎻 #musoEP #Shropshire #KeepMusicLive #TeamCleo @braintumourcharity.bsky.social

Well, our fence blew away & the back yard is a wreck. No point worrying - I'm going to play my violin instead!

On duty with the marvellous Shrewsbury Light Orchestra this afternoon #musoEP Raising money for Lingen Davies Cancer Fund 💛💙

A poster advertising a concert of Bach cantatas

Gorgeous cleansing gigs this weekend #musoEP - Bach in Stafford on Sat with Jacobi Chorale & Handel 'Messiah' in Rhos with North Wales Opera Studio & @jarualdaquartet.bsky.social on Sun. We will raise the roof 🤩

Feeling fortunate 🥰

Inside Chester Cathedral

A Lego version of Chester Cathedral

Instruments beside a Christmas tree

Muso hat on today, in the viola section for a lush 'opera lollipops' gig in stunning Chester Cathedral - aptly including a Lego version of this beautiful building 🤩 #MusoEP

Thanks, bluesky, for enabling video - here you go, a teency weency nibble of the gorgeous Bruch double concerto last night - such a delightfully smiley piece of music - about to go do it all again 🎻🎶💖 #musoEP

One smiling violist and one smiling clarinettist

Last rehearsal with the awesome Sally on clarinet before our gigs this weekend 🤩 Still smiling so, y'know, can't have been too shabby 😅

Nice shot of my beautiful forever viola 🥰 her name is Alma 💖🎻💖 #musoEP

3 gigs last week with my Jarualda Quartet faves- now on to this! 🤩🎻🔥🎶💖 #musoEP #soloist #TeamCleo

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A viola part for an opera gala

Happy place 🤩🎻❤️ #musoEP

A viola and a pint of beer

The Cure, Rod Stewart, Crowded House, Eric Clapton, Simon & Garfunkel, Dire Straits; restorative acoustic flashmob down the Dolphin with me viola 🥰 #musoEP

Well there's a little bit exciting!

This is the debut recording made by Jarualda Quartet, which launched today - I'm their viola player 🤩

All world premieres by composer Paul Henley. They're fantastic, we loved making the CD 🤩

Apparently on Spotify. Woo hoo!

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Happy happy happy place, such a privilege to work with musicians of this calibre 🙏🏼

Dvorak 2nd piano quintet on Fri 20th, for anyone curious. Lucky us 🥰 #musoEP

A picture of Jarualda String Quartet performing at a music festival. I am on the right with my viola.

New plans for EP service delivery that we have worked on all summer coming to fruition X weeks of quartet, opera & solo gigs I've been working towards for months...

Taking September one step at a time! #EdPsychs #musoEP

a baby without a shirt is smiling with the words yesssss so excited ALT: a baby without a shirt is smiling with the words yesssss so excited

Spent my last day of annual leave rehearsing #musoEP

First, the Bruch 'double' for viola & clarinet, which is such a tender, joyful piece, & then Dvorak piano quintet - another banger 🤩👌🏻

I'm just telling you because I'm ridiculously excited about it all 🤩 #blueskyEPs