Arts and society;  society and the arts

The Sydney Morning Herald last weekend (9-10 April 2016) contained the program for the Sydney Writers’ Festival, which takes place in May this year.  The message from the Artistic Director, Jemma Birrell, started…

More reflections on music

In my life outside of music I manage a neighbourhood centre in the Blue Mountains, the Lower Mountains Neighbourhood Centre.  Neighbourhood centres, or neighbourhood houses as they are described elsewhere in Australia, exist to support and…

Owning our own impact

 If you have been reading this blog over the last few weeks you will have noted a reference to Rich Harwood in my blog of 14 March 2016 entitled ‘Turning Inwards’.  This was in reference to…

Winging its way....

Image:  The Mayor of Blue Mountains, Mark Greenhill OAM (left), launches the new CD by composer Peta Williams on 18 March 2016.

I am very excited that my new CD, ‘Places with high levels of natural beauty’,…

You will be pleased to know that the CDs of ‘Places with high tevels of natural beauty’ arrived safely last week, and in time for the launch this coming Friday evening (you will now realise that my new website…

Well, I was hoping to show you a photo of my new CD on arrival from being printed, but alas, the boxes haven’t arrived yet!  So we are  running a little behind time.

So, what to talk to you about…

Dear reader,

I am very excited that I have launched my new website today - yay!

I was very fond of my previous website, but this new website gives me the opportunity to link with CD Baby, where I am…