Why We Sing – new book out in feb 2023

Why We Sing – new book out in feb 2023

From lullabies to songs for the dying, Why We Sing is a fascinating exploration of singing in all its varied forms, from the personal perspective of Julia Hollander, song therapist, teacher and performer. In interrogating her own life experience and using the latest...
The Letter

The Letter

Another outing for my radio programme from last year, about my grandfather’s escape from Nazi Czechoslovakia thanks to a letter from the BBC – on sunday oct 4 and then on BBC Sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002rv6  
Summer Lockdown Concert – Poulenc/Strauss/Marx

Summer Lockdown Concert – Poulenc/Strauss/Marx

Come back from the beach to – A concert on one of the hottest days of the year in the cool and beautiful peace of a locked down High Street, Oxford. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=622418388404037 Poulenc surreal cheek and joy. Straussian sensuality and...
Quarantine Song

Quarantine Song

So – schools are dismissed. Of my four students due for lessons this morning, only two turn up – the other two already in isolation at home. Seventeen year-old David [name changed] arrives promptly at 8.45, complaining of a gunky chest but sure it...