Relaxing Piano Playlist Update for 2025

Here's the latest news along with some exciting news for the podcast being available as a video series.

Transcript

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Hello and welcome to a very special update of the Relaxing Piano Playlist, with your host, James Quinn.

In this brief episode, I’m going to quickly go over some quick details which I’ll explain the current temporary pause on the Fifth Series. I had to make an executive decision to hit pause on the podcast as a number of projects were a bit more important that required my utmost attention. Here is what happened from August to the present day:

Shortly after releasing Episode 5 back in July, I was heavily preparing myself for my annual participation for a summer piano course based in the wonderful city of Manchester in the north of England, known as the Chethams International Piano Summer School, where I studied from 4 eminent concert pianists in my lessons. I also did some video recordings which will be released on my YouTube channel in the start of 2025, as well as a short 20-minute recital. Quite the productive way to spend my Summer break.

After returning to my normal teaching and rehearsal schedule in September I was increasingly in demand with both concerts and commencing new work with yet another new choir, known as The People’s Show Choir in Cheltenham. 

Some recent concerts I had done recently required me to focus my energy for which were very important and look back fondly as career highlights of the year. One of these was playing the 2-Piano and percussion arrangement of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, which was performed in the wonderful venue of Pershore Abbey in Worcestershire back in October. Another very recent concert I did earlier this month involved me playing on the organ of Gloucester Cathedral for a Christmas concert accompanying two choirs which I played for the whole concert. As the saying goes: Adding another string to my bow! 

I have also been spending a lot of time putting together the release of my podcast as a Video Series format on my YouTube channel, and the date of this when you can see this will be starting from Monday the 6th of January in the New Year. I will be doing the same for Series 2 with a planned release in the Spring and again with Series 3 for the Summer and Series 4 for early Autumn, so quite the busy year ahead!

I hope that this all explains my busy schedule these last few months, but I haven’t lost sight of returning to resume this podcast which continues to be a constant labour of love. So much so, I can happily confirm that Episode 6 will be released on Friday the 10th of January 2025.

Since this episode is released today on 24th December of 2024, it gives me the chance to say the following: no matter where and how you observe the occasion of 25th of December, I would like to send my warmest wishes to you, your families and friends a very Happy and lovely Christmas and a prosperous and safe New Year for 2025.

This has been the Relaxing Piano Playlist with James Quinn, so until then all the very best and farewell for now. Thank you.