Giles Swayne

An aerobic workout for virtuoso "peedal extremities" (© Fats Waller) from RIFF-RAFF. This brilliant video of James McVinnie's playing inspired Twinkletoes.

At 3pm on Sunday 3rd August in St Albans Cathedral, the sensational revolving organ maestro James McVinnie will delight a vast and eager multitude with a FREE recital which includes my new piece TWINKLETOES plus RIFF-RAFF! 'Twill be brilliant: BE THERE!

At 7pm on Wed 2nd Oct 2024, the world-famous revolving organ virtuoso James McVinnie continues his Festival Hall residency with a recital titled Fantasias. His programme includes my old friend Riff-raff (written in 1983) which he has recently recorded. BE THERE - I shall!

Malu and I are so pleased that our violin & piano CD RELATIONSHIPS (Resonus Classics, late January) has been welcomed by Gramophone, BBC Music Magazine and MWI. Music by yours truly, Nicola LeFanu, and Elizabeth Maconchy, all on disc for the first time.

A brilliant new disc from Giles Swayne on piano & violist Malu Lin performing Swayne's Duo (1975) & Echo (1996) and Nicola LeFanu’s Abstracts and a Frame (1971). resonusclassics.com/relationships-…

I think this is a tweet, but am not sure. After the tragic departure of D Trump from the Twittersphere I felt it behoved me to take his lamented place, put on a blonde toupé, and make an ass of myself. Fortunately I'm not POTUS

@salsachoirboy @JamesJoyceCentr Graham, I haven't really used Twitter before, so am slightly at sea. Where are you and how are you coping with these interesting times?

@Heloise_Werner Did you know that Jonathan W was the Walnut? Speak later. I'm at home

@swayne_giles Here!

where is Heloise? signed, Abelard

@Heloise_Werner Thank you, Héloïse! I never realised I was human, and shall try to do better. As Oscar Wilde wrote: Where are the horses?

Giles is one of the best humans and I always have the best time singing his Fishy Songs. <3

Where is the Walnut? Signed, Agnès W

Hermes Experiment’s HERE WE ARE is terrific! My Fishy Songs are beautifully performed, and I’m thrilled to be associated with the group. thehermesexperiment.com/here-we-are/ delphianrecords.com/products/here-…

Hats off to organist Simon Nieminski! His recording of my Stations of the Cross (Resonus) recently appeared as a CD. A heroic achievement! resonusclassics.com/swayne-station…

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My cousin, Elizabeth Maconchy, described the quartet as a passionate conversation. We are so lucky to have had the benefit of the Endellions’ passionate conversation for so many years.

Thank you, Andrew, Ralph, Garfield & David! hearing you always reminds me why I became a musician.

A great honour to be included in the Endellions’ 40th birthday concert at the Wigmore on May 29th – a short new piece called Endellionigma. They don’t often play new music, but when they do, it sounds wonderful because they play it in the most natural & sympathetic way.

Here's a photo of Rihab Azar, who'll be accompanying Stile Antico on the Oud in my piece Bodrum Beach at the Brighton Festival next Friday - and the Wigmore Hall on 12th June. Photo by Joe Ehlen:

Forgot to add: brightonfestival.org/event/17496/so… Photo by Marco Borggreve.

May 29th 2019 Best wishes to Endellion Quartet for their 40th anniversary concert at Wigmore Hall on May 29th, which will feature the world premiere of my Endellionigma. facebook.com/events/4593181… Photo by Eric Richmond: