Recognition

Suddenly everybody remembers who I am! Today all kinds of important people were shouting out "Philip!", "Hey, Phil!", "Great to see you!"

That's fine but a month ago no-one remembered me! Is it that with the coming of the first of November everyone comes out of suspended animation?

Or do they want something?

If they want me to give a concert, that's fine! I wonder if it could be that...

In other news, thanks to people who send in music that they hope I will play. I do not give out a message like the Pope, saying "Philip Howard thanks you for your music, however he looks after piano music as a whole and therefore cannot concern himself with individual cases. Thank you for your interest in Philip Howard's work."

What I do generally say is that I cannot play music that I do not have - so at least if you have sent something there is a slight chance of me playing it. But there is so much to play and my standards keep rising so music needs more and more practice! And I can only play what I could do convincingly. Don't let it stop you, though. Some people get performed by me, e.g. Bartók, Chopin...

See you soon!