July 2025 - FYI, I have decided to close this blog and migrate content back to my main website. I'll be updating the location of blog posts as I go along. You can read more about this here.

Last Monday I stepped down as chairperson of Cantóirí. The two years I have spent at the helm have been fun but it is definitely time to hand over to someone else. Our glorious new leader is Maria Williamson (neé Nahua), the first Finnish chairperson! I have no doubt that her good Scandinavian sense will ensure the choir continues to prosper over the coming twelve months.