Daniel Todd
A Winter’s Stroll
Each morning I wake to find a single leaf sprouting from the end of each finger. Like the stubby slender stalks of a pagoda tree, my...
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Daniel Todd
Jun 18, 2020
Blunted, Blooming and Listening with your Body
I haven’t written a blog in some time. To be perfectly honest, I have been feeling quite blunted and blocked. Although many people have...
Daniel Todd
Apr 23, 2020
Negotiating Self-Pity, Editing for the UN, Taiwanese Art Song and The Good Life.
Like so many artists out there, losing all my work, then finding out that I wasn’t eligible for any of the COVID-related government...
Daniel Todd
Mar 13, 2020
Facing Chronic Fatigue and Chinese 12 Tone Music.
Early autumn has come upon us, and I quietly long for the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers that accompany the reddening maple leaves of...
Daniel Todd
Jan 22, 2020
Forests to Stave Off Despair - ECOSIA: Easy Tree Planting - Forest Collective.
My thoughts on what to write this month have been somewhat hijacked by the unprecedented bushfires that have ripped through the east...
Daniel Todd
Dec 22, 2019
December Reflections - New Recordings - Upcoming Gigs
It was such a pleasure to make some audition videos in LA recently with the editing and directing mastery of Adam Taylor and the camera...
Daniel Todd
Nov 12, 2019
Sibling Duets, Performance Psychology, the Ancient Qin and the Messiah
Janet Todd! That darling and talented sister of mine and her terrific film-making partner Adam Taylor have been my gracious hosts here in LA
Daniel Todd
Oct 8, 2019
Poppea, oh my word...!
Rarely have I ever been part of something so beautiful and brutal. Gale Edward’s stunning vision for Monteverdi’s Poppea with Yarra...
Daniel Todd
Sep 9, 2019
Flaubert, Spring and a Poem
Herr Lenz springt heute durch die Stadt in einer blauen Hose, and so has he sprung betrousered upon Melbourne...
Daniel Todd
Aug 19, 2019
Returning to Melbourne and Monteverdi
Melbourne and Monteverdi. Repatriation and rococo. I've relocated back to Australia and there are some exciting projects coming up! After...
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