In my head I’ve been thinking that I’ve done my last Christmas gig of the year (the Mayor’s carol service at All Saints with Holy Trinity in town last night, performing with the Charnwood Symphonic Wind Orchestra) but that isn’t strictly true. Jane and I are also supporting St Theo’s in Rushey Mead (on the north east side of Leicester) for their carol service on Sunday morning. It isn’t quite such a formal affair as the band gigs but I have spent some time today finishing off clarinet parts for Jane to play.

Some are traditional carols so are very straight forward. Jane gets the alto part transposed for her B♭ instrument and I’ll play the bass part. Others don’t have well established four part harmonies so I’ll busk the bass line from the chords and there I’ve tried to write simple but useful parts for the clarinet. Rehearsal will be limited compared to the more formal gigs but it should turn out alright.