So excited to see a review of our album 'ANIMO two' being published online by LOUD MOUTH, written by the pianist and artistic director of the Brisbane Music Festival, Alex Rainieri. 

So proud and happy to be part of the PARMA family and to see ANIMO two released by Ravello Records today.

A fantastic end to a year of 'firsts': 

HOPE, PARMA, Music Video, ANIMO two and fantastic audiences!

Animo have been signed by PARMA recordings, Ravello records, for their second album 'ANIMO two'.

YOUTUBE Premiere of our MUSIC VIDEO 'The Journey of Alan Kurdi'

April 1st, 2022 at 12 noon

Recorded at St George's Bristol on May 11th, 2021

As we come to the end of another transformative year, we are pausing (on a 'Sunday') to say 'Thank you' for sharing this year with us.

Almost a week since Sheffield's gig at the Courtyard courtesy of Lynne's Live Lounge and with the support and guest starring of Julian Jones. 

We really had the best time and we are already planning our return performance next year!

ANIMO are performing LIVE at Sheffield Courtyard Cafe&Bar on Sunday 7th November. 

PRANASA (ANIMO and Supriya Nagarajan) are performing at the FESTIVAL of NEW Livestream on Thursday 11th November.

It was a fantastic, deeply immersive week for PRANASA: Animo+ Supriya Nagarajan with Duncan Chapman. All I can say is 'wow'!

It was also the first time that Sarah and I improvised freely, live, on stage. 

We begin our journey at the top!

What an utter joy it was to perform at Hellens Manor last Sunday!

Martin Bill's songs sounded amazing in that hall and so did Edmund's woodpecker and Piazzolla's Tangos. Oh yes, live music is BACK!!!!

On Sunday 1st August, 2021 at 6pm we are performing at Hellens Manor. 

Tara Guram's emotive 'Requiem' (for my mother) is being released on Friday 18th July. We feel so lucky and so humbled to have been part of this composition's journey and Tara's own. 

Animo and Supriya Nagarajan have been offered a Residency as part of Festival of New, at Snape Maltings, between the 6th and 12th September, 2021.

Go team!

Who knew that Animo would be a part of an Academic publication? It was thanks to professor Alberto Nones who discovered us from our AEMC competition application and invited us to take part at the conference in June 2020. 

'Ex Arcadia' by Joseph Howard is going to be our first official release for 2021 on June 4th!

Remember those lovely pencils, pens, mugs and bags at our 2019 Launch? Well, they are now on sale through our Bandcamp merch shop!

We are making a short of film of 'The Journey of Alan Kurdi'. That is the most exciting news since our launch in 2019!

It was such a pleasure to work with Supriya and open ourselves to the magic of improvisation on Indian Music Ragas. 

News Flash! KORES TRIO is born!

Animo have joined forces with Wendy Nieper, soprano, jazz singer, scat singer, vocal coach, University lecturer, ex-Swingle Singer and wonderful human being.

So now you can look forward to more wonderful collaborations, concerts, livestreams...

It's been a while since my last Blog. 

We've just played our last YouTube weekly Livestream with Rachmaninov's 'Vocalise' and Variation 18 from his 'Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini' and we said a cheery 'see you later' to all of you, our supporters, our Animo fans. Thanks for watching!

Now, we move on to our four 2021 composers...

Animo are taking a 'wee break' from our weekly lunchtime livetsreaming so Tuesday 16th March will be our last one for a little while. 

We have plans to work with our 2021 composers, prepare for competitions, plan to record more videos and start a new channel on YouTube and prepare for two live concerts! 

Meet our 2021 Composers continues with the versatile, innovative and multi-disciplined musician, Jovana Backovic.

Second day of presenting one of our four composers for 2021, Caitlin Laing-McEvoy.

Announcing the 2021 Animo 'new music project' composers!

Our Animo two residential and recording sessions are now in the past. What's left is the desire to do more, to work harder, to play more repertoire and to not rest but to keep going but we are all human and it really is time to rest... and be reflective.

Last week's recording sessions are everything we'd hoped it would be: fun, challenging, soul-affirming and, at times, exhausting. Just like Grayson Perry advocates in his Art Club, the Arts help us immerse ourselves body and soul into creating something new, unknown and straight from the heart.

We strive to make it look effortless...

Recording for 'ANIMO two' starts tomorrow with a 'set-up day'. Adam Bertenshaw is back to record us both on audio and video. We have created a little Covid-safe haven (Gazebo included!) and tomorrow we will spend the whole day setting up equipment, finding the right sound, floating ideas.

Right now, 'City' and 'Life' seem canyons apart! This is, however, a tribute to a fabulous British composer PAUL HART, a bass player, violinist, pianist and life-long piano accompanist and jazz violinist to Cleo Lane and John Dankworth. What a CV!

Join us for a month of Live-streams with Animo starting on January 12th at 12:45.

CORRECTION: despite the PM's Lockdown announcement, Animo will continue with our Live streams starting January 5th 'Tuesday LIVE at 12:45'.

With 20/20 vision we move forward to 2021. A whole new chapter.

Sarah made a beautiful video which sums up some of our achievements in 2020...

I have just filled our Gallery with snapshots from our "tour" of Kindest Christmas experience. Take a look at our Gallery section (link in the Blog).

Such a great idea to extend time for a full 24 hour music from around the world via Facebook. We were very happy to be part of this and now we look towards the future with some hope that live music will flourish once again and we will be playing music in front of a live audience. We do love sharing our music with everyone...

Hey, Ho! It's Christmas!

We are coming up to the last two Live streams in 2020 and we are looking forward, only forward, to 2021. 

Bring your sleigh bells for Livestream 7!