I’m about to hit “send”. At the other end of the email is the Ulster Orchestra. Attached is a score: The Riot Symphony. I sometimes think composition is like an act of gross indecency, publicly exposing yourself in the full knowledge of the dire consequences. After all that work, is it any good? And what am I thinking sending this to my home orchestra with that word on the front page? Riots, after all, don’t have a great reputation in Belfast. The next time I see them, they’ll be rehearsing for the 10 May premiere. We’ll be in the historic...