There are a couple of people in long sleeves and one in a coat (!) though..

Think of all the page turns though..

Indeed!

..I think I had to have a separate bank account to pay the grant into than my usual bank account and just ended up using it as a holding account. I've done it for subsequent projects too, though I've not run a project with such a large budget since so it's not been on the same scale.

I honestly can't remember! It was a few years ago now. The majority of the grant was funding other people (another creator, then lots of paying performers and venues) so there was no way I was counting it all as my own income temporarily!

Oooh! For a similar project, I had a separate bank account that the grant sat in and I then paid everyone from that. I didn't count the grant as my income but made sure invoicing for my portion of it (which was my income, if you see what I mean) balanced across the two years..

Beautiful!

This one is voice and piano! I do love a song cycle with additional forces though..

That sounds excellent! Good luck with putting the workshop together.