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2nd July, BBC Hoddinott Hall, Wales Millennium Centre – part of the 2022 International Choral Festival Cardiff Le Voci Ladies Choir (directed by Jo Williamson and accompanied by myself) will…

3pm, Sunday 19th June, Middleton on the Hill Church, Herefordshire. My Garden Days (2014) (settings of R. L. Stevenson for choir and piano) will be performed by the Birchpole Singers…

January is the first in a projected set of miniature, monthly meditations for ‘cello and organ, which will be premiered by the fantastic Hilary Norris (organ) and Joris Boon (‘cello’)…

The revised version of Two Souls (originally Two Souls in One) for 4 harps, choir, organ and two narrators, will be performed in Belmont Abbey, Hereford at 11am on Tuesday…

The newly formed Andromeda Ensemble will be premiering Japanese Death Poems – Book One at the Royal Academy of Music (ABRH), at 6:30 on Tuesday 18th January. Click here for…

My Three Diversions will be performed at Chichester Cathedral by the brilliant Aurora Trio (Flute, Viola, Harp) on Tuesday 28th September at 1:10pm. These three wayward miniatures (subtitled Rounds, Elegy…

My Four Early Love Songs will be performed by the fantastic Jessica Summers (Soprano) and Jelena Makarova (Piano) at The Chapel of The Royal Foundation of St. Katherine, Limehouse on…

Morlich Meditation for solo Marimba will be premiered by Ethan Skuodas at 1pm on Friday 30th April as part of a live-streamed percussion showcase from the Duke’s Hall, Royal Academy…

I am delighted to have been made a trustee of the Black Mountain Chamber Music Trust. The BMCMT have already done such wonderful work in the Black Mountains area, and…

It seems an appropriate time to post these Four Passing Songs, performed here by Soprano Emily Prosser and myself at Holy Trinity Church in Hereford. They were written at a…

Following Clare Hammond’s beautifully shaped performance of Pearl on Prestigne Digital this year (still available to watch until Dec 31st – click here), Clare is performing the piece twice more…

“Full of telling echoes and resonances, Pearl (2013) by Robert Peate is a compact, single-movement statement based on an eight-note cantus firmus that pervades the score, accruing decorations and embellishments as it unfolds.…

As part of a number of musical alternatives to the COVID-19 stricken Presteigne Festival, Presteigne Digital, a series of specially-filmed mini-concerts and literary events, will be streamed via the Presteigne…

The fantastic Philippa Mo (violin) with guest artist Olivia Jageurs (harp) will perform Three Idylls at The Curtain, Shoreditch on 29th October 7:30. The concert includes works by Bach, Birtwistle, Pärt,…

My 6-minute trio Swift for oboe (Ruth Watson), Bassoon (Olly Galletta) and Piano (Andrew Morris) will be performed on Sunday 29th September at 3pm in Yarpole Church, Herefordshire, as part…

My Sylva Suite (2018) was recently premiered in Hay-on-Wye by the wonderful Alexandra Guiraud (for whom it was written). A set of five musical portraits or character studies of five…

The wonderful Cantabile Girls’ Choir present their summer concert at All Saints Cafe, Hereford on 26th June 7:30, with …Luciferum… on the menu. http://www.cafeatallsaints.co.uk/event/

Watch Jo Williamson and her Cantabile Girls’ Choir performing …Luciferum… in Hoddinott Hall (Wales Millennium Centre) as part of the International Choral Festival Wales 2019. Buy the score here Watch the…

These 20 rounds of varying difficulty feature original settings of nursery rhymes, riddles and more. Though written primarily for children, they may also provide a source of enjoyment and experimentation for instrumental…

A new musical commentary exploring the extraordinary lives of Hypatia and Saint Katherine of Alexandria for Choir, 4 Harps, 2 Narrators and Organ. Performed by Hereford Chamber Choir and The…

The award winning Pelleas Ensemble will be adding Three Diversions to their repertoire, with performances next season beginning on 3rd/4th April 2020 in Hexham and Holmes Chapel. More info on Three Diversions here 

… Luciferum… was written for Jo Williamson and her Cantabile Girls’ Choir. The title which refers to the ‘Bringer of light’ is taken from Psalm 109 (Vulgate), and the music elaborates…

Stone Study no.2 – Cave and Cliff will be premiered on the evening of Friday 7th September at the Lion Ballroom in Leominster, Herefordshire by Tony Urbainczyk (Violin), Joris Boon (‘cello)…

‘Shared Freedom – Shared Future’ was conceived by students at Whitecross Hereford to illustrate to young people their common history with Polish immigrants, in particular the stories of local post-WW2…

Established in 2012 by blogger Frances Wilson (“The Cross-Eyed Pianist”), Meet the Artist is a series of interviews in which musicians, conductors and composers discuss aspects of their creative lives. I’m…

Stone Study no.2 – Cave and Cliff takes the form of a ‘theme and variations’. The theme consists of a chaconne-like harmonic progression which contains only a few fragments of melodic…

Beautifully imaginative and vivid pieces with some fantastic duets that introduce children to the joy of chamber music!  – Clare Hammond, Pianist A very welcome addition to contemporary piano literature…

Hereford String Orchestra and soloist Laura Rickard will premiere my piece Lullay on 24th March. A lullaby for solo violin and double string orchestra written for HSO, the piece creates a nocturnal…

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