(2018) – Harp (Excerpts from Yew, Spectred Oaks and Mountain Ash. The full Spectred Oaks and Mountain Ash can be heard here) ‘Sylva’ is from the Latin for forest or…
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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…
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… 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…
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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…
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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…
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(2013) – Piano Written for Huw Watkins and commissioned by the ‘Wednesdays at The Forge’ concert series, the music is written in the same character as the anonymous medieval text…
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(2012) – Harp Written for harpist Olivia Jageurs, this suite was partly conceived as a harmonic exploration of the harp, which moves between a virtuosic stand in some places, and…
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(2013) – Piano Commissioned through the Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize and the Alan Horne Memorial Prize, Pearl (II) was written for pianist Clare Hammond and the 2013 Presteigne Festival.…
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R. L. Stevenson (2014) SATB and Piano I. Prologue: “Fair isle at sea…” II. Summer Sun III. The Gardener IV. Autumn Fires V. Night and Day VI. Epilogue: Requiem Written…
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Missa Brevis inc. Shakespeare, Hesiod (2017) – Amateur SATB, solo soprano and piano Ad Majorem Gastropoda Gloriam Snail Litany was first performed in Yarpole Church, Herefordshire by the Birchpole Singers…
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A. Walker (2017) SATB (with divisi) and Organ I. Long walk to the beach II. Cradle song III. Childhood beach IV. Sojourner V. St Anthony then and now On first…
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C J Brennan – Unaccompanied SATB (with divisi) This rennasisance-tinged setting of poem by Christopher John Brennan for unaccompanied choir was commissioned by Sidney Susex College, Cambridge, with funds generously…
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(2011) – Cl/Bass Cl, Hrp, Vla, Vc Written for Chroma, the generally dark, grotesque and sometimes farcical character of this piece was partly inspired by the old parlour game of…
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(2009-10) – Ob, Vln, Vla, Vc & Pno A set of tableaux (or freeze-frames) offered an appropriate model for this music, which depicts a series of typically winter moods/scenes. Although…
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(2012) – Violin and Harp Commissioned by cheese and spirit makers Charles Martell and Sons, these three movements depict three pastoral impressions: I. – a babbling brook in summer; II.…
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(2012) – Oboe and Harp The first of a number of ‘Pearls’, the music is written in the same character as the anonymous medieval text from which it takes its…
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(2011) – Four Horns in F Incidental music for a child’s make-believe drama. Pantomime! was first performed at Duke’s Hall, June 2012, by Carys Evans, Oliver Hickie, Edmund Morgan and…
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(2011) – Four Horns in F Exploring a dialogue between the principle and the three remaining members of the section, the music was characterised by the often contrasting associations surrounding…
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(2011/12) – Basset horn & Four Double basses Apart from the basset horn’s distinctively plaintive and melancholy character, the main influence on this piece came from observing different kinds of…
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(2013) – Solo Tenor, Alto Flute, Harp A dream-like, sensual and surreal quality permeates much of this short song-cycle of three poems by Paul Éluard. The music moves fluidly in…
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(2012) – Solo Counter tenor, baroque Oboe, Vln, Vla, Vc, Harpsichord Commissioned by the London Bach Society, this music is a response to one of the most famous parts of…
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(2009) – Solo Soprano & Chamber Orchestra In the spirit of Anglo Saxon riddles and storytelling, these two songs are very much ‘round the campfire’ settings. The first (Cuckoo) imitates…
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(2009) – Sax, Vla, Pno, Perc. Written for the ensemble Decibel, the music takes the form of an introductory ‘meditation’ which then springs into two fast ‘reflections’, before returning to…
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(2016) – String Quartet Written largely for fun between 2008 and 2016, these two volumes of folksongs arranged for string quartet are generally straightforward in approach, with an attempt to…
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(2016) – Violoncello and Piano The imposing and characterful viaduct that towers over the village of Knucklas in Powys was the model for this three-movement work for ‘cello and piano.…
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(2016) – Flute, Viola and Harp Written for the Aurora Trio, the title Three Diversions refers to a somewhat playful approach (Diversions being the anglicized version of Divertimenti) as well…
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(2016) – Flute, Viola and Harp Commissioned by the Aurora Trio with funds from the RVW Trust, Six takes on Tosca is a set of six variations on a theme…
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(2011) – Fl/Picc, Ob/Cor A/Cabasa, Cl, Hrn, Hrp, Vln I, Vln II, Vla, Vc After collecting a disparate collection of musical fragments or ‘images’ through certain ‘field research’, I selected…
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(2010) – Ob/Cor A, Hrn, CBsn, Hrp, Vln, Vc This piece is a response to the poem of the same name by Edward Thomas. After I had made a number…
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(2015) – One to Six Trumpets (+ some variable instrumentation) These four fanfares are arranged in order of length, difficulty and ensemble size. Commissioned by Wraysbury Parish Council for the…
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(2015) – Piano Trio This piece is about remembrance, and above all explores various approaches to memory and grief. The music moves between an objective, meditative, even ceremonial character on…
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Perotin – arr. 3 Saxophones, 4 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones I arranged this joyous 11th century Organum for a concert at the Royal Academy of Music in 2012. The…
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(2017) – Solo Violin & Double String Orchestra First planned as a lyrical piece for solo violin and strings, my initial concepts for the music soon accompanied the experience of…
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(2010) – Four Horns & Orchestra As the title suggests, the music looks to principles of both symphonic and concerto writing. There is an attempt in the piece to integrate…
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(2015) – Double String Orchestra, String Quartet (2 Vla, 2 Vc), Organ pedal “…August, in short, is the month of Nature’s perfect poise, and I should like to see it…
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(2015) – 12 Trumpets, 2 Percussion, Piano, Organ, SATB soli, SATB chorus, 2 Db The idea to set Edgar Allen Poe’s four part poem The Bells came from a number…
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(2015-16) – Violin & Orchestra Listen to an excerpt Written on the 2015-16 LPO young composers scheme, this concerto is dedicated to violinist Vesselin Gellev, who premiered the work on…