Works

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…

These 22 character pieces are designed to be as fun as they are educational, where the titles, music and occasional hand drawn illustrations (by Pete Bryden) offer a source of…

(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…

(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…

(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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

(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…

(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…

(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.…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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.…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…

(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…