Chamber Ensemble

Three violins and optional ‘cello (2016) This suite of modest miniatures was written in early 2016 as a gift for the dedicatees Pete, Fred and Clara Miln to play together…

Voice and piano (2019-20) How sweet I roam’d from field to field – William Blake Lullaby – Traditional (German) Now spring has come – Bainen New Year’s Morning – Helen…

Voice and piano (2006-7) Will-o’-the-Wisp – Walter de la Mare Now close the windows – Robert Frost On Eastnor Knoll – John Masefield Out in the dark – Edward Thomas…

Voice and piano (2007-8) Song – Edward Thomas He would not stay for me, and who can wonder? – A. E. Houseman Lady, I will touch you with my mind…

Piano, harp, violin, flute, alto saxophone, cornet, tenor horn, guitar (2020) Chameleana is an eclectic set of 21 miniatures, written for my piano pupils during the first UK lockdown in…

Two violins (2011) Written for two fellow masters students at the Royal Academy of Music, the first study features a fast web of intertwined harmonic arpeggiations, where the second involves…

Oboe, bassoon and piano (2019) – Avian Study no.1 Listen to an excerpt: This ‘miniature epic’ was inspired by the impressive aerial displays of Swifts flying over our house during…

Chamber orchestra (2007) Three Dancing Movements was written for the student-formed chamber orchestra The New Fangled Consort at Birmingham Conservatoire in 2007. I often imagined dancers when writing, and it…

Violin, ‘cello and piano (2018) 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…

Clarinet/bass clarinet, harp, viola, ‘cello (2011) Listen to an excerpt: Written for Chroma, the generally dark, grotesque and sometimes farcical character of this piece was partly inspired by the old…

Oboe, violin, viola, ‘cello and piano (2009-10) Listen to an excerpt: A set of tableaux (or freeze-frames) offered an appropriate model for this music, which depicts a series of typically…

Violin and harp (2012) Listen to an excerpt: Commissioned by cheese and spirit makers Charles Martell and Sons, these three movements depict three pastoral impressions: I. – a babbling brook…

Oboe and harp (2012) 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 name,…

Four horns (2011) Listen to an excerpt: 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…

Four horns (2011) Listen to an excerpt: Exploring a dialogue between the principle and the three remaining members of the section, the music was characterised by the often contrasting associations…

Basset horn and four double basses (2011/12) Listen to an excerpt: Apart from the basset horn’s distinctively plaintive and melancholy character, the main influence on this piece came from observing…

Counter tenor, baroque oboe, violin, viola, ‘cello, harpsichord (2012) Commissioned by the London Bach Society, this music is a response to one of the most famous parts of Bach’s St…

Mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra (2009) Listen to an excerpt: In the spirit of Anglo Saxon riddles and storytelling, these two songs are very much ‘round the campfire’ settings. The first…

Alto sax, viola, piano, percussion (2009) Listen to an excerpt: Written for the ensemble Decibel, the music takes the form of an introductory ‘meditation’ which then springs into two fast…

String quartet (2016) 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 preserve…

‘cello and piano (2016) Listen to an excerpt: The imposing and characterful viaduct that towers over the village of Knucklas in Powys was the model for this three-movement work for…

Flute, viola and harp (2016) Written for the Aurora Trio, the title Three Diversions refers to a somewhat playful approach (Diversions being the anglicized version of Divertimenti) as well as…

Flute, viola and harp (2016) Listen to an excerpt: Commissioned by the Aurora Trio with funds from the RVW Trust, Six takes on Tosca is a set of six variations…

Flute/piccolo, oboe/cor a/cabasa, clarinet, horn, harp, violin I, violin II, viola, ‘cello (2011) After collecting a disparate collection of musical fragments or ‘images’ through certain ‘field research’, I selected five…

Oboe/cor A, horn, contrabassoon, harp, violin, ‘cello (2010) This piece is a response to the poem of the same name by Edward Thomas. After I had made a number of…

One to Six Trumpets (2015) – including some variable instrumentation These four fanfares are arranged in order of length, difficulty and ensemble size. Commissioned by Wraysbury Parish Council for the…

Violin, ‘cello and piano (2015) 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…