Category Archives: Solo

Chameleana

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 2020. As the title suggests they largely imitate different styles/composers and are each personalised to some degree. They were intended for practice, recreation, and as […]

Tyto Alba

Solo Alto flute (2022) – Avian Study no.2 Tyto alba (white owl) is the Latin name for the barn owl. Listen to an excerpt: In this miniature I have tried to capture something of the bird’s mystical character, itʼs silent, graceful, but also extremely agile flight, as well as the sense of the nocturnal suspense […]

Morlich Meditation

Solo marimba (2019 rev.2021) Loch Morlich is located in the Badenoch and Strathspey area of the Scottish Highlands. At 318 metres above sea level, it is the highest beach in the UK, and sits at the foot of the Cairngorm mountains. An area of outstanding natural beauty, the combination of the calm loch, sandy beaches […]

Sylva Suite

Solo harp (2018) Listen to an excerpt: (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 woodland, and also an archaic term meaning ‘a collection of poems or literary pieces’. Trees have always been important to me, […]

Under the Rowan Tree

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 for children. – Frances Wilson, who blogs as The Cross-Eyed Pianist I was extremely impressed by the combination of intelligence, creativity, and beauty. – Robert Peate […]

Pearl III

Solo piano (2013) Listen to an excerpt: 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 from which it takes its name, recounting a fathers grief for his lost daughter. The third in a series of ‘Pearls’, […]

Suite for Harp

Solo harp (2012) 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 a more vacant intimacy in others. The five movements are linked by a through running ‘rhythmic theme’, whilst the harmonic language moves through different levels […]

Pearl II

Solo piano (2013) Listen to an excerpt: 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. The second of a number of ‘Pearls’, the music is written in the same character as the anonymous medieval text from […]

Four Magna Carta Fanfares

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 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, they are designed to incorporate a range of abilities and instrumentations as might be appropriate for […]