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…
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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…
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SATB and piano (2014) R. L. Stevenson 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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Amateur SATB, solo soprano and piano (2017) Missa Brevis (inc. Shakespeare, Hesiod) Listen to an excerpt: Ad Majorem Gastropoda Gloriam Snail Litany was first performed in Yarpole Church, Herefordshire by…
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SATB and organ (2017) Text – A. Walker Listen to an excerpt: I. Long walk to the beach II. Cradle song III. Childhood beach IV. Sojourner V. St Anthony then…
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Unaccompanied SATB (2015) Sweet silence after bells! deep in the enamour’d ear soft incantation dwells. Filling the rapt still sphere a liquid crystal swims, precarious yet clear. Those metal quiring…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Double String Orchestra, String Quartet (2 Vla, 2 Vc), Organ pedal (2015) “…August, in short, is the month of Nature’s perfect poise, and I should like to see it represented…
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Violin & Orchestra (2015-16) 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 4th…