A review of the premiere of my Three Edward Thomas Settings by Paul Conway from Musical Opinion (Oct-Dec 2023): ‘Robert Peate’s mini song-cycle of Edward Thomas settings rounded off proceedings in fine style. Will You Come? was initially spirited and joyful, its intermittent hesitations and decelerations mirroring the text’s increasingly agonised permutations of the title, […]
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Hereford Chamber Choir, Dir. Simon Harper will be performing my settings of the two Edward Thomas poems Interval and Will You Come? commissioned by the choir last year for their ‘Dymock Poets Re-Imagined’ project at the Ledbury Poetry Festival. Read a review by Paul Conway in Musical Opinion (Oct-Dec 2023) of the premiere here I’m […]
I’m delighted to say that the premiere of Two Souls (2019 rev.2022) at this years Three Choirs Festival in Belmont Abbey, Hereford was a great success! Below are two reviews of the work: “The Three Choirs Festival’s main evening concerts are usually staged inside the host City’s cathedral, yet the most intriguing and rewarding repertoire […]
January is the first in a projected set of miniature, monthly meditations for ‘cello and organ, which will be premiered by the fantastic Hilary Norris (organ) and Joris Boon (‘cello’) at Leominster Priory, Herefordshire, on 10th April, 7:30. The concert is hosted by the Herefordshire Composers’ Workshop, and features a number of new works for […]