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(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.…

(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…

(2011/12) – 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) – 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…

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…

(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…

(2015-16) – 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…