leading to similarities (2024)
For scordatura acoustic guitar and harp. duration cira 5 minutes. This is a timecode-supported polytemporal composition. Dedicated to Sonia Stevenson
sometimes capricious
for harpsichord Dedicated to Anna Ferro. This piece is composed for a five-octave, double-manual instrument. Colouration is at the discretion of the performer. Duration circa 4 minutes.
vague or maybe missing
for harpsichord Dedicated to Sylvia Jungé Duration circa 6 minutes This piece is composed for a five-octave, double-manual instrument. Colouration is at the discretion of the performer.
and vanished moments (2024)
For harpsichord Dedicated to Jane Champion for her 60th birthday. This piece is composed for a five-octave, double-manual instrument. Colouration is at the discretion of the performer. Duration circa 5:00
ghost in a go-go bar (2010)
for harpsichord Dedicated to Stephen Davismoon for his 60th birthday. This piece is composed for a five-octave, double-manual instrument. Colouration is at the discretion of the performer. Duration 10 minutes beatingit lingers just beyond rhythm franticstickyalways a step ahead this dance never quite fades awayto a flickera touch the music spinsa blur that wants to…
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URBANITIES (2001)
Five Pieces for Harpsichord. Bill Stickers Will Be Prosecuted! Cold Air Baffles Slippery When We Slow! Loose Chippings Heavy Plant Crossing This piece is composed for a five-octave, double-manual instrument. Colouration is at the discretion of the performer. I wrote these pieces over several days while living on the Isle of Skye in December 2001.…
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Five Sea Shanties for the Twenty-First Century
for voices, harp and accordion A Heave Ho (voices, harp, bell-like percussion) Drunken Sailor (voices and accordion) Haul on the Bowlin (voices) Hilo (voices, harp) Who Can Sail? (voices and accordion) Lyme Bay Moonrakers, a Lyme Regis community shanty group, partnered with Somerset-based composer Marc Yeats and electricbackroom STUDIO to compose five contemporary vocal pieces…
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black, less and yellow
Instrumentation: This is a timecode-supported polytemporal piece. black, less and yellow is dedicated to Jane Champion for her 60th birthday. Program Note: There is no programmatic intention in what unfolds as sound in this piece: any or no relationship to the title and the sounding music is forged at the discretion of the composer, performer…
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bricolage III (for two guitars) 2023
Dedicated to Ondrej Vesely This is a timecode-supported polytemporal composition. In the arts, bricolage (French for ‘do-it-yourself’ projects) is the construction or creation of a work from a diverse range of things that happen to be available. bricolage III is no exception. Here, musical materials are transformed, recontextualised as necessary and assembled from several pre-existing pieces, particularly the guitar…
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through tongues of clarity and shifting
For Clarinet in Bb dedicated to Szilárd Benes Program Note: This piece was composed in response to a call from clarinetist Szilárd Benes for short solo pieces as part of his ‘Rucksack Project’. Excited by Szilárd’s prodigious playing technique, I set out to write a solo based on new and transformed materials from my ESOlo…
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bordering into something else
dedicated to Anna Ferro For horn and ensemble Instrumentation Program Note: This is a timecode-supported polytemporal work. There is no programmatic intention in what unfolds as sound in this piece: any or no relationship to the title and the sounding music is forged at the discretion of the composer, performer and listener. Despite this statement,…
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ESOlo IV (violin)
ESOlo IV For Violin dedicated to Zöe Beyers Program Note: The ESOlo project involves creating individual solos for principal players in the English Symphony Orchestra (ESO). This approach allows me to collaborate closely with the orchestra, making them familiar with my work before tackling a larger piece. Each solo, lasting 8-11 minutes, is an intense…
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ESOlo III (violoncello)
ESOlo III dedicated to Joely Koos Program Note: The ESOlo project involves creating individual solos for principal players in the English Symphony Orchestra (ESO). This approach allows me to collaborate closely with the orchestra, making them familiar with my work before tackling a larger piece. Each solo, lasting 8-10 minutes, is an intense exploration of…
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ESOlo II (flute)
ESOlo II For Flute dedicated to Laura Jellicoe Program Note: The ESOlo project involves creating individual solos for principal players in the English Symphony Orchestra (ESO). This approach allows me to collaborate closely with the orchestra, making them familiar with my work before tackling a larger piece. Each solo, lasting 8-10 minutes, is an intense…
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ESOlo I (horn)
ESOlo Idedicated to James Topp Program Note: The ESOlo project involves creating individual solos for principal players in the English Symphony Orchestra (ESO). This approach allows me to collaborate closely with the orchestra, making them familiar with my work before tackling a larger piece. Each solo, lasting 8-10 minutes, is an intense exploration of ideas,…
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outpourings from a noisy brain
outpourings from a noisy brain: part 1 Dedicated to Aleksander Gabrys for double bass Written across two sets, outpourings from a noisy brain is a series of double bass solos designed to be performed in several iterations. First, parts 1 and 2 can be played as complete through-composed solos. Second, any number of sections within…
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a mesh of tangled lines
Dedicated to my dear friend Sarah Watts. This is a timecode-supported polytemporal composition. Instrumentation: Program Note: There is no programmatic intention in what unfolds as sound in this piece: any or no relationship to the title and the sounding music is forged at the discretion of the composer, performer and listener. Despite this statement, there…
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hard against your earth (solos for Trumpet in Bb)
Dedicated to Fabio Fabbri Duration: 27 minutes There is no programmatic intention in what unfolds as sound in this piece: any or no relationship to the title and the sounding music is forged at the discretion of the composer, performer and listener. Nevertheless, an unfolding of material manifests through contrasting music sections to provide the…
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but rather it stems from a complex interplay
for treble doubling descant recorders, cor anglais, viola and double bass Dedicated to my dear friend and composer, Sadie Harrison This is a timecode-supported polytemporal composition Duration circa: 16 minutes There is no programmatic intention in what unfolds as sound in this piece: any or no relationship to the title and the sounding music is…
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comparison is the thief of joy
twenty-two pieces for piano Duration: circa 45 minutes dedicated to my dear friend, Frances, Magdalene Wilson There is no programmatic intention in what unfolds as sound in this piece: any or no relationship to the title and the sounding music is forged at the discretion of the composer, performer and listener. Despite this statement, an…
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four inventions for Lauryna
for piano dedicated to my dear friend and pianist Lauryna Sableviciute Duration: 15 minutes
each changing #6
for E-flat clarinet, violin, violoncello, double bass, harp, percussion (1) This is a timecode-supported polytemporal composition Duration circa 14 minutes Dedicated to Raymond Brien
each changing #5
sextet for B-flat clarinet, guitar and distanced string quartet (2023) This is a timecode-supported polytemporal composition. Duration circa 14 minutes Dedicated to Raymond Brien
each changing #3
for B-flat clarinet (Solo 2: 2020) Duration circa 14 minutes Dedicated to Raymond Brien
each changing #2
for B-flat clarinet (Solo 1: 2020) Duration circa 14 minutes Dedicated to Raymond Brien
gravity lost
for string quartet This is a timecode-supported polytemporal composition There is no programmatic intention in what unfolds as sound in this piece: any or no relationship to the title and the sounding music is forged at the discretion of the composer, performer and listener. Despite this statement, there is an unfolding of material that manifests…
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bricolage VI
Dedicated to Lucas and Jen This is a timecode-supported polytemporal ensemble piece bricolage VI For flute, bass clarinet, horn and violoncello Duration 5’24” In the arts, bricolage (French for ‘do-it-yourself’ projects) is the construction or creation of a work from a diverse range of things that happen to be available. bricolage VI is no exception. Here, musical materials are…
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bricolage I (solo guitar) 2022
Dedicated to Ondrej Vesely In the arts, bricolage (French for ‘do-it-yourself’ projects) is the construction or creation of a work from a diverse range of things that happen to be available. bricolage I is no exception. Here, musical materials are transformed, recontextualised as necessary and assembled from several pre-existing pieces, particularly the guitar writing in another guitar solo, out…
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bricolage IV
For bass clarinet and guitar Dedicated to Jane and Tim champion In the arts, bricolage (French for ‘do-it-yourself’ projects) is the construction or creation of a work from a diverse range of things that happen to be available. bricolage IV is no exception. Here, musical materials are assembled from a number of pre-existing pieces, particularly the 2012 solo bass…
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In Memoriam: Gordon Crosse
Created in memory of my dear friend, colleague and composer, Gordon Crosse, who died in November 2021 at his home in Suffolk. His presence in my life is sorely missed. The video comprises footage of the sea filmed at Covehithe on the Suffolk coast, a favourite haunt of mine and a special place Gordon would…
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