A Book of Fire and Shadow: Sixteen Preludes for Organ (2026) This collection of preludes is conceived as an interconnected cycle, in which each piece foreshadows, echoes, and transforms materials drawn from within the set itself. Through free variation and reimagining, motifs, harmonic colours, rhythmic gestures, and textural ideas recur and evolve across the sixteen…
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Dedicated to Katia Farn Programme Note The music is inspired by a deeply personal engagement with the organ, from fairground to cathedral, drawing on distortions, memories, fantasies and inventions shaped by my experiences as a listener of organ music. Additionally, it reflects moments of direct interaction with the instrument—brief, exploratory encounters with the manuals and…
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Programme Note Dedicated to Matthew Lee Knowles Amorphic Hymns are my compositions for organ that explore the idea of composed resonance—sound shaped as much by memory and imagination as by musical material itself. They are inspired by distant recollections of hearing church music and congregational singing from outside church buildings, sometimes from a distance, as…
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Programme Note vivid forms of imagery emerge [1 of 3] hazy dimensions of numbness [2 of 3] fullness as a strengthening property [3 of 3] Dedicated to Thomas Mellan These three organ compositions stand as independent works, each with its own distinct character and expressive voice. Yet, through the shared threads of self-borrowed and transformed…
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Programme Note Dedicated to Alastair White The music is inspired by a deeply personal engagement with the organ, from fairground to cathedral, drawing on distortions, memories, fantasies and inventions shaped by my experiences as a listener of organ music. Additionally, it reflects moments of direct interaction with the instrument—brief, exploratory encounters with the manuals and…
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Programme Note Dedicated to Fernando Velázquez Amorphic Hymns are my compositions for organ that explore the idea of composed resonance—sound shaped as much by memory and imagination as by musical material itself. They are inspired by distant recollections of hearing church music and congregational singing from outside church buildings, sometimes from a distance, as enthusiastic…
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For organ Programme Note vivid forms of imagery emerge [1 of 3] hazy dimensions of numbness [2 of 3] fullness as a strengthening property [3 of 3] These three organ compositions stand as independent works, each with its own distinct character and expressive voice. Yet, through the shared threads of self-borrowed and transformed musical materials,…
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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.
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.
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
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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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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For harpsichord. Commissioned by BBC Radio 3. First performance by Mahan Esfahani, Leeds, October 2010. Subsequent broadcast on BBC Radio 3 scheduled for early 2011 (dedicated to Mahan Esfahani). Duration: circa 10.5 minutes. February 2010