For orchestra. Dedicated to Sir Peter Maxwell Davies on the occasion of his 70th birthday. flute 1, flute 2/piccolo 1, flute 3/alto flute/piccolo 2 2 oboes, cor anglais 2 clarinets in Bb, bass clarinet in Bb 2 bassoon, contrabassoon 4 horns in F 3 trumpets in Bb 2 tenor trombones, bass trombone tuba 2 harps…
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For Orchestra Instrumentation: 3[1.2/picc1. 3/picc2] 3[1.2.3/cor] 3[1.2/Eb.3/bcl] 3[1.2.3/cbn] – 4 3 3 1 – Harp – Pianoforte (grand) – Timpani+4* – Strings 16 14 12 10 8 Percussion* Set 1: high and low agogo bells, mid and low bongo, high tom-tom, high guiro, high-hat with jingle ring, mark tree, 8 differently pitched wood blocks (as…
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For orchestra. Dedicated to Mark Hewitt. Score for purchase and parts for hire from CE Instrumentation:3 Flutes, 3rd. doubling piccolo3 oboes, 3rd. doubling cor anglais3 clarinets in B flat, 3rd. doubling bass clarinet3 bassoons, 3rd. doubling contrabassoon4 horns in F3 trumpets in C2 tenor trombones, bass trombonetubatimpaniPercussion (4)*2 harpspianofortestrings: 16.14.12.10.8 *Percussion: 1 mid. pitched suspended…
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For large chamber orchestra. Commissioned by the St. Magnus Festival. First performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Orkney, June 1997. Instrumentation: 2[1.2/picc] 2[1.2.] 2[1.2/Bcl] 2[1.2/cbn] – 2 2 0 0 – Timp – Strings: 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 minimum. Duration: 18 minutes. This is the revised version of…
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For orchestra. Instrumentation: Piccolo, 2 Flutes 2 Oboes, Cor anglais 2 Clarinets in B flat, Bass Clarinet 2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon 4 Horns in F 3 trumpets: Trumpet 1 in C doubling Piccolo Trumpet, 2 Trumpets in C 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone Tuba Timpani Percussion: 4 players Claves, Wood Blocks (high, medium, low), Agogo Bells…
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For Orchestra. Dedicated to Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. First performed by the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Naohiro Totsuka, Tokyo City Opera Concert Hall Tokyo, November 1997. A BBC Radio 3 broadcast with the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies took place February 2000. Score available for purchase and parts for hire…
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The Round and Square Art of Memory for piano and orchestra. Commissioned by the BBC for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Kathryn Stott (piano). 1st performance to take place on 5th Feb. 2000 at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Kathryn Stott (piano), conductor Martyn Brabbins. Dedicated to Kathryn Stott and the BBC Philharmonic.…
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5 mins. solo piccolo. Premiere – Ingrid Cauliford, Aukland New Zealand 2002.Performance on video by Christina Ledford.
I See Blue 14 minutes for orchestra (3.3.3.3 – 4.3.3.1 – harp, piano, percussion (1) – 16.14.12.10.8) Note: I See Blue (1995) My first orchestral work and one of my first professional pieces composed shortly after my attendance at the Hoy Composer’s Summer School on Orkney run by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and Sally Beaminsh…
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14 minutes for piano. First performed by Richard Casey, Manchester University, February 1998. Imagine what it would be like to be incarcerated in a small, enclosed area, having no contact with the outside world and no hope of escape. The ‘room’ of the title refers to this imaginary space and was the starting point of…
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for clarinet, horn, trumpet, piano, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass | 16 mins. First performed by Psappha, by Paul MacAlindin, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, November 1997. Pumping Iron is about sensation; an almost physical delight in the power of rhythm and dissonance to get inside people and drag them, willingly or…
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This work is currently unavailable. 17 minutes duration. For flute, violin, viola and cello. First performed by Alison Mitchell (flute) and members of the Edinburgh String Quartet, broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland, November 1995. Note: This work is no longer available.