Fish was commissioned by Bristol Opera for the company’s centenary celebration concert at Aerospace Bristol, premiered under the wings of Concorde on Read More
Music
Nocturne for piano
This Nocturne was written for Viv Mclean. Viv premiered it at the inaugural Ludlow Piano Festival in May 2023 at Ludlow Assembly Read More
FLUX: an opera
FLUX was commissioned by international arts production platform, Konscht Maschinn. The interest of this Luxembourg-based organisation in ‘conceptual, video and performative art’ Read More
Empire-Building for piano
Listen to an extract of Empire-Building performed by pianist David Palmer. Stay tuned for news of a new recording of the full Read More
The Beginning of an Idea: an opera
Introduction The Beginning of an Idea is a kind of jazz-infused chamber opera that blends the intensity and absurdity often found in Read More
Grim’s Ditch for Ensemble Klang and Michaela Riener
Grim’s Ditch (2018, c. 17′) was written for the Dutch new music group, Ensemble Klang, and Austrian mezzo-soprano, Michaela Riener, for a DANSOX Read More
Jacinto Chiclana for Pierrot ensemble with baritone
This piece is a re-setting of a 1965 poem—or ‘milonga’—by Jorge Luis Borges. Milonga is a Habanera-cum-polka dance form and musical genre, Read More
Biding II for cello and electronics
A response to Biding I, written for the MASH Marathon at the JdP Music Building, St Hilda’s College, Oxford on Friday 27th Read More
Life Piles Up for string quartet
Listen to Life Piles Up performed by the Villiers Quartet here: This piece is a reflection on the mounds of life that pile Read More