How to get to Lampeter Velfrey Part 3
The Journey, Part 2: Carmarthen to Lampeter Velfrey Carmarthen Carmarthen is possibly the oldest town in Wales, with Roman ruins dating from AD75. It is also the capital of the county…
The Journey, Part 2: Carmarthen to Lampeter Velfrey Carmarthen Carmarthen is possibly the oldest town in Wales, with Roman ruins dating from AD75. It is also the capital of the county…
The Journey, Part 1: Heathrow to Swansea The M4 will take you across the whole width of England and deep into Wales.Here are some things to look out for:Junction 6:…
How to get to Lampeter Velfrey, a small village on the wrong side of the UK…. Directions and probably not very helpful comments after landing in Heathrow First of all:…
This piece is essentially an elaboration of lip-slur exercises (where each exercise takes place on a different harmonic). It is also theatrical, visual and humorous. The performer is encouraged to…
In this prelude the chorale melody is not smoothly integrated, rather it is an impostor to the conversation between the right hand and pedals. Gradually, however, it begins to influence…
The choice of the joyful melody Hyfrydol by RH Prichard reflected my desire to create a celebratory, extrovert recessional type piece. It is also a reflection of my Welsh roots.…
Summary A love triangle, incest, a murder or two, suspicion, loss and loneliness. And a goldfish, of course. The Ruffian on the Stair was British playwright Joe Orton’s breakthrough work,…
In 2008 I was asked to write a work for 36 trumpets as a companion piece for Harrison Birtwistle’s Static Mobile. A trip to Marrakesh resulted in the piece Djemma el Fna. Before the…
A large scale-piece made of a simple idea: a three-part round which is both interspersed with and overlaid by various instrumental and choral groups. At the end all of the…
Written in 1991, this piece definitely falls into the category of 'juvenilia,' but it was, nevertheless, an important staging post for me. Writing at a time when I had not…