Oppositions I
The first of my pieces exploring the abrupt juxtaposition of contrasting thematic material. The idea was borrowed from a friend who wrote a striking work with the same title, which…
Oppositions II
Second of my Oppositions pieces, each of which explores the juxtapositions of contrasting groups of thematic material. It was written for a workshop performance given by players of the London…
Oppositions III
The third of my oppositions pieces. Here ‘Oppositions’ refers to the use of groups of thematic ideas based upon a particular interval and the exploration of music with and without…
A Little Movement
A small piece written as my contribution to a project to write variations on Elgar's Enigma theme, marking the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth.
Hommage
Hommage was my contribution to a joint project amongst staff and students at Cardiff University to write a work inspired by the instrumentation used in Henri Dutilleux’s Citations. The individual compositions were then…
Mwg
Mwg is named after an ensemble that never met, in turn named after the Welsh word for ‘smoke’. Mwg was adopted as a working title but – appropriately, perhaps – has stuck; the…
Lost Places
This highly autobiographical work explores the idea of places that are lost, either in the sense of geographical remoteness, or because they are form part of my past. Menevia Menevia…
Social Media Suite
Each of the movements is loosely inspired by elements of social media, the internet and electronic communication in general, though purely musical argument always takes precedence: 1. En Face 2.…
Parque Central en la Luz
In 2014 and 2016 I spent many happy months in Antigua, the former colonial capital of Guatemala. Sitting in the bustling central park one could often hear semi-informal street performances…