My music

I write in the Western classical tradition, using the devices, vernacular and instruments commonly associated with it. It takes time. My aim is to weave today’s staple consumer audio diet into a hand-made ‘fabric’ map or quilt of the moment, using the traditional artisanship (‘loom’) of the past. Don’t dwell on the laboured metaphor, have a listen to one of the tracks below!

List of Works

Opus 1: Dubstep and Fugue for symphonic wind band (2012-13)

Opus 2: Partita “2016” for solo piano (2015-17)

1. Etude (‘…global solutions for an ever more interconnected world…’)

2. Epic (‘…a hero will rise…’)

Opus 3: Mass of the Ordinary for unaccompanied choir (2017-24)

I. Gloria eleison

II. Credo

III. Sanctus

IV. Agnus irae

Opus 4: Fugue for string quartet (2017)

Opus 5: Sonata for piano (2018-20)

I. Stride

II. Romance

III. Scherzo

IV. Sonatina

Opus 5b: Sonata Lunatica for piano and violin (2020-21)

I. Stride

II. Romance

III. Scherzo

IV. Sonatina

Opus 6: Symphony in two movements for orchestra (2022-25)

I. Doomscroll

II. Echo Chambers

3. Japonism (‘…my home is lost…’)

4. Bourgeoiserie (‘…enough of experts…’)

5. Folk Rhapsody (‘…good people, decent people…’