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…’