Solo voice and piano
Still Life Supper (2015)
for voice and piano
Duration: 3 minutes
Full score here
Solo voice and other instruments
Full Fathom Five (2016)
for voice and 2 bass viols
An arrangement of the song composed by John Banister
Duration: 2 minutes
Full score here
First performed at Malvern Theatres 4 May 2016 with Matthew Venner (countertenor), Ibi Aziz, Sam Stadlen (viola da gamba)
| 04.05.16 | MALVERN | Theatres | Sound Affairs |
| 07.05.16 | HOLYHEAD | Ucheldre Centre | Sound Affairs |
| 08.07.16 | YORK | Early Music Festival | Sound Affairs |
| 08.11.16 | OXFORD | Holywell Music Room | Sound Affairs |
| 09.11.16 | BATH | Spa University | Sound Affairs |
| 10.11.16 | CARDIFF | Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama | Sound Affairs |
| 11.11.16 | LIVERPOOL | Capstone Theatre, Hope University | Sound Affairs |
| 12.11.16 | SWANSEA | Taliesin | Sound Affairs |
Still Life Supper (2013)
for voice, recorder, theorbo, viola da gamba and tambourine
Duration: 3 minutes
Full score here
First performed at Forum Theatre, Malvern on 22 March 2013 with James Hall (countertenor), László Rózsa (bass recorder), Jamie Akers (theorbo), Michael Clark (percussion), Ibrahim Aziz (viola da gamba)
| 22.03.13 | MALVERN | Forum Theatre | Sound Affairs |
| 27.03.13 | CARDIFF | Sherman Cymru | Sound Affairs |
| 25.04.13 | LONDON | Southbank Centre, Purcell Room | Sound Affairs |
| 26.04.13 | MANCHESTER | Royal Northern College of Music | Sound Affairs |
| 27.04.13 | LIVERPOOL | Unity Theatre | Sound Affairs |
| 03.05.13 | CAERNARFON | Galeri | Sound Affairs |
| 07.05.13 | CAMBRIDGE | Mumford Theatre | Sound Affairs |
| 08.05.13 | SPALDING | South Holland Centre | Sound Affairs |
| 09.05.13 | BIRMINGHAM | mac (Midlands Arts Centre) | Sound Affairs |
| 10.05.13 | SWANSEA | Taliesin | Sound Affairs |
| 17.05.13 | BRECON | Theatr Brycheiniog | Sound Affairs |
| 14.06.13 | CHESTER | Music Festival | Sound Affairs |
| 11.07.13 | CHELTENHAM | Music Festival | Sound Affairs |
Choral
Muse of Fire (2016)
for SATB choir
Duration: c. 7 minutes
Full score here
Full score available from Ty Cerdd
In summer 2015, Ty Cerdd approached me regarding the possibility of writing a new work for the National Youth Choir of Wales to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death,
Rather than using one of Shakespeare’s sonnets as my text, or a speech from one of his plays, I thought it might be interesting to gather together various fragments, or rather metaphors, from his works that contain references to a single theme.
The idea of “fire” seemed to be a rich source and from dozens of quotations, I selected four which spoke to me directly on a number of themes: love, inspiration, destiny and death.
The music for the texts has grown out of my interest in Renaissance vocal music as well as more recent research into the music composed for early productions of Shakespeare’s plays.
First performed by the National Youth Choir of Wales and conductor Paul Mealor at St Mary’s Church, Conwy Classical Music Festival on 29 July 2016
| 29.07.16 | CONWY | Classical Music Festival | NYCW |
| 30.07.16 | ABERYSTWYTH | Music Festival | NYCW |
| 31.07.16 | CARDIFF | RWCMD, Dora Stoutzker Hall | NYCW |
Kyrie (2015)
for SATB choir
Duration: c. 3 minutes
Full score here
First performed by Cardiff University Choir and conductor Robert Fokkens at Cardiff University Concert Hall on 7 December 2015
| 07.12.15 | CARDIFF | University Concert Hall | CU Choir |
| 12.12.17 | CARDIFF | University Concert Hall | CU Choir |
| 23.06.18 | PENARTH | St Augustine’s Church | CU Choir |
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