This is a short work setting the words of Henry Scott Holland to an orchestral accompaniment. The text presents a beautiful metaphor for death as a sea voyage, where the writer sees the ship pass out of view over the horizon, but at the same time those watching at its destination see it approach. Worth comparing with D H Lawrence’s Ship of Death.

The seven movements of this work depict different places in the British Isles – can you guess where they might be? It was written quite a long time ago, but is now ready to publish, thanks in no small part to the helpful advice of the celebrated Welsh harpist Angharad Huw, whose input renders the harp part within human capabilities!

This piece for orchestra and solo horn quartet was written out of fear, because a suggestion was going round an orchestra I play in that we should perform the celebrated Schumann Konzertstueck for four horns and orchestra. Not to disparage the skills of the other horn players in the orchestra, it seemed wildly over-ambitious, so I thought it might be useful to have a back-up suggestion …. duration is about 17′

What will the future hold for the USA? Words cannot express my dismay, perhaps music can. Visit the Orchestral page and you will understand.