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.
A festive piece for SATB choir and piano, with a dash of irony. It wasn’t meant to be a skit on Noel Coward, but it headed off in that direction – see what you think! And apologies to Sir Noel’s blithe spirit …
This setting of Thomas Hardy’s famous poem has been slightly revised.
A brass quintet offering for December, with a Christmas theme. See how many Christmas themes you can find!
Some minor revisions to the solo horn parts of Konzertstueckchen have been made.
I have taken down this work for string orchestra. Once Ukraine is again free, rebuilt and secure within her borders, I will post it again.
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!
Evensong in the Anglican Church contains three Collects, short texts to be said by the priest one after the other. The second and third are always the same, but the first varies according to the time of year. This is the Collect for the First Sunday in Advent, set for an unaccompanied SATB choir.
A light-hearted horn quartet, motivated by the difficulty in getting an ensemble together in the summer months!
The famous poem of John MacCrae is set for an unaccompanied SATB choir.