Tango (5 mins) 1982
Violin, Clarinet and Piano
FP: Purcell Room 1985.
Four Preludes (8 mins) 1983
FP:1986 Burgh House, London NW3, Jonathan Higgins, piano
Hymns Uproarious (17 mins) 1985
2 reciters and chamber ensemble
FP: November 1985. Rosslyn Hill Church, London NW3, cond. Charles Peebles
Pub. Ricordi
CD Recording: Symposium 1180 Belmont Ensemble conducted by Peter Gilbert-Dyson
Animal Dances (15 mins) 1986-7
Piano Duet
FP: February 1989 Adam Gorb and Miles Knapman, St. Mary’s Church, Braughing, Herts
Clarinet Sonata (25 mins) 1990-1
FP: December 1991 Andrew Wise and Andre Kerver, Enschede Holland
Pub. Ricordi
Overture, Midsummer Morning (15 mins) 1991
FP: 21st November 1991
Royal College of Music, Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra cond. Colin Metters
The Echoing Green (7 mins) 1992
Wind Quintet
FP: 1992. Royal Academy of Music
Pub. Ricordi
Viola Concerto (26 mins) 1991-2
FP: 5th June 1992, All Saint’s Church, Poplar, London, Docklands Sinfonietta cond. Rupert Bond
Pub. Ricordi
Trinity Sunday (4 mins) 1992
FP: July 6th 1992 Norwich Cathedral, Royal Academy of Music Chamber Choir cond. Christopher Robinson.
Pub. Ricordi
The Dying of the Light (10 mins) 1992
Bassoon and Piano
FP: 8th July 1993. Clara Kingslake and Helen Vickery, British Music Information Centre.
Pub. Ricordi
Prelude, Interlude and Postlude (10 mins) 1992
Piano Solo
FP: June 3rd 1995. St. John’s, Smith Square London Philip Mead
Winner of Purcell Composition Prize, 1995
Pub. Ricordi
CD Recording: Postlude: Epiphany In Venice Prima Facie PFCD008 Gintaute Gataveckaite
Metropolis (15 mins) 1992
Wind Ensemble
FP: 8th March 1993 Royal Academy of Music Royal Academy of Music Wind Ensemble cond. Edward Gregson
Winner of Josiah Parker Prize (RAM) 1993; Walter Beeler Memorial Prize (USA) 1994.
Pub. Maecenas
CD Recordings: Klavier K11152. RNCM Wind Ensemble Cond. Timothy Reynish
MARK 6537-MCD Ithaca College Wind Ensemble Cond. Rodney Winther
Wedding Breakfast (4 mins) 1993
Soprano/mezzo soprano solo with tambourine
FP: March 4th 1993 Amanda Dean. British Music Information Centre London
Pub. Ricordi
Klezmer (9 mins) 1993
Violin solo
FP: 27th May 1993 Purcell Room London Lucy Gould, violin
Pub. Ricordi
CD Recording: Prima Facie PFCD008 Midori Sugiyama
Oriental Overtures (7 mins) 1993
Children’s Percussion and Chamber Orchestra
FP: 27th June 1993 Fairfield Halls, Croydon. London Musici cond. Mark Stephenson
Pub. Ricordi
Valse/Nocturne (6 mins) 1993
Viola and Piano
FP: 7th December 1993. Martin Outram and Michael Freyhan, British Music Information Centre, London W1
Pub. Ricordi
Harps of Gold (10 mins) 1993
5 harps
Commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music Harp Department
FP: 28th November 1993. Royal Academy of Music Harp Ensemble, UK Harp Association
Pub. Ricordi
Scenes From Bruegel (16 Mins) 1993-4
Chamber Wind Ensemble
Commissioned by the National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain
FP: 5th April 1994 Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham, National Youth Wind Orchestra of Great Britain cond. David Campbell
CD Recording: NMC D154 RNCM Wind Ensemble cond. Clark Rundell
Pub. Maecenas
Some Corner of A Foreign Field (14 mins) 1994
String Ensemble
Commissioned by the London Musici
FP: 12th June 1994 Bournemouth International Festival. London Musici cond. Mark Stephenson
Pub. Ricordi
Bermuda Triangle (6 mins) 1994
Wind Ensemble
Commissioned by Northampton Schools Wind Ensemble
FP: 28th October 1994. Northampton Boys School cond. Martin Sutton
Pub. Maecenas
CD Recording: Amadeus NOWCD 2006001 Northamptonshire Orchestral Winds cond. Andrew Bassey.
Liebeslied (10 mins) 1995
Violin and Harp
Commissioned by Skaila Kanga
FP: 17th June 1995 Kenneth Sillito and Skaila Kanga, Whitstable Music Club
Pub. Ricordi
Kol Simcha (23 mins) 1995
Traditional Jewish Folk Ensemble
Commissioned by the London Musici for the Rambert Dance Company
FP: 12th July 1995. London Musici cond. by Mark Stephenson
Pub. Ricordi
Michael and All Angels (7 mins) 1995
Narrator, Chamber Choir, Organ and Horn
Commissioned by the Choir of St. Marylebone Church
FP: October 1st 1995 Choir of St. Marylebone Church cond. Peter Barley
Pub. Ricordi
CD Recording: Priory PRCD 676 Choir of St. Marylebone Church cond. Peter Barley
Piano Sonata (20 mins) 1995
Commissioned by Michael Kearns
FP: 5th March 1998 London College of Music and Media at Thames Valley University, Donald Elman, piano.
Ascent (12 mins) 1996, revised 2004
Wind Ensemble
Commissioned by the Uster Music Festival
FP: 28th September 1996 Uster Festival Wind Ensemble cond. Franz Schaffer, Uster, Switzerland
Pub. Maecenas
CD Recording: NMC D154 RNCM Wind Ensemble conducted by Clark Rundell
Sonata for Violin and Piano (20 mins) 1996
Commissioned by Thomas Bowes and Eleanor Alberga
FP: 17th June 1996.Thomas Bowes and Eleanor Alberga, Spitalfields Festival, London
Pub. Peters Edition
CD Recording: Prima Facie PFCD008 Midori Sugiyama and Ben Powell
Awayday (6 mins) 1996
Wind Ensemble
Commissioned by the Royal Northern College of Music
FP: 17th November 1996. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, RNCM Wind Ensemble cond. Timothy Reynish
Pub. Maecenas
CD Recordings:
Klavier KCD 11091 University of North Texas Wind Ensemble conducted by Eugene Corporon
MARK 3171-MLD US Marine Band Conducted by Timothy Foley
KOCD 3905 Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra conducted by Douglas Bostock
Chandos CHAN 10409 RNCM Wind Ensemble conducted by Clark Rundell
Naxos 8.572231 University of Georgia Wind Ensemble conducted by John P. Lynch
Euphonium Concerto (15 mins) 1997
Euphonium and Wind Ensemble
Schools Consortium commission
FP: 10th May 1997 Richmond School, Yorkshire, Ian Whitwham, Euphonium, Richmond School Wind Ensemble cond. Richard Jones
Pub. Maecenas
Yiddish Dances (16 mins) 1997
Wind Ensemble
Commissioned by Timothy Reynish, FP: 9th March 1998. RNCM Wind Ensemble cond. Timothy Reynish, RNCM
Pub. Maecenas
CD Recordings:
MARK 3570-MCD Rutger’s Wind Ensemble conducted by William Berz
Chandos CHAN 10284 RNCM Wind Ensemble conducted by Clark Rundell
NJH 005001-2 National Youth Wind Orchestra of Holland conducted by Alex Schillings
BYMT09 Bromley Youth Concert Band conducted by Michael Purton
Reconciliation (12 mins) 1997
Clarinet and Piano
Park Lane Group Commission
FP: 5th January 1998. Elaine Cocks and Rebecca Woolcock, Purcell Room, London
Pub. Maecenas
CD Recording: Prima Facie PF008 Paul Vowles and Jonathan Fisher
Piping Down the Valleys Wild (5 mins) 1997
Treble recorder
Commissioned by John Turner
FP: 5th February 1998. Luton Music Club. John Turner, recorder
Elements (28 mins) 1998
Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble
Commissioned by the Royal Northern College of Music
FP: 6th April 1998. Bridgewater Hall Manchester, Evelyn Glennie, percussion, RNCM Wind Ensemble cond. Clark Rundell
Pub. Maecenas
CD Recording: Doyen DOYDOY CD127 Simone Rebello, RNCM Wind Ensemble conducted by Timothy Reynish.
Four Temperaments for Two Guitars (12 mins) 1999
Commissioned by Mark Eden and Christopher Stell
FP: 28th November 1999. Mark Eden and Christopher Stell, Wigmore Hall, London
Bittersweet (3 mins) 1999
2 violins, cello and piano
Commissioned by the Schubert Ensemble as part of Chamber Music 2000
FP: 23rd March 2001. Wigmore Hall, London
Pub. Peters Edition
CD recording: NMC D080 Schubert Ensemble
Awayday (6 mins) 1996/rev. 1999
Symphony Orchestra
FP: 4th August 1999. Kendal Leisure centre: Cumbria. Northern Junior Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Wayne Marshall
Pub. Maecenas
Clarinet Concerto (28 mins) 1999
Clarinet and Symphony Orchestra
Commissioned by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
FP: 20th October 1999 Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool. Nicholas Cox, clarinet, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Vernon Handley
Pub. Peters Edition
A Distant Mirror (15 mins) 1999-2000
Brass Band
Commissioned by the Royal Northern College of Music
FP: 3rd July 2000. Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham. RNCM Brass Band cond. James Gourlay
Pub. Studio
Weimar (18 mins) 2000
Mixed Ensemble
Commissioned by the Purcell School
FP: 24th June 2000. Purcell School Contemporary Music Ensemble cond. Edward Longstaff
Pub. Peters Edition
Symphony no. 1 in C (16 mins) 2000
Chamber winds Private commission
FP: 28th June 2000. RNCM Wind Ensemble cond. Clark Rundell, RNCM
Pub. Maecenas
Epitaph for PJ (6 mins) 2000
Brass tentet
FP: 1st November 2000. Royal Northern College of Music, RNCM Brass Ensemble cond. James Gourlay
Pub. Bim
Downtown Diversions (18 mins) 2000-1
Trombone and Wind Ensemble
USA Consortium Commission
FP: 24th February 2001. University of North Texas Wind Ensemble, USA Don Lucas, Trombone, Texas Tech Wind Ensemble cond. Cody Birdwell
Pub. Maecenas
CD Recording: CHVCD25 Gordon Campbell, trombone. Band of Royal Marines cond. Chris Davis
Life Sentence (4 mins) 2001
Double Bass and Piano
Commissioned by the Ida Carroll Trust
FP: 7th October 2001 Jenny Knight and Mark Cracknell. Wells Cathedral School
Pub. Recital
String Quartet no. 1 (30 mins) 2001
Commissioned by the Bromsgrove Music Club
FP: 27th February 2002. Maggini Quartet, Bromsgrove Music Club
Pub. Peters Edition
Straitjacket (10 mins) 2002
Tuba and Piano
Commissioned by James Gourlay
FP: June 7th 2002 James Gourlay and John Wilson, Leeds University
Pub. Bim
CD Recording: Prima Facie PFCD008 Leslie Neish and Simon Parkin
Towards Nirvana (19 mins) 2002
Wind Ensemble
Commissioned by the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
FP: 18th October 2002. Metropolitan Arts Space, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra cond. Douglas Bostock
Pub. Maecenas
Winner of British Composer Award, Wind and Brass Category, 2004
CD Recording: NMC D154 RNCM Wind Ensemble conducted by Mark Heron
Diaspora (15 mins) 2002-3
11 solo strings
Commissioned by the Goldberg Ensemble
FP: 15th February 2003. St. John-In-The-Square, Wolverhampton, Goldberg Ensemble cond. Malcolm Layfield
Pub. Peters Edition
Tubaccata (4 mins) 2003
Tuba Quartet
FP: 14th November 2003. Tubalate, Royal Northern College of Music
Dances From Crete (19 min.) 2003
Wind Ensemble
Commissioned by Timothy Reynish
FP: 14th November 2003. Royal College of Music; London, RCM Wind Ensemble cond. by Timothy Reynish
Pub. Maecenas
CD Recording: MARK MCD-6804. Ithaca College Wind Ensemble conducted by Timothy Reynish
La Cloche Felee (6 mins) 2003
Soprano and Piano
Commissioned by Alison Smart and Katherine Durran
FP: 13th July 2004. Purcell Room, London, Alison Smart and Katherine Durran
Pub. Peters Edition
CD Recording: METIER MSV CD92100 Alison Smart and Katherine Durran
Yiddish Dances (16 mins) 1997, rev. 2004
Piano Duet
Arrangement commissioned by Anthony Goldstone and Caroline Clemmow
FP: 17th September 2004, St.Mary’s Church, Beverley, Yorkshire
Pub. Maecenas
CD Recording: Divine Art 25032. Anthony Goldstone and Caroline Clemmow
Magnification X (5 mins) 2004
Soprano, Sporanino recorder, Cello and Harpsichord
FP: 16th October 2004, Barbirolli Room, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
French Dances Revisited (16 mins) 2004
Chamber winds
Consortium commission (USA) FP: 7th November 2004, Eden Prarie High School, Eden Prarie, Minnesota USA
Pub. G and M Brand
CD Recording: BMA-06091. Band of Mid America conducted by Donald E.Schofield
Freedom (10 mins) 2004
Oboe and Harp
FP: 25th October 2009, RNCM, Melinda Maxwell and Hugh Webb
Pub. Peters Edition
CD Recording: Epoch CDLX 7180. Melinda Maxwell and Hugh Webb
Burlesque (10 mins) 2004
Clarinet choir
Saxophone ensemble version available
FP: July 2005. University of Maryland, Washington, USA. British Clarinet Ensemble cond. Charles Hine
Pub. Maecenas
CD Recording: BCE 102 British Clarinet Ensemble conducted by Charles Hine
Quarrel (4 mins) 2005
Flexible Instrumentation
Commissioned by Contemporary Music for Amateurs (COMA), FP: 27th June 2005 COMA Summer School
Adrenaline City (7 mins) 2005-6
Wind Ensemble
Commissioned by the US Air Force Academy Band
FP: March 3rd 2006. Clarinet Summit, New York USA US Military Academy Band cond. Timothy Holtan
Pub. Studio
Winner of British Composer Award, Wind and Brass Band Category, 2008
CD Recordings: Polyphonic QPRM 151D RNCM Wind Ensemble cond. Clark Rundell
GIA Windworks CD-820 North Texas Wind Symphony cond. Eugene Corporon
Harvest The West Point Band cond. Lt. Col. Timothy Holtan
Silk Impressions (20 mins) 2005
Symphony Orchestra
Commissioned by the King Edward Society in Macclesfield
FP: March 4th 2006. Heritage Centre, Macclesfield. King Edward Orchestra cond. Anthony Houghton
Awakening (30 mins) 2005-6
Symphony Orchestra
BBC Commission
FP: May 10th 2006. Studio 7, BBC Manchester BBC Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Clark Rundell
BBC Broadcast October 27th 2006
Pub. Peters Edition
A Better Place (7 mins) 2006
Chamber Winds and Piano
Commissioned by the Zephyr Wind Ensemble of London
FP: October 23rd 2006. Luton Music Club
Pub. Peters Edition
Schubertiad for Mark (2 mins 30 secs) 2006
FP: October 23rd 2006. Peter Lawson, piano
Fasolt’s Revenge (8 mins) 2006
Commissioned by the Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble
FP: January 28th 2007. Weil Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble cond. Winston Morris
Pub. Peters Edition
CD recording: Mark Custom 6960-MCD. Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble conducted by Winston Morris
Sunrise and Safari (7 mins) 2006
Wind Ensemble
Commissioned by the Singapore Government for Singapore Schools Wind Ensembles
Competition piece with 158 different Singapore schools in April 2007
Pub. Maecenas
Thoughts Scribbled on a Blank Wall (22 mins) 2006-7
Words by Ben Kaye and John McCarthy
Commissioned by the John Armitage Memorial Trust
FP: March 22nd 2007. St. Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, London, Giles Underwood, Bass, Selwyn College Choir and ONYX Brass cond. Nicholas Cleobury
Subsequent performances in Kings College Cambridge, and Canterbury Cathedral with the BBC Singers: BBC Broadcast June 21st 2008
Pub. Peters Edition
Miss Gee (7 Mins) 2007
Mezzo Soprano and Piano
Words by W.H. Auden
Commissioned by Eleanor Meynell
FP: June 3rd 2007. St. Margaret’s Church, York, Eleanor Meynell, mezzo soprano, Christopher Glynn, piano
Midnight in Buenos Aires (11 mins) 2007
Wind Ensemble
Commissioned by Harmonie St. Caecilia Blerick
FP: October 26th 2007. Cultureel Centrum De Staay te Blerick. Harmonie St. Caecilia Blerick cond. Andreas Van Zoelen
Pub. Studio
CD recording: Polyphonic QPRM 152D RNCM Wind Ensemble cond. Clark Rundell
Farewell (18 mins) 2007-8
Wind Ensemble
Commissioned by the National Youth Wind Ensemble of Wales
FP: April 5th 2008 Monmouth School for Girls, National Youth Wind Ensemble of Wales cond. Timothy Reynish
Pub. Maecenas
Winner of British Composer Award, Wind and Brass Band category, 2009
CD Recording: NMC D154 RNCM Wind Ensemble cond. Timothy Reynish
Serenade for Spring (14 mins.) 2008
Chamber Orchestra
Commissioned by the Hampstead and Highgate Festival
FP: May 7th 2008. St. John-at-Hampstead, London, Hampstead and Highgate Festival Orchestra cond. George Vass
Pub. Peters Edition
clEarinG (2mins 30 secs) 2008
Clarinet, violin, cello and piano
FP: RNCM, June 22nd 2008
Everyone Sang (3 mins 30 secs) 2008
Children’s voices and piano
Commissioned by King’s School, Macclesfield
FP: July 8th 2008. King’s School Junior choir cond. Alison Lea
Psalm 128 (5 mins) 2008
SATB Choir and Organ (optional)
Commissioned by Heather and Howard Self for their 25th wedding anniversary
FP: Queens College Cambridge cond. Stephen Armstrong
Into the Light (9 mins) 2008
8 cellos
FP: Royal Northern College of Music, RNCM Cello Ensemble
Pub. Peters Edition
Tranquility (7 mins) 2009
Wind Ensemble
FP: July 2009 at the World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles Conference (WASBE) by the RNCM Wind Ensemble cond. Timothy Reynish
Pub. Maecenas
Trunk (5 mins) 2009
Bass trombone solo
Tenor trombone version available
Commissioned by Jonathan Warburton
Pub. Studio
String Quartet no. 2 (11 mins) 2009
Commissioned by Martin Fraenkel for his mother’s 85th birthday
FP: January 8th 2010, Royal Northern College of Music Appony Quartet
Pub. Peters Edition
Absinthe (12 mins) 2009)
Piano Solo
FP: February 17th 2010 Royal Northern College of Music Graham Scott: Piano
Pub. Peters Edition
CD Recording: Prima Facie PFCD008 Graham Scott
War of the Worlds (20 mins) 2009 – 2010
FP St. John’s Smith Square
Commissioned by Bromley Youth Concert Band
FP St John’s Smith Square Bromley Youth Concert Band cond. Michael Purton
Pub. Maecenas
Eternal Voices (35 mins) 2010
Words by Ben Kaye
Commissioned by the Royal Marines Band Service
FP November 20th 2010 Exeter Cathedral, Sir Trevor MacDonald, Exeter Festival Chorus, Her Majesty’s Band of the Royal Marines cond. Lt. Col. Nick Grace
Pub. Maecenas
CD Recording: CHVCD32 (Premiere Performance)
Concertino for Alto Saxophone (13 mins 30 secs) 2010
Commissioned by Tim Watson
FP December 17th 2010 St. Matthew’s Church Northampton Tim Watson and the Northampton County Wind Orchestra cond. Peter Smalley
Pub. Maecenas
Agen (3 mins) 2010
Clarinet Solo
CD Recording: Prima Facie PFCD008 Paul Vowles
Repercussions (14 mins 30 secs) 2010-2011
Commissioned by Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma
FP July 2011 Colorado Springs
Rondo Burlesque form Mahler Symphony no. 9
Arrangement for Wind Ensemble (12 mins) 2011
FP at the Royal Northern College of Music January 2012
Anya 17
One Act Opera
Words by Ben Kaye
FP Liverpool March 2012
1990-2011
Numerous pieces for wind and brass instruments and piano published by Brass Wind Publications
1992-2011
A large number of shorter educational works for Wind Ensembles designed for school, beginner and developing ensembles published by Maecenas and G and M Brand