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New work for piano, for Matthew Schellhorn. Performance details to follow.

Canzone Sospesa (for cello and piano) has been selected for performance in Washington DC by the Art Music Society of America, as part of their 2024-25 Chamber Music Season. Details of date, venue and performers will follow.

Before I fall asleep, the city, again... for flute, viola and harp. Sunday 14th July 2024 in the Green Man Gallery (as part of the Buxton Festival Fringe), performed by Trilogy Ensemble.

Becoming Winter for trombone and brass band. Sunday 23rd June at Lichfield Cathedral, performed by Brett Baker and Sovereign Brass.

Mon Seul Desir, for soprano, harp, narrator and electronic soundtrack. Wednesday 12th June in the Auditorium at York St John University, part of York Festival of Ideas. Performed by Sarah-Jane Gibson, Rachel Davies and Emily Rowan.

With Lantern Bright - a new setting of Walter de la Mare for baritone and piano. Saturday 25th May at the Acorn Centre, Inverurie, Scotland, for the Inverurie Music Society. Performed by Robert Rice (baritone) and Will Vann (piano).

As long as forever is - my settings of two Dylan Thomas poems for tenor and piano - will be performed at Worcester College, Oxford, on 17th May 2024, by Christopher O'Gorman and David Pipe.

Renaissance - for saxophone quartet. Tuesday 7th May 2024 at Surrey University, Guildford. Performed by the Delta Saxophone Quartet.

Long After Tonight is All Over - for flute solo. Saturday 4th May 2024 at Late Music, York. Played by Susie Hodder-Williams.

Renaissance - for saxophone quartet. 7:30 pm on Saturday 20th April 2024, at All Saints Church, Kingston-upon-Thames, for Kingston Chamber Concerts. Performed by the Delta Saxophone Quartet.

Bright - for brass band. 3:00 pm on Sunday 24th March 2024, at St Luke's Church, Cambridge. Performers CSD Brass, conductor Christopher Lawrence.

Hop Skip Jump - a new dance work for orchestra. To be performed on Sunday 10th March at Riley Smith Hall, Tadcaster, by York Youth Orchestra (conductor Ben Crick) and performers from York Dance Space.

Crucifixion (from A York Passion) - for chamber choir. A setting of words from the York Mystery Play cycle. 2nd March 2024 at Late Music, York, performed by the Elysian Singers.

Au Lapin Agile - in the version for flute and piano - was performed by Annie Banks at the British Flute Society festival at the Birmingham Conservatoire, on Saturday 17th February.

With Lantern Bright - a new setting of Walter de la Mare for baritone and piano. Saturday 3rd February at Late Music, York. Performed by Robert Rice (baritone) and Will Vann (piano).

Lully Lullay - for chamber choir SSA and harp/piano. A setting of the Coventry Carol. Performed on Tuesday 12 December at 7:30 in the Creative Centre by York St John University Choir.

Lully Lullay - for chamber choir SSA and harp/piano. A setting of the Coventry Carol. Performed on Monday 4 December at 7:30 in York Minster by York St John University Choir.

Jump Cut - for clarinet. Performed at Late Music, York on Saturday 2 December, by Jonathan Sage.

La Mourisque and Orfeo! - for brass band. Performed at St Luke's Church, Cambridge on 19 November 2023 by CSD Brass, directed by Christopher Lawrence.

Mon Seul Desir - for soprano, harp, narrator and electronics, based on the 'Lady and Unicorn' tapestries. 8 November 2023 at 12:30 in the Creative Centre at York St John University. Performed by Sarah-Jane Gibson (soprano), Rachel Davies (harp) and Emily Rowan (narrator).

The force that through the green fuse - for tenor and piano. A setting of Dylan Thomas's poetry on the 70th anniversary of the poet's death. 4 November 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Late Music, York. Performed by Christopher O'Gorman and David Pipe.

Canzone Sospesa - for cello and piano. Performed in Teatro dal Verme, Milan, Italy. Thursday 2 November 2023 by members of the Trio Chimera: Giorgio Lucchini and Marta Ceretta.

Renaissance - for saxophone quartet. Saturday 7 October 2023 at 7:30. Late Music, York. Performed by the Delta Saxophone Quartet.

Prelude to Perle - for harp solo. Saturday 13 August 2023, at St James' Church, Louth, Lincs. Performed by Ruth Lee.

Fell - for chorus SATB and natural horn. Tuesday 23 May 2023, Haslemere Festival, Surrey. Performed by Harlequin Chamber Choir conductor Amy Bebbington, with Martin Lawrence (horn).

Revelation - for seven trumpets and timpani (first performance). Sunday 7th May, St Michael and All Angels Church, Hathersage, Derbyshire. Performed by Orichalcum Trumpet Ensemble.

Jump Cut - for clarinet solo. Saturday 6th May 2023 at 7:30; Late Music, York. Performed by Jonathan Sage.

Eclipse - for brass band. Sunday 2nd April 2023 at 3:00 pm at St Luke's Church, Cambridge. Performed by CSD Brass, conductor Chris Lawrence.

Industry - for orchestra (with film). Sunday 19th March at 3:00, in the Creative Centre at York St John University. York Youth Orchestra. (first performance)

Prelude to Perle - for harp solo. Saturday 4th March 2023 at 1:00, at Late Music, York. Performed by Ruth Lee. (First performance).

Fell - for chorus SATB and natural horn. 12 February 2023, Unitarian Chapel York. Performed by Soon Amore (conductor Chris Bartram) with Martin Lawrence (horn). Premiere performance.

Au Lapin Agile - for flute, guitar and bass clarinet. 4th February 2023 at 1:00 pm at Late Music, York. Performed by Music on the Edge.

Of Trumpets and Angels - for soprano, SATB Chorus and brass band - Saturday 10th December 2022 at Selby Abbey. Performed by Skipton Choral Society and York Railway Institute Brass Band.

Angelus Inquit Pastoribus - for chorus SSA - Monday 5th December in York Minster. YSJ University Choir, conductor Catherine Birch.

Hell's Bells Bagatelles - for Gemini Ensemble: clarinet, violin, cello, piano. 3 December 2022 at Late Music, York.

Of Trumpets and Angels - for soprano, SATB Chorus and brass band - Saturday 3rd December 2022 in Skipton Parish Church. Performed by Skipton Choral Society and York Railway Institute Brass Band.

Chartres - for viola solo. Saturday 5 November 2022 at 12:00 noon. Hull Minster. Rachel Miller, viola. Premiere performance.

Feathers - for chorus SATB. Wednesday 2nd November 2022. St Pancras Parish Church, London NW1 2BA. Elysian Singers, conductor Sam Laughton.

Becoming Winter - for trombone and brass band. Sunday 23rd October 2022. Creative Centre, York St John University. Ian Bousfield (trombone) with York Railway Institute Brass Band. Premiere performance.

Jump! - for brass quintet. Sunday 25 September at 3:30 p.m. at Hathersage Parish Church. Performed by Orichalcum Classic Brass.

Six Downie Nocturnes - for viola and piano - Friday 29th July 2022 at 12:00, at St. Swithin's Church, Holmesfield, Sheffield. Performed by Henrietta Hill and Tom Owen.

Gently - version for SATB chorus - Sunday 3rd July 2022 in the Cemetery Chapel, York. Soon Amore Acapella Choir, conducted by Chris Bartram.

At the Edge of the World - for vocal ensemble - Friday 1st July at All Saints Church, North Street, York. Ex Corde Vocal Ensemble conducted by Paul Gameson. Details and free tickets here.

Eclipse - for brass band. Performed by York Railway Institute Band, at Central Hall, University of York, on Saturday 18th June 2022.

Au Lapin Agile - for flute and guitar. Sunday 5th June at Baltimore Castle County Cork, Eire, performed by Susie Hodder-Williams and James Byrne.

Before I fall asleep, the city, again... - for flute, viola and harp. 4th June 2022 at Late Music York; performed by Trilogy Ensemble. Details here.

Metronome (from Three Pieces for Piano). 4th June at 1:00 pm, at Late Music, York, performed by Josephine Peach.

Renaissance - for saxophone quartet (first performance). 7th May 2022 at Late Music, York; performed by Delta Saxophone Quartet. Details here.

Au Lapin Agile - for flute and guitar. Sunday 13th March in North Norfolk. performed by Susie Hodder-Williams and James Byrne.

Eclipse - for brass band. Performed by York Railway Institute Band, at Holy Trinity Church, Stockton Lane, York, on Friday 9th March 2022.

Court (from The No Breath) - for soprano and piano. March 5th 2022 at Late Music York - part of the 100 Second Songs project. Anna Snow and Kate Ledger. Details here.

Au Lapin Agile - for flute and guitar (first performance). Sunday 20th February 2022 at Holy Trinity Church, Gidleigh, Devon; performed by Susie Hodder-Williams and James Byrne.

Swan - for saxophone quartet. 19th February 2022 at Pinner Parish Church, Middlesex; performed by Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet. Details here.

The Dark Gate - for soprano and piano. 5th February 2022 at Late Music York; performed by Jessica Summers and Jelena Makarova. Details here.

Rendez-vous - for saxophone quartet and film. 2nd February 2022, Creative Centre, York St John University performed by Delta Saxophone Quartet.

Long After Tonight is All Over - for solo flute. 4th December 2021, Late Music, York; performed by Amy-Jayne Milton, flute.

Feathers - for chorus SATB. 6th November 2021, Late Music, York; Elysian Chamber Choir. Details here.

Angelus - for piano. 6th November 2021 (1:00 pm), Late Music, York; Duncan Honeybourne. Details here.

Before I fall asleep, the city, again... - for flute, viola and harp. 29th October 2021 at St James, Piccadilly, London; performed by Trilogy Ensemble.

Swan - for saxophone quartet. 27th October 2021 at Lyons Concert Hall, University of York; performed by Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet. Details here.

The Transit of Venus - for cornet and brass band. 23rd October 2021, York St John University Chapel; performed by Ollie Abbey and York RI Band.

Eclipse - for brass band. 23rd October 2021, York St John University Chapel; performed by York RI Band.

If Wishes were Willows (from Memory of Place) - for baritone and piano. 2nd October, 2021 at Late Music, York. Sung by Alistair Donaghue and Polly Sharpe. Details here.

Eclipse - for brass band. 11th September 2021, Priory Church of Bolton Abbey, Nr. Skipton, Yorkshire. Performed by York RI Band.

Before I fall asleep, the city, again... for flute, viola and harp was performed in an online concert from Helmsley arts Centre by Trilogy Ensemble on 20th March 2021.

From New York to Bedlam was played in an online concert from Bootham School by Josephine Peach (piano), on March 4th 2021.

Grotesques - for woodwind quartet. Performed by the Chimera Ensemble on Friday 27th November 2020 at 7.45 p.m. Online performance at www.youtube.com/yorkconcerts

Eclipse - for brass and percussion. Online performance, streamed from Harrogate International Festival.

Rendez-vous - for saxophone quartet and film - March 6th 2020 at Late Music, York; Delta Sax Quartet. Details

Another Field - for soprano and flute - February 13th 2020, York St John University Chapel, York; Faye Robinson and Hannah Fruin.

Swan - for saxophone quartet - January 26th 2020, Drayton Festival Centre, Market Drayton, Shropshire; Kaleidoscope Sax Quartet. Details.

Swan - for saxophone quartet - January 23rd 2020, Faversham Music Club, Kent; Kaleidoscope Sax Quartet. Details

Another Field for soprano and flute - January 13th 2020 at 7:00 p.m., York St John University Chapel, York; Faye Robinson and Nina Winstanley.

Swan - for saxophone quartet - January 9th 2020, Charterhouse School, Surrey; Kaleidoscope Sax Quartet.

Sans Day Carol - for flute, viola and harp - December 13th, Wesley Rooms, Malton; Trilogy Ensemble.

Rendez-vous - for saxophone quartet and film - November 4th 2019, The George, Soho, London, 6:30 pm. Delta Sax Quartet.

Swan - for saxophone quartet - October 25th 2019, Calstock Arts, Cornwall; Delta Sax Quartet.

Rendez-vous - for saxophone quartet and film - October 25th 2019, Calstock Arts; Cornwall Delta Sax Quartet.

From New York to Bedlam - for piano - September 28th 2019 in St Joseph's Church, Tadcaster; Josephine Peach, piano.

Swan - for saxophone quartet - September 26th 2019 at St Johns, Smith Square, London; Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet.

From New York to Bedlam - for piano - September 25th 2019 in Priory Methodist Church, Doncaster; Josephine Peach, piano.

Swan - for saxophone quartet - September 6th 2019 at Festival of the Sky, Cleethorpes, Lincs; Delta Saxophone Quartet.

Swan - for saxophone quartet - August 6th 2019 at St Lawrence Jewry, London; Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet.

Grotesques - for woodwind quartet - August 2019 at Dartington Hall, Devon; Atea Wind Quintet.

If Wishes were Willows (from Memory of Place) - for mezzo soprano and piano - Tuesday 9th July 2019, Wakefield Cathedral; The Fairfax Ensemble.

Gently (from Gentle) - for mezzo soprano and piano - Tuesday 9th July 2019, Wakefield Cathedral; The Fairfax Ensemble.

Durham Proverbs - for SATB Choir (first performance) - Sunday 7th July 2019, Cemetery Chapel, York, performed by Soon Amore.

Porta Della inferno - for unaccompanied voices (first performance) - Saturday 6th July 2019 at 1:00 pm, Late Music York. Performed by Il Cor Tristo.

Rendez-vous for saxophone quartet (first performance) - 5th July 2019 at Hadleigh Old Fire Station Arts Centre, Essex, Delta Saxophone Quartet.

Of Trumpets and Angels - for soloist, chorus and orchestra (first performance) - Saturday 29th June 2019, Oxford Town Hall. Oxford Harmonic Choir.

Rendez-vous for saxophone quartet (first performance) - 21st June at Chapel FM, Leeds, Delta Saxophone Quartet.

Swan for saxophone quartet - 21st June at Chapel FM, Leeds, Delta Saxophone Quartet.

If Wishes were Willows (from Memory of Place) - Wednesday 19th June 2019, Priory Place Methodist Church, Doncaster. Amanda Crawley (soprano) and Josephine Peach (piano).

Gently (from Gentle) - Wednesday 19th June 2019, Priory Place Methodist Church, Doncaster. Amanda Crawley (soprano) and Josephine Peach (piano).

Snow/Dance - for piano - 18th June 2019 at the Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York - James Willshire (piano).

From New York to Bedlam - for piano - Tuesday 18th June 2019, Wakefield Cathedral, performed by Josephine Peach.

Burlesque no. 3 (from Burlesques) - piano - Tuesday 18th June 2019, Wakefield Cathedral, performed by Josephine Peach.

Swan - for saxophone quartet - 10th June 2019 at the Auditorium Steve Martland, Instituto Musicale Pietro Vinci, Caltagirone, Sicily.

Swan - for saxophone quartet - 9th June 2019 at the church of SS Pietro e Paolo, Catania, Sicily.

Vestigium - for string quartet (first performance) - Saturday 1st June 2019, Late Music York, Bingham String Quartet.

Turquoise - for brass band - Saturday 1st June, Ripon Cathedral. Performed by Kippax Band.

From New York to Bedlam - for piano (first performance) - Thursday 9th May 2019, Ripon Cathedral, 13:00. The Fairfax Ensemble.

If Wishes were Willows (from Memory of Place) - for mezzo soprano and piano - Thursday 9th May 2019, Ripon Cathedral, 13:00. The Fairfax Ensemble.

Strike - for ensemble - Saturday 4th May 2019, Late Music York. Dr K Sextet.

If Wishes were Willows (from Memory of Place) - Saturday 6th April 2019, Late Music York. Robert Rice and Elizabeth Mucha.

Burlesque no. 3 (from Burlesques) - piano - Thursday 28th March 2019, Ripon Cathedral. Josephine Peach (piano).

Burlesque no. 3 (from Burlesques) - piano - Wednesday 27th March 2019, Priory Methodist Church, Doncaster, Yorkshire. Josephine Peach (piano).

Jump Cut - clarinet solo - Saturday 23rd March 2019, Kulas Hall, Berea, Cleveland, Ohio. Performed by

Zoe Fagerhaug.

Swan - for saxophone quartet - Friday 1st March 2019, Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton. Delta Saxophone Quartet.

Phase Synchrony - for voice, dance and live electronics - in collaboration with Christina Kollatai - performed at St Peter's School, York on 28th February 2019.

Holly - for trombone and piano - 16th February 2019, Hornsea Music Society. James Stretton and Lee Dunleavy.

Ice - for flugel and piano - 16th February 2019, Hornsea Music Society. James Stretton and Lee Dunleavy.

Confound Winter - for vocal trio - will be performed by Juice Vocal Ensemble on the tour to launch their new 'Snow Queens' album:

6th December at Lancaster Arts Centre,
9th December at Kings Place, London,
11th December at the NCEM, York.
12th December at Shrewsbury School

Swan - for saxophone quartet - performed in the RNCM Concert hall, Manchester, by the Delta Saxophone Quartet. Sunday 4th November 2018, 2:00 pm.

Transit of Venus - for cornet and brass band - performed by Ollie Abbey and the York RI Band at Selby Abbey, Wednesday 10 October 2018.

Tlatelolco - for soprano and instrumental ensemble - performed in October 2018 to mark the 50th anniversary of the massacre which took place in Mexico 1968. Saturday 6th October, Unitarian Chapel, York.

Transit of Venus - for cornet and brass band - performed by Ollie Abbey and the York RI Band at Stamford Bridge, Saturday 29 September 2018.

Music of A Thousand Breaths (extracts) - for five solo voices - 15th September 2018, Hornsea Music Society, SVES Quintet.

Burlesques - for solo piano - 6th movement only performed by Jo Peach at Bootham School, York, 13th September 2018.

Snow/Dance - for solo piano - performed by James Willshire in the Unitarian Chapel, York at 7:30 pm on Saturday 1st September as part of the Late Music concert series.

Music of A Thousand Breaths (extracts) - for five solo voices - 23rd July, Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York. SVES Recital.

Rude Mechanicals - for trombone quartet - 22nd July, Durham Town Hall, Slidin' About Trombone Quartet (BTS Event).

Music of a Thousand Breaths based on the medieval 'frescoes' at Pickering Church will be performed - in the church, surrounded by the vivid, timeless images - on Saturday 21 July 2018.

Swan was performed by Delta Sax Quartet in the Alleyne's International Concert Series, Dulwich, London on Tuesday 19th June 2018.

Gentle - for soprano and marimba - performed at South Bank Centre, London, by PercusSing on Friday June 6th 2018.

Jump Cut for solo clarinet was performed online by Emily Mehigh in May 2018, and broadcast on her You Tube channel.

Public Order - for speaker, instruments and pre-recorded backing track was performed by Emily Rowan and students from York St John University at the Crescent Club, York on Tuesday 15th May 2018.

Grotesques (Book 2) - for woodwind quartet - performed by members of the Atea Wind Quintet in the Unitarian Chapel, York at 7:30 pm on Saturday 7th April as part of the Late Music concert series.

Trakl Songs - for soprano, flute and piano - performed by the Fairfax Ensemble in the Unitarian Chapel, York at 1:00 pm on Saturday 7th April as part of the Late Music concert series.

Jump Cut will receive a second performance by Zoe Fagerhaug in her recital at York St John University Chapel, at 7:30 on Tuesday 20th March.

Swan - for saxophone quartet - performed by Delta Sax Quartet in the Unitarian Chapel, York on Saturday 3rd March, the opening concert of Late Music's 2018 concert season.

Jump Cut - for solo clarinet - performed by Zoe Fagerhaug in the Chapel, York St John University, on Thursday 8th February at 7:30.

Fallen - for SATB chorus - performed by Soon Amore on 4th February 2018, venue TBC.

A new setting of Coventry Carol (very old words, very new music!) for female voices and harp was performed in York Minster on Thursday December 7th, in the YSJU carol service.

Fallen - for SATB chorus - performed by Cantata Singers (Ian Campbell), St John's Chapel, University of Manitoba, Canada on Monday December 4th 2017 at 7:00 pm.

Long After Tonight is All Over - for solo flute - performed by Jenni Cohen on Saturday 7th October 2017 at 1:00 at Late Music, York.

Gentle - for soprano voice and marimba - performed by PercusSing at the Drill Hall, Lincoln on 5th September 2017.

Gentle - for soprano voice and marimba - performed by PercusSing at St Paul's Church, Reepham, Lincs on 4th September 2017.

The Dark Gate for soprano and piano, setting words by David Vogel, performed on 5th August 2017 at Late Music, York performed by Peyee Chen (soprano) and Kate Ledger (piano).

Jump! for brass quintet - performed on 17th July by the York Brass Quintet at the Ryedale Festival.

Rude Mechanicals - trombone quartet - at Hyde Town Hall, 1:00 pm, Friday 23rd June 2017, performed by Slidin' About.

Gentle - for soprano and piano - performed by Amanda Crawley and Josephine Peach on Tuesday 16th May 2017 in Wakefield Cathedral (1:00 pm).

Six Downie Nocturnes - for viola and piano - performed at Late Music, York on Saturday 1st April (7:30) by Rosalind Ventris and James Willshire.

Rude Mechanicals received its premiere performance by the Slidin' About trombone quartet, in YSJ University Chapel on Tuesday 21st February at 12:30 pm.

After Ophelia - for solo cello - performed by Francesca McDonald in York St John University Chapel, Thursday 9th February at 7:30.

Short Stay - for soprano and piano - performed by Amanda Crawley and Josephine Peach on Thursday 9th February 2017 in Bootham School, York (1:00 pm).

Jump! - for brass quintet - performed by the Bedlam Brass Quintet at University of York on Tuesday 24th January 2017 at 1:15 pm.

Confound Winter received its first performance on 2nd December 2016, given by Juice as part of their 'Snow Queens' programme. The concert took place at St Paul's Church, Clapham, London.

Breathless - for brass quintet - was performed by Orichalcum on 27th November 2016 in the Victoria Hall, Settle.

Melding Brass - for folk trio and brass quintet - was premiered in Settle's Victoria Hall on 27th November 2016. Perfomers were the Granny Green Trio and the Orichalcum Brass Quintet.

Turquoise - for brass band - was performed by the Kippax Band at the Engine Shed, Wetherby, on Saturday 12th November 2016.

Gentle - for soprano and piano - was performed by Amanda Crawley and Josephine Peach on Wednesday 2nd November 2016 in Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery. The concert also included Another Field, in which Amanda was joined by flautist Edwina Smith.

Trakl Songs - for soprano, flute and piano - was performed by the Fairfax Ensemble on Friday 21st October 2016 at the University of York.

Trakl Songs - for soprano, flute and piano - was given its premiere performance by the Fairfax Ensemble on Thursday 6th October 2016 in Ripon Cathedral.

Holly was performed by Nick Hudson (trombone) and Matthew McCrombie (piano) at the Brass Band Summer School concert at Framlingham College, Suffolk, on Monday 8th August 2016.

Breathless - for brass quintet - received its premiere performance on Saturday 7th July as part of York's Late Music concert series, given by the Orichalcum Brass Quintet.

Tlatelolco: a song for three voices - for soprano, cor anglais, bass trombone and marimba was performed on Saturday 11th June 2016 as part of York's Festival of Ideas, preceded by a short talk about the epic poem given by Dr Victoria Carpenter (premiere).

The Albany Trio gave the premiere of Hiraeth, a new piano trio, as part of their Late Music concert on 2nd April 2016, at the Unitarian Chapel, York (premiere).

On February 14th, violinist Peter Sheppard Skarvaed presented the first public performance of Rough Cut at Wilton's Music Hall, London, as part of his 'Mozart: solo/tutti' project.

Jump! for brass quintet was performed during the Coastival festival by Bedlam, directed by Oliver Pickup, at the Rotunda, Scarborough on February 14th.

Apocalypse for soprano soloist and SATB choir was performed by the Danish National Vocal Ensemble at DR Concert Hall (5th February) and twice in Christian's Church, Copenhagen (6th February), directed by Robert Hollingworth.

Fallen (SATB chorus) was performed by The Sacred Wing at All Hallows Church, Leeds, on 20th December 2015.

James Stretton featured Holly (for trombone and piano) in his 'Brassy Christmas' tour. There were five performances in Wark, Cotherstone, St John's Chapel, Head's Nook and Norham between 15th - 19th December 2015.

Public Order (for large ensemble, speaker and tape) recieved its first performance on 8th December 2015, given by YSJU Concert Band and Emily Rowan in Temple Hall, YSJU. The performance was directed by Murphy McCaleb and tape prepared by Andy Devine.

I was honoured to be asked to compose a fanfare for the installation of Prof. Karen Stanton as the new Vice Chancellor of York St John University. The fanfare, scored for trumpets and trombones, was performed during the ceremony in York Minster on 17th November 2015.

Batubulan (for solo piano) received its premiere on Thursday 12th November given by Jin Hyung Lim in the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York.

Vespertine - a new work for Bramble Napskins - was performed a the National Centre for Early Music on 11th November 2015 (premiere).

Holly - in a new arrangement for trombone and brass band - was performed for the first time by Alan Gifford and the Staffordshire Band on Friday 23rd October 2015 at St Johns Church, Walsall Wood, West Midlands.

Cobbett was performed at St Andrew's Church, Farnham, Surrey on 10th October 2015 by the Farnham Band (premiere).

Memory of Place - a cycle of three songs, to words by Daniela Nunnari - was performed at Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery on Wednesday 16th September 2015.

Vestiges - the 'woodland remix' soundscape - was playing continuously during Festival 8 in Cabourne, Lincs from 17th -19th July 2015.

Gentle - for soprano and marimba

PercusSing: Ana Beard Fernandez and Zoe Craven

Unitarian Chapel, York

4th July 2015 (premiere)

Strata - for orchestra - recorded by Brno Filharmonie (conductor Mickel Toms) on 26 June 2015 for CD release on the Ablaze record label.

Rough Cut - for solo violin - was performed by Peter Sheppard Skaerved at the NCEM, York on Tuesday 9 June 2015 (premiere).

Brodgar - for baritone and piano - performed by Sounds Lyrical Project at City Screen Basement, York on Thursday 4th June.

Swan - for saxophone quartet - was performed by the Lunar Sax Quartet on Saturday 9th May 2015, at the Gresham Centre, Gresham Street, London

Strike - for flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello and piano - performed by Dark Inventions at the National Centre for Early Music, Saturday 2nd May 2015.

Strike - for flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello and piano Performed by AMGA Ensemble

Sha Tin Town Hall, Hong Kong

28th April 2015 (premiere).

Swan - for sax quartet - performed at the Saxophone Day at Christ Church Canterbury University, on 25th April 2015 by a student quartet.

Metronome (solo piano) was included in a contemporary music concert at York St John University by Mark Hutchinson on 23rd April 2015.

Brodgar - performed by Benjamin Lindley (baritone) and Josephine Peach (piano) at Unitarian Chapel, York on Saturday 28 March 2015.

Short Stay (soprano and piano) was given its premiere performance by Emily Smith (soprano) and Tim Brooks (piano) at City Screen Basement, York on Thursday 4th March 2015.

Snow (solo soprano) was given its premiere performance by Laura Attridge (soprano) at YSJU Chapel on Tuesday 16 December 2014.

Various Songs for Baritone and Piano performed by Ben Lindley and Josephine Peach at Ilkley Literature Festival on Friday October 17th.

Songs for Baritone and Piano - including 'Memory of Place' - performed by Ben Lindley and Josephine Peach at Bootham School, York on Thursday 11th September 2014.

Passing, Fading, Forgetting - for soprano, tenor, sax and piano - performed by members of the Sounds Lyrical Ensemble at City Screen Basement, York, Thursday 4th September 2014.

Bells and Motion - two songs for voice and piano - performed by David Pisaro (tenor) and Tim Brooks (piano), Bridlington Poetry Festival, 15th June 2014

Apocalypse

The 24 (directed by Robert Hollingworth)

Festival of Ideas

YSJU Chapel, York

14th June 2014 (premiere)

Six Downie Nocturnes - viola and piano

Jessica Douglas and Mark Hutchinson (YoCoCo), Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York 5th June 2014 at 1:00 pm

Vestiges of Spirituality

Next incarnation of the multimedia installation at the 20-21 Gallery, Scunthorpe, 15th-16th May 4:00-8:00 pm

Echoes from a Phantom City - flute, viola and harp

La Mer Ensemble

Late Music, York, 3rd May 2014

Vertigo - string quartet

AMGA Ensemble

Shatin Town Hall, Hong Kong

25th April 2014

Sciamachy

Sam Corkin (sax) and Timothy End (piano)

Late Music, York

5th April 2014 (premiere)

Strata

Orchestra of Opera North (Justin Doyle)

Howard Assembly Rooms, Leeds

29th November 2013 (premiere)

Ice*

Holly

Orichalcum,

Ripon Cathedral

28th November 2013 (*premiere)

Swan

Delta Saxophone Quartet, The Chapel, York St John University, 22nd November 2013

Hush*

Fallen

Manchester Chamber Choir

York Late Music

5th October 2013 (*premiere)

Vestiges of Spirituality

Grimsby Minster, 20th-29th September 2013

Holly

Anna Marshall and Richard Burton, Bootham Recital Room, 19th September 2013

Vestiges of Spirituality

St Mary’s Church, Barton Arts Week, Barton on Humber, 4th – 6th July 2013

Oftentimes

Juice Vocal Ensemble, Composers’ Workshop, University of York, 18 June 2013

There is No Rose

Vox Aurum (Deborah Catterall)

Wainsgate Church, Hebden Bridge

15th June 2013

Fallen

Vox Aurum (Deborah Catterall)

Wainsgate Church, Hebden Bridge

15th June 2013

Burlesques

Jo Peach, YSJU, 10th May 2013

Six Downie Nocturnes

Rosalind Ventris (viola)

Late Music, York

Saturday 4th May 2013 (premiere)

Motion

Robert Rice (baritone)

Late Music, York

Saturday 6th April 2013 (premiere)

Memory of Place

and

Three Songs of Peril

Sounds Lyrical (Ben Lindley and Jo Peach)

York St John University Chapel

Friday 8th March 2013

Holly
Jim Stretton (trombone)
Shardlow Village Hall, Derbyshire DE72 2GH
Saturday 22nd December 2012

Holly
Jim Stretton (trombone)
Whittingham Memorial Institute, Northumberland

NE66 4UP
Sunday 16th December 2012

There is No Rose

Vox Aurum Chamber Choir

Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester

Sunday 16th December 2012

Holly
Jim Stretton (trombone)
Middleton & Todbridge Village Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland NE61 4RA
Saturday 15th December 2012

Holly
Jim Stretton (trombone)
Hepscott Parish Hall, Northumberland NE61 6LN
Friday 14th December 2012

Holly
Jim Stretton (trombone)
Boldron Village Hall, County Durham DL12 9RF
Thursday 13th December 2012

Holly
Jim Stretton (trombone)
Watson Institute, Castle Carrock, Cumbria CA8 9LT
Sunday 9th December 2012

Holly
Jim Stretton (trombone)
Alston Town Hall, Cumbria CA9 3RF
Saturday 8th December 2012

Holly
Jim Stretton (trombone)
Dent Memorial Hall, Cumbria LA10 5QJ
Friday 7th December 2012

Holly
Jim Stretton (trombone)
Ireshopeburn Literary Institute, County Durham

DL13 1ER

Thursday 6th December 2012

Holly
Jim Stretton (trombone)
Plungar Village Hall, Leicestershire NG13 0JE
Wednesday 5th December 2012

Holly
Jim Stretton (trombone)
Twyford Village Hall, Leicestershire LE14 2HU
Tuesday 4th December 2012

Holly
Jim Stretton (trombone)
St. Andrews, Eaton, Norwich NR4 6NW
Sunday 2nd December 2012

Holly
Jim Stretton (trombone)
Fisher Theatre, Bungay, Suffolk NR35 1EE
Saturday 1st December 2012

Holly
Jim Stretton (trombone)
Trinity Centre, Louth, Lincolnshire LN11 8DJ
Friday 30th November 2012

Holly
Jim Stretton (trombone)
St Mary's Church, Manton, Rutland LE15 8SP
Thursday 29th November 2012

Holly
Jim Stretton (trombone)
All Saints Church, Heapham, Lincolnshire DN21 5PT
Wednesday 28th November 2012

Holly
Jim Stretton (trombone)
Caunton Cricket Club, Nottinghamshire NG23 6AD
Sunday 25th November 2012

Holly
Jim Stretton (trombone)
Ropsley Village Hall, Lincolnshire NG33 4BN
Saturday 24th November 2012

Holly
Jim Stretton (trombone)
Gringley On the Hill, Nottinghamshire DN10 4RG
Friday 23rd November 2012

Three Songs of Peril
Sounds Lyrical Project
Milton Rooms, Malton, North Yorks
7.00 pm Friday 19th October 2012

There is No Rose

Vox Aurum Chamber Choir
Marthall Church, Knutsford, Cheshire
7.00 pm Saturday 6th October 2012 (premiere)

Three Songs of Peril
Sounds Lyrical Project
Helmsley Arts Centre, North Yorks
7.00 pm Friday 5th October 2012

Three Songs of Peril

Sounds Lyrical Project
Pickering, North Yorks
1.30 pm Saturday 29th September 2012

Three Songs of Peril
Sounds Lyrical Project
Kirkbymoorside, North Yorks
7.00 pm Wednesday 26th September 2012

Fallen
Vox Aurum Chamber Choir
York St John University Chapel
Lord Mayors Walk, York YO31 7EX
1.30 pm Friday 21st September 2012

Three Songs of Peril
Sounds Lyrical Project
The Guildhall, York
7.00 pm Friday 14th September 2012

Mosquito
Souza Winds
Late Music
Unitarian Chapel, York
7.30 pm Saturday 2nd September 2012 (premiere)

City of Kings
Shepherd Group and York Railway Institute Bands
York 800 Celebrations
St Mary’s Abbey
7.30 pm Monday 20th August 2012 (premiere)

Memory of Place
Paul Carey Jones (baritone) and Ian Ryan (piano)
Late Music
Unitarian Chapel, York
7.30 pm Saturday 4th August 2012

Fallen
Vox Aurum Chamber Choir
Wigan Parish Church, Lancs
7.30 pm Wednesday 11th July 2012

The Field
Vox Aurum Chamber Choir
Wigan Parish Church, Lancs
7.30 pm Wednesday 11th July 2012

Another Field
The Fairfax Ensemble
Lyons Concert Hall University of York
1.00 pm Saturday 16th June 2012

Fallen
Vox Aurum Chamber Choir
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
1.00 pm Friday 11th May 2012

Vertigo
Velocity*
Ligeti String Quartet
Late Music
Unitarian Chapel, York
7.30 pm Saturday 5th May 2012 (*premiere)

Jump
Minster Brass Quintet
York St John University Chapel
Lord Mayors Walk, York YO31 7EX
7.30 pm Wednesday 25th April 2012

Propaganda
Jeremy Huw Williams (baritone) and Nigel Foster (piano)
Late Music
Unitarian Chapel, York
7.30 pm Saturday 7th April 2012 (premiere)

Swan

Lunar Sax Quartet

Late Music

Unitarian Chapel, York

June 2011 (premiere)

The Enemy Within*

Northern Line

Transit of Venus

EYMS Brass Band (Alan Morrison, conductor)

YSJU Chapel

21 May 2011 (*premiere)

Fallen

The Field

Music's Breath*

Laudamus Chamber Choir (Deborah Catterall)

YSJU Chapel

21 May 2011 (*premiere)

Three Songs of Peril

Robert Rice (baritone) and William Vann (piano)

Late Music

Unitarian Chapel, York

April 2011 (premiere)

Vertigo

Tippett Quartet

Royal York Hotel

25 March 2011 (premiere)

P E R F O R M A N C E S

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New work for piano, for Matthew Schellhorn. Performance details to follow.

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Canzone Sospesa (for cello and piano) has been selected for performance in Washington DC by the Art Music Society of America, as part of their 2024-25 Chamber Music Season. Details of date, venue and performers will follow.

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Before I fall asleep, the city, again... for flute, viola and harp. Sunday 14th July 2024 in the Green Man Gallery (as part of the Buxton Festival Fringe), performed by Trilogy Ensemble.​

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Becoming Winter for trombone and brass band. Sunday 23rd June at Lichfield Cathedral, performed by Brett Baker and Sovereign Brass.

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Mon Seul Desir, for soprano, harp, narrator and electronic soundtrack. Wednesday 12th June in the Auditorium at York St John University, part of York Festival of Ideas. Performed by Sarah-Jane Gibson, Rachel Davies and Emily Rowan.

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With Lantern Bright - a new setting of Walter de la Mare for baritone and piano. Saturday 25th May at the Acorn Centre, Inverurie, Scotland, for the Inverurie Music Society. Performed by Robert Rice (baritone) and Will Vann (piano).

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As long as forever is - my settings of two Dylan Thomas poems for tenor and piano - will be performed at Worcester College, Oxford, on 17th May 2024, by Christopher O'Gorman and David Pipe.

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Renaissance - for saxophone quartet. Tuesday 7th May 2024 at Surrey University, Guildford. Performed by the Delta Saxophone Quartet.

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Long After Tonight is All Over - for flute solo. Saturday 4th May 2024 at Late Music, York. Played by Susie Hodder-Williams.

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Renaissance - for saxophone quartet. 7:30 pm on Saturday 20th April 2024, at All Saints Church, Kingston-upon-Thames, for Kingston Chamber Concerts. Performed by the Delta Saxophone Quartet.

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Bright - for brass band. 3:00 pm on Sunday 24th March 2024, at St Luke's Church, Cambridge. Performers CSD Brass, conductor Christopher Lawrence.

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Hop Skip Jump - a new dance work for orchestra. To be performed on Sunday 10th March at Riley Smith Hall, Tadcaster, by York Youth Orchestra (conductor Ben Crick) and performers from York Dance Space.

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Crucifixion (from A York Passion) - for chamber choir. A setting of words from the York Mystery Play cycle. 2nd March 2024 at Late Music, York, performed by the Elysian Singers.

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Au Lapin Agile - in the version for flute and piano - was performed by Annie Banks at the British Flute Society festival at the Birmingham Conservatoire, on Saturday 17th February.

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With Lantern Bright - a new setting of Walter de la Mare for baritone and piano. Saturday 3rd February at Late Music, York. Performed by Robert Rice (baritone) and Will Vann (piano).

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Lully Lullay - for chamber choir SSA and harp/piano. A setting of the Coventry Carol. Performed on Tuesday 12 December at 7:30 in the Creative Centre by York St John University Choir.

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Lully Lullay - for chamber choir SSA and harp/piano. A setting of the Coventry Carol. Performed on Monday 4 December at 7:30 in York Minster by York St John University Choir.

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Jump Cut - for clarinet. Performed at Late Music, York on Saturday 2 December, by Jonathan Sage.

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La Mourisque and Orfeo! - for brass band. Performed at St Luke's Church, Cambridge on 19 November 2023 by CSD Brass, directed by Christopher Lawrence.

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Mon Seul Desir - for soprano, harp, narrator and electronics, based on the 'Lady and Unicorn' tapestries. 8 November 2023 at 12:30 in the Creative Centre at York St John University. Performed by Sarah-Jane Gibson (soprano), Rachel Davies (harp) and Emily Rowan (narrator).

The force that through the green fuse - for tenor and piano. A setting of Dylan Thomas's poetry on the 70th anniversary of the poet's death. 4 November 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Late Music, York. Performed by Christopher O'Gorman and David Pipe.

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Canzone Sospesa - for cello and piano. Performed in Teatro dal Verme, Milan, Italy. Thursday 2 November 2023 by members of the Trio Chimera: Giorgio Lucchini and Marta Ceretta.

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Renaissance - for saxophone quartet. Saturday 7 October 2023 at 7:30. Late Music, York. Performed by the Delta Saxophone Quartet.

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Prelude to Perle - for harp solo. Saturday 13 August 2023, at St James' Church, Louth, Lincs. Performed by Ruth Lee.

Fell - for chorus SATB and natural horn. Tuesday 23 May 2023, Haslemere Festival, Surrey. Performed by Harlequin Chamber Choir conductor Amy Bebbington, with Martin Lawrence (horn).

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Revelation - for seven trumpets and timpani (first performance). Sunday 7th May, St Michael and All Angels Church, Hathersage, Derbyshire. Performed by Orichalcum Trumpet Ensemble.

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Jump Cut - for clarinet solo. Saturday 6th May 2023 at 7:30; Late Music, York. Performed by Jonathan Sage.

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Eclipse - for brass band. Sunday 2nd April 2023 at 3:00 pm at St Luke's Church, Cambridge. Performed by CSD Brass, conductor Chris Lawrence.

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Industry - for orchestra (with film). Sunday 19th March at 3:00, in the Creative Centre at York St John University. York Youth Orchestra. (first performance)

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Prelude to Perle - for harp solo. Saturday 4th March 2023 at 1:00, at Late Music, York. Performed by Ruth Lee. (First performance).

Fell - for chorus SATB and natural horn. 12 February 2023, Unitarian Chapel York. Performed by Soon Amore (conductor Chris Bartram) with Martin Lawrence (horn). Premiere performance.

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Au Lapin Agile - for flute, guitar and bass clarinet. 4th February 2023 at 1:00 pm at Late Music, York. Performed by Music on the Edge.

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Of Trumpets and Angels - for soprano, SATB Chorus and brass band - Saturday 10th December 2022 at Selby Abbey. Performed by Skipton Choral Society and York Railway Institute Brass Band.

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Angelus Inquit Pastoribus - for chorus SSA - Monday 5th December in York Minster. YSJ University Choir, conductor Catherine Birch.

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Hell's Bells Bagatelles - for Gemini Ensemble: clarinet, violin, cello, piano. 3 December 2022 at Late Music, York.

Of Trumpets and Angels - for soprano, SATB Chorus and brass band - Saturday 3rd December 2022 in Skipton Parish Church. Performed by Skipton Choral Society and York Railway Institute Brass Band.

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Chartres - for viola solo. Saturday 5 November 2022 at 12:00 noon. Hull Minster. Rachel Miller, viola. Premiere performance.

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Feathers - for chorus SATB. Wednesday 2nd November 2022. St Pancras Parish Church, London NW1 2BA. Elysian Singers, conductor Sam Laughton.

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Becoming Winter - for trombone and brass band. Sunday 23rd October 2022. Creative Centre, York St John University. Ian Bousfield (trombone) with York Railway Institute Brass Band. Premiere performance.

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Jump! - for brass quintet. Sunday 25 September at 3:30 p.m. at Hathersage Parish Church. Performed by Orichalcum Classic Brass.

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Six Downie Nocturnes - for viola and piano - Friday 29th July 2022 at 12:00, at St. Swithin's Church, Holmesfield, Sheffield. Performed by Henrietta Hill and Tom Owen.

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Gently - version for SATB chorus - Sunday 3rd July 2022 in the Cemetery Chapel, York. Soon Amore Acapella Choir, conducted by Chris Bartram.

Before I fall asleep, the city, again... for flute, viola and harp. Sunday 14th July 2024 in the Green Man Gallery (as part of the Buxton Festival Fringe), performed by Trilogy Ensemble.