Vocal / Choral

Vocal

  • The Garden of Earthly Delights

    Orchestration: 1111/0+hn.1.1.0/perc/hp.pf.acn/egtr/str
    Soloists: mezzo soprano, countertenor
    Chorus: SATB
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Year: 2012
    Publisher: Novello & Co Ltd

    Commissioned by BBC Radio 3. Premiered as part of the BBC Proms by Anne-Marie Owens, Andrew Watts, the London Sinfonietta Voices and Birmingham Contemporary Music Group conducted by Nicholas Collon at Cadogan Hall (London, UK) on 18th August 2012.

  • Tenebrae

    Orchestration: vn.vn.va.vc
    Soloists: ATTB soli
    Duration: /
    Year: 2009
    Publisher: Novello & Co Ltd

    Commissioned by the Hilliard Ensemble. Premiered by the Hilliard Ensemble and the Arditti Quartet at Wigmore Hall (London, UK) on 7th November 2009.

  • Orpheus

    Soloists: tenor, piano
    Duration: 3 minutes
    Year: 2006
    Publisher: Novello & Co Ltd

    Commissioned by the Aldeburgh Festival. Premiered by Andrew Kennedy and Christopher Glynn at the Jubilee Hall at the Jubilee Hall (Aldeburgh, UK) on 12th June 2006.

  • Three Duos

    Orchestration: fl/hn/va
    Soloist: soprano, alto, tenor
    Duration: 5 minutes
    Year: 2005
    Publisher: Novello & Co Ltd

    Written and premiered at the Tanglewood Summer School at the Tanglewood Music Center (Tanglewood, MA, USA) on 14th August 2005.

  • Eichá

    Orchestration: 2ob+ca.bn+cbn/2tpt.3tbn
    Soloists: mezzo soprano
    Chorus: SATB
    Duration: 20 minutes
    Year: 1997
    Publisher: Novello & Co Ltd

    Commissioned by Oxford Contemporary Music Festival with funds provided by Southern Arts. Premiered by the New London Chamber Choir.

  • Four Primo Levi Settings

    Orchestration: cl/pf/va
    Soloist: mezzo soprano
    Duration: 22 minutes
    Year: 1996
    Publisher: Novello & Co Ltd

    Commissioned by the Cheltenham International Festival with funds partly provided by South West Arts. Premiered by Susan Bickley and the Nash Ensemble in Cheltenham (UK) on 7th July 1996.

  • 'Tis Time I Think

    Orchestration: 2vn.va.vc
    Soloist: soprano
    Duration: 15 minutes
    Year: 1996
    Publisher: Novello & Co Ltd

    Commissioned by The Housman Society for the centenary of the publication of 'A Shropshire Lad' by A.E. Housman with funds provided by Barbara Kay, Jim Page and West Midlands Arts. Premiered by Mary Wiegold and the Composers’ Ensemble at Ludlow Assembly Rooms (Ludlow, UK) on 20th July 1996.

  • Ad Ora Incerta - Four Orchestral Songs from Primo Levi

    Orchestration: 2(pic,afl)+2pic.2+ca.4(2bcl).cbn/4430/3perc/str(16.14.12.10.8)
    Soloists: mezzo soprano, bassoon
    Duration: 35 minutes
    Year: 1994
    Publisher: Novello & Co Ltd

    Winner of the 1997 Grawemeyer Prize for Music Composition.

    Commissioned by the BBC. Premiered by Christine Cairns, Kim Walker and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Simon Bainbridge at the Royal Festival Hall (London, UK) on 29th March 1995.

  • From an English Folk Song

    Orchestration: 2cl/va.vc
    Soloist: soprano
    Duration: 6 minutes
    Year: 1992
    Publisher: Novello & Co Ltd

  • Caliban Fragments and Aria

    Orchestration: picc.2ob.cl.bcl.cbn/hn.2tpt.tbn/hp/2perc/str(4.0.2.2.1)
    Soloist: mezzo soprano
    Duration: 13 minutes
    Year: 1991
    Publisher: United Music Publishing Ltd

    Premiered by Lynda Richardson and The XXth Cen-tury Ensemble Vienna conducted by Peter Burwik at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival in Huddersfield (UK) on 29th November 1991.

  • A Song from Michelangelo

    Orchestration: 2cl.va.vc.db
    Soloist: soprano
    Duration: 3 minutes
    Year: 1987
    Publisher: United Music Publishing Ltd

    To John and Mary

    Premiered by Mary Wiegold.

  • Landscapes and Magic Words

    Orchestration: ob/ca.sopsax/bcl,.cl/bcl.hn.elecorg/pf.elecgtar.perc.vln.va.vc.db
    Soloist: soprano
    Duration: 25 minute
    Year: 1981
    Publisher: United Music Publishing Ltd

    The three wind players blow across tuned clay bottles and the keyboard players and percussion use tuned wine glasses. All these forces are amplified and projected via eight loudspeakers situated round the hall.

    Commissioned by Capricorn with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain. Premiered by Lynda Richardson and Capricorn conducted by Simon Bainbridge at the 1981 Edinburgh Festival.

  • People of the Dawn

    Orchestration: 3cl.perc.pn
    Soloist: soprano
    Duration: 15 minutes
    Year: 1975
    Publisher: United Music Publishing Ltd

    Premiered as part of the BBC Proms 1975 by Jane Manning, Tony Hymas and Matrix conducted by Simon Bainbridge at The Round House (London, UK) on 15th September 1975.

Choral

  • Psalm 23

    Soloists: SATB, marimba
    Chorus: SATB
    Duration: 9 minutes
    Year: 2013
    Publisher: University of York Music Press

    Premiered by Calum Huggan and the Platinum Consort conducted by Scott Inglis-Kidger at Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square (London, UK) on 27th September 2014.

  • The Garden of Earthly Delights

    Orchestration: 1111/0+hn.1.1.0/perc/hp.pf.acn/egtr/str
    Soloists: mezzo soprano, countertenor
    Chorus: SATB
    Duration: 30 minutes
    Year: 2012
    Publisher: Novello & Co Ltd

    Commissioned by BBC Radio 3. Premiered as part of the BBC Proms by Anne-Marie Owens, Andrew Watts, the London Sinfonietta Voices and Birmingham Contemporary Music Group conducted by Nicholas Collon at Cadogan Hall (London, UK) on 18th August 2012.

  • Chant

    Orchestration: 3(2pic).ca.3.1/0300/perc/str(12.6.6.2)
    Chorus: SSSSAAAATTTT
    Duration: 18 minutes
    Year: 1999
    Publisher: Novello & Co Ltd

    Commissioned by the BBC. Premiered by the BBC Singers with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Harry Christophers at York Minster (York, UK) on 3rd November 1999.

  • Eichá

    Orchestration: 2ob+ca.bn+cbn/2tpt.3tbn
    Soloists: mezzo soprano
    Chorus: SATB
    Duration: 20 minutes
    Year: 1997
    Publisher: Novello & Co Ltd

    Commissioned by Oxford Contemporary Music Festival with funds provided by Southern Arts. Premiered by the New London Chamber Choir.

  • A Song from Tagore

    Orchestration: 1011/1110
    Chorus: SSAA children’s voices
    Duration: 2 minutes
    Year: 1991
    Publisher: United Music Publishing Ltd

  • The Devil's Punchbowl

    Orchestration: 1111/1110/timp/str(7.0.2.2.1)
    Chorus: children’s voices
    Duration: 16 minutes
    Year: 1987
    Publisher: United Music Publishing Ltd

Choral (a cappella) / Solo voices

  • Soneto XVIII

    Soloists: countertenor, mezzo soprano
    Duration: 3 minutes
    Year: 2008
    Publisher: Novello & Co Ltd

  • Elephegus in Carcere

    Chorus: SSAATTBB
    Duration: 4 minutes
    Year: 1999
    Publisher: Novello & Co Ltd

    Commissioned and premiered by the Parish Church of St Alphege conducted by Stephen Dagg at St Alphege, Greenwich (London, UK) on 7th May 2000.

  • Herbsttag

    Chorus: Double SATB
    Duration: 6 minutes
    Year: 1993
    Publisher: Novello & Co Ltd

    Commissioned by the Crouch End Festival Chorus.

  • A Cappella

    Orchestration: 6 solo voices
    Duration: 16 minutes
    Year: 1985
    Publisher: United Music Publishing Ltd

    Written in response to a commission by London Sinfonietta Voices.