Choral

Wednesday 20 March 2013

News round-up

Amazing how a bit of sunshine focuses the mind! It’s been a while since I updated the website properly and, unsurprisingly, there’s been quite a bit happening since last summer. I have spent a lot of time “absorbing”. Most inspiration came, I think, from the CoMA (Contemporary Music for All) summer school in Bangor, North… Continue reading

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Tuesday 1 May 2012

Song for St. Therese

My latest piece has been wrapped up and sent to its commissioner, Devon County Junior Choir. Written for a July evensong in Exeter Cathedral which coincides with the 2012 Majesty Flower Festival, I was drawn to the idea of nature as a reflection of God’s love and a metaphor for His power. Bringing passages from… Continue reading

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Thursday 23 February 2012

Thank you, Guildford!

Sunday was my first visit to Guildford Cathedral and I was delighted to arrive in time to hear the choristers doing a quick run-through of my piece before Evensong. ‘Come unto me’, which I was commissioned to write by Choir & Organ Magazine, was given a stunning first performance by the men and boys of… Continue reading

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Saturday 18 February 2012

‘Come Unto Me’ in Guildford

Just a reminder to anyone in the Surrey area: ‘Come Unto Me’, written last year for Choir & Organ Magazine, will receive its first performance this Sunday, 19th February, at evensong in Guildford Cathedral. The service starts at 6:30pm. Full details are available here: http://www.guildford-cathedral.org/worship/services/2012-02-19 [07.08.2012 update: link no longer live] Continue reading

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Friday 30 December 2011

Devon County Junior Choir

Amidst the musical frenzy of Christmas – carolling and concerts everywhere – I met with the musical director of Devon County Junior Choir. The choir will be singing a special evensong in Exeter Cathedral in July 2012 and I am delighted to have been asked to write a new anthem for the service. Next step…… Continue reading

Choral, Composition

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Tuesday 13 September 2011

Choir & Organ magazine feature

I am the featured ‘New Music’ composer in the current issue of Choir & Organ magazine (Sept/Oct 2011). You can read their interview with me about how I came to composition, the challenges I have overcome, how I write and what it means to me. Even better, for the next six months, Come Unto Me… Continue reading

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Monday 4 July 2011

‘Come unto me’ complete

Thank you to all of you who sent good wishes following the broadcast of Hast thou not known? on Radio 3 a couple of weeks ago. In case you didn’t catch it on iPlayer, you can now hear it on the Listen page. My setting of Matthew 11:28-30 [KJV] was completed in mid-June, an unaccompanied… Continue reading

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Sunday 12 June 2011

Missed the BBC broadcast?

Hear Hast thou not known? and an interview with the composer (moi!) on Aled Jones’ Radio 3 programme The Choir, on the BBC iPlayer for 7 days from today: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b011ty04/The_Choir_King_James_Bible_Composer_Awards/ – 23 minutes in. In other news, the latest commission, Come unto me, is very nearly finished. I completed the last section on Saturday and have… Continue reading

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Saturday 4 June 2011

BBC Radio 3 broadcast confirmed – and change of date

In the midst of scribbling away for my Choir & Organ magazine commission, I have received confirmation that all of the pieces from the finals of the King James Bible competition will be broadcast by the BBC. The date has changed though. Tune into Radio 3’s ‘The Choir’ on Sunday 12th June, 6:30-8:00pm: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011ty04 Continue reading

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Saturday 21 May 2011

BBC Radio 3 Broadcast

The King James Bible Composition Awards final is to be featured on Aled Jones’ programme ‘The Choir‘ on BBC Radio 3 on Sunday 19th June. There is a chance that you may hear an excerpt of my piece, Hast thou not known?, or me talking about composing it, so listen in! On the night, composer… Continue reading

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