DARK DANCE (2018)
for chamber ensemble
Psappha commission
World Premiere
Psappha | Jamie Phillips (cond)
22nd March 2018
Halle St Peter's, Manchester
Instrumentation
fl.gtr.3perc.vla.
Duration
8'00''
DARKENED DREAMS (2014)
for ensemble and fixed tape
BBC Radio 3 / BBC Radio 4 / BBC Proms Co-commission
World Premiere
The Aurora Orchestra | Nicholas Collon (cond)
20th August 2014
Royal College of Music, London
Broadcast live simultaneously on Radio 3 In-Tune and Radio 4 PM
Instrumentation
1.0.bcl.1.ssax | 2perc: vib/hi-h/BD/susp.cym/crot/tam-t/2 bongos | strings(1.1.1.1.1)
Duration
4'40''
ACRID LINES (2015)
for Wind Orchestra
World Premiere [as de Volharding Ensemble]
RNCM New Ensemble | Clark Rundell (cond)
27th January 2015
World Premiere [as Wind Orchestra]
RNCM Wind Orchestra | Matt Weites (cond)
28th January 2016
Duration
6'00''
ELEGY (2017)
World Premiere
The Edinburgh Quartet & students from
The Music School of Douglas Academt
12th November 2017
City Halls, Glasgow
Duration
7'00''
SILENT SHORES (2015)
for string quartet
Creative Scotland-funded Commission
World Premiere
The Edinburgh Quartet
Violins: Tristan Gurney | Gordon Bragg
Viola: Fiona Winning
Cello: Mark Bailey
26th May 2015
City Halls, Glasgow
Duration
16'00''
SONATA FOR SAXOPHONE AND PIANO (2015)
World Premiere
Michael Jackson (asax) | Leanne Cody (pno)
12th March 2015
CNRR, Royal Northern College of Music
First Broadcast
Michael Jackson (asax) | Philip Sharp (pno)
4th May 2015
CNRR, Royal Northern College of Music
BBC Radio 3 'Live in Concert'
Duration
13'45
[i: 7'30'' | ii: 2'45'' | iii: 3'30'']
INCANTATION (2014)
for soprano saxophone, violin and piano
World Premiere
Mélina Zélénuic (ssax) | Clémence Prudhomme (vln) | Ben Powell (pno)
6th June 2014
Manchester University Chaplaincy
Duration
7'00''
THE TEMPTRESS (2014)
for chamber ensemble
World Premiere:
Manchester Camerata | Clark Rundell (cond)
21st January 2014
RNCM Studio 7, Manchester
Further performances:
Manchester Camerata | Gabor Takácys-Nagy (cond)
27th April 2014
Albert Hall, Manchester
Instrumentation
0.0.0.0 | perc(1):mar | strings(1.1.1.1.1)
Duration
4'30''
BONE MEAL (2016)
for chamber ensemble
World Premiere
The Vonnegut Collective
21st September 2016
Manchester Central Library
Duration
7'00''
VELVET SKIES (2012)
for string quartet
Creative Scotland Commission
World Premiere
The Maxwell Quartet
16th November 2012
Cairns Church, Glasgow
Duration
10'00''
THRASH'D (2014)
for solo contrabass trombone and brass ensemble
World Premiere
Matthew Denney (cbtn) | RNCM Brass Ensemble | Tom Harrold (cond)
5th June 2014
Manchester University Chaplaincy
Instrumentation
Solo cbtn | 0.0.0.0 | 2.3.3(2 ttbn / 1btn).1 | perc(2): BD/SD/hi-h/tam-t/ tom-t(5) | 0.0.0.0.0
Duration
5'00''
GNARLED WINDS (2014)
for wind quintet
World Premiere
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Quintet
21st June 2014
St Magnus International Festival
Stromness Town Hall, Orkney
Duration
4'30''
VEILED DAWN (2013)
for strings and off-stage oboes
World Premiere
The Lancashire Sinfonietta | Stephanie Gonley (leader)
14th March 2013
The Great Hall, Lancaster University
Instrumentation
0.2.0.0 | 2.0.0.0 | strings (6.4.4.3)
Duration
13'00''
FEAR NO MORE (2015)
soprano and chamber ensemble
World Premiere
Khymerikal | Leo Geyer (cond)
24th March 2015
Holborne Museum, Bath
Instrumentation
sop/cl/pno/vln/vlc
Duration
8'00''
ICEBREAKER (2013)
for brass dectet and percussion
World Premiere
SuperBrass
26th March 2013
Henry Wood Hall, London
Duration
4'20''
GENTLE SKIES (2013)
for Saxophone Quartet
World Premiere
14th September 2013
Borealis Saxophone Quartet
King's Place, London
Duration
6'20''
LOCKED HORNS (2012)
for brass quintet
Royal Philharmonic Society Commission
World Premiere
Total Brass
17th May 2012
The Barber Institute of FIne Arts, Birmingham
Duration
5'20''
FANFARONADE (2013)
for brass quintet
Royal Philharmonic Society Commission
World Premiere
Buzz Brass
7th November 2013
Maison Symphonique de Montreal
European Premiere
Stratus Brass
10th April 2013
Milton Hall, Barbican Centre, London
Duration
3'20''
CANTILENA (2013)
for double reed ensemble
World Premiere
RNCM Double Reed Ensemble / Melinda Maxwell (cond)
5th May 2013
RNCM Concert Hall
Duration
6'20''
EYE-TO-EYE (2013)
for percussion duo
World Premiere
The Aurora Percussion Duo (Delia Stevens / Le Yu)
12th March 2013
CNRR, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
Duration
4'00''
TWISTED SPLINTERS (2012)
for symphonic brass ensemble and percussion
World Premiere
RNCM Brass Ensemble / John Miller (cond)
29th January 2012
RNCM Opera Theatre, Manchester
North American Premiere
McGill University Brass Ensemble / John Miller (cond)
24th November 2013
Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Montreal
Instrumentation
4.4.4.1 | 2perc: mar/vib/whip/susp.cym/SD/tam-t/2 bongos/2 tom-t/kick BD/BD
Duration
9'00''
BROKEN REPOSE (2013)
for saxophone and percussion duo
World Premiere
Kyran Matthews (asax) / DU-ality Percussion Duo
13th June 2013
RNCM Concert Hall, Manchester
Duration
7'00''
SEVERED SKEWS (2012)
for amplified baroque ensemble and electronics
World Premiere
The Eris Ensemble
14th April 2012
inSpace, Edinburgh
Duration
11'30''
FLUTE QUINTET (2012)
for flute and string quartet
World Premiere
RNCM New Ensemble / Duncan Ward (cond)
10th April 2012
RNCM Concert Hall, Manchester
Duration
6'00''
BROKEN SHADOW (2011)
for chamber ensemble
World Premiere
Scottish Chamber Orchestra Ensemble
12th January 2011
The National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
Duration
5'30''
SKIRLL (2010)
for brass quintet and percussion
World Premiere
WorldBrass
1st October 2011
Hangar 21, Detmold, Germany
Toured throughout Germany including Berlin Philharmonie
Revised for 2015 WorldBrass tour
Duration
10'00''
FALLOW FIELDS (2007)
for two clarinets
World Premiere
BBC SO clarinets
10th August 2007
Maida Vale, London
Duration
3'00''
KERFUFFLE (2008)
for chamber ensemble
BBC Proms Commission
World Premiere
The Aurora Orchestra / Nicholas Collon (cond)
26th July 2008
The Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, London
First recorded
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ensemble / Tom Harrold (cond)
9th February 2008
Glasgow City Halls
Instrumentation
0.0.bcl.0.asax | 0.0.0.0 | strings (1.0.1.1.0)
Duration
4'00''
FAST CASTLE FROM ABOVE (2010)
for chamber ensemble
World Premiere
Scottish Chamber Orchestra Ensemble
12th January 2011
The National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
First Recorded
Linn Records / Scottish Chamber Orchestra Ensemble
Glasgow City Halls
August 2010
Duration
6'30''
DANCE (2007)
for percussion sextet and piano
World Premiere
The Endymion Ensemble / Peter Wiegold (cond)
17th August 2007
Cadogan Hall, London
BBC Proms
Duration
6'30''