Persephone

Orchestral Tone Poem

The struggles of the feminine to emerge from darkness is a theme that recurs and I believe is a particularly insistent theme in our times. I have great respect for the work of C G Jung and in part, this work was inspired by some of his ideas on integration of darkness and light in our own psyches and balance of the feminine and masculine elements of the self.

Not All Who Roam Are Lost

Orchestral Tone Poem

This piece came about from a melody that kept appearing in my head for months and wouldn't leave until I'd written the piece. The title comes from Tolkein's Lord of the Rings. When I first heard the melody, I knew I wanted to write a piece that roamed. The title came later.

Elements I (extract)

Clarinet Quintet

Woman in Pink: Woman in Purple

Trio for Flute/Violin, Viola and 'Cello.

Written as a response to a vivid dream.

Nepenthe

I wrote this piece for the Lutenist and Theorbo player Lynda Sayce http://theorbo.com/ . I was inspired by her beautiful Theorbo playing at a performance in Oxfordshire. The piece is currently for Bass lute and will be available for Theorbo, after further collaboration with Lynda.

Night Journey

For ‘Cello and Piano

Anthem on Psalm 36

Choral SATB
As a 12 year old I earnt 50 pence by joining the church choir to sing for events such as weddings and festivals. My love of these Psalm settings was sealed as I sang, sitting on cold pews in the village church where I grew up. Much later, I spent a year studying New Testament Greek and found an enriched understanding of the Psalms that informs these settings.

Anthem on Psalm 8

Anthem on Psalm 56

Choral SSAATTBB

It is Well With my Soul

Setting of Hymn

This hymn setting was inspired by a couple I met who tragically lost their only daughter in her thirties. I dedicate it to them.

Whitechapel (Piano)

Whitechapel extract

I visit Whitechapel, London often to visit family. This piece is my response to the wild mixture of sirens, gangs, yoga classes, coffee shops, work hubs and insistent city energy.

Easter Morning (Piano)

Sunrise (Piano)

Inspired by the works of Chopin, this piece is a homage to his Study in C# Minor Op.25 No. 12..