CHAMBER MUSIC
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Lucy and the Windmill
(Flute, Oboe &
Piano)
Our daughter, Lucy, is a student at the National
Centre for Young People with Epilepsy (NCYPE). When my wife and I (my
wife Sarah is a flautist) were offered the opportunity to perform in the
Uckfield Festival in 2006 we asked that our concert should be a charity
event and that the festival would promote the NCYPE 'Windmill Fund' The
name of this fund came from the first house built in the redevelopment
programme at NCYPE which on the plan looked like the sails of a
windmill. "Lucy and the Windmill" was given its first performance at
this charity concert.
I used the windmill
idea as the linking theme for the piece. There are 4 movements: 1) Jack
& Jill (the 2 famous windmills on the Sussex Downs); 2) Pitstone
Windmill (the oldest windmill in the British Isles); 3) Tilting
at Windmills (a Spanish dance inspired by Don Quixote); 4) The
Windmill Theatre (We Never Closed!).
Approximate duration 6'30"
Price: £9.95
SPLASH!
(Flute, Oboe & Viola)
The Splash Festival in Haywards Heath promoted a
whole range of community events throughout 2008. The final event was a
Gala Concert for which this piece was composed. One of the main aims of
the festival was to raise money for Water Aid, - hence the name. Each of
the five movements of the work has a water-related reference. The
movements are: 1) The Brook; 2) Barcarolle; 3) Impression; 4) Fughetta;
5) Slightly Silly Piece. This first performance was a family affair with
me on the Oboe, my wife, Sarah (Flute) and my son, John (Viola).
Approximate duration 8'30"
Price: £14.70
From a Silent Film
(Woodwind Quartet)
This Woodwind Quartet is made up of 5 movements depicting scenes from an
imaginary film. The movements are: 1) Overture; 2) The Heroine; 3)
Comedy Routine; 4) Sad Scene; 5) Finale. Apart from the standard
woodwind quartet the work makes use of several additional instruments; -
Piccolo, Alto Flute, Cor Anglais & Bass Clarinet.
Approximate
duration 9 minutes
Price: £10.50
Midwinter
(Flute, Oboe & Clarinet)
This woodwind trio was composed for a New Music Brighton concert and
performed in early December 2007. The work plays continuously but has
four clearly defined sections: - Ice, Wind & Rain, Carol and Party
Games. Approximate duration 4'45"
Price: £7.70
Mid-Sussex Suite
(3 Oboes & Bassoon)
I wrote this piece at the request of Jenny Caws for a
group of promising young players at Burgess Hill School. They go by the
name of the "Burgess Hill Double Reed Dazzlers". There are three
movements: 1) Wivlesfield Waltz; 2) Twineham Tango; 3) Hassocks Hoedown.
Approximate
duration 3 minutes
Price: £6.95
Trio
(2 Oboes & Cor Anglais)
The five movements of this work are: 1) Prelude; 2)
Meditation; 3) Invention; 4) Swing;
5) Scherzo. In the 3rd movement the 2nd Oboe changes to Oboe D'Amore and
in the 4th movement both 1st & 2nd Oboes change to Cor Anglais. However,
the 4th movement may be played on 3 Oboes instead of 3 Cor's and the
D'Amore part will work on the Oboe (transposition provided).
Approximate duration 9'30"
Price: £9.95
Wind Quintet
This Wind Quintet is in four movements: 1)
Prelude; 2) Nocturne; 3) Waltz? 4) Galop. The piece is in a fairly
straight-forward style and is not too challenging technically.
Approximate duration 11'30"
Price: £11.95
Dickensian Sketches (Saxophone Quartet)
This piece was commissioned by John Harle for the Myhra Saxophone
Quartet. Each of the six miniatures represents a character from a
Dickens novel. These characters are Agnes Wickfield, Herbert
Pocket, Mr. Jingle, Smike, Jerry Cruncher & Daniel Quilp.
Approximate duration 11 minutes
Price: £13.50
A Comedy in 3 Acts
(Saxophone Quartet)
Commissioned by the Northern Saxophone Quartet, this
work is in three contrasting sections which are played continuously. The
central section is very mournful, representing the often over-the-top
pathos found in many popular comedy films. The final section represents
a chase episode often a feature of comedy shows and films.
Approximate duration 5 minutes
Price: £9.95
Two Pieces (Trombone Quartet/Ensemble)
This is a fairly straight-forward
piece for trombones which can be played with either one player to a
part, or several. The two movements are Ballad and Waltz.
Approximate
duration 4 minutes
Price: £4.95
Long John's Hornpipe
(Cor Anglais &
'Cello)
This is one of my slightly silly pieces! Imagine a
pirate with a wooden leg trying to dance a hornpipe. There is little
else to say.
Approximate duration 1'45"
Price: £4.50
Trio
(Flute, Oboe & Bassoon/'Cello)
This piece was composed for Collage Chamber Ensemble who performed it on
a fairly regular basis. It is in 2 sections, the first contemplative and
the second lively and with irregular rhythm patterns. Approximate
duration 5'30"
Price £7.70
Pas de Deux
(Flute & Oboe)
Two very athletic dance movements bracket a much more
lyrical one. The three movements are:
1) Comedy; 2) Intermezzo; 3) Frantic Dance.
Approximate duration 4'30"
Price: £6.95
Littlewick Suite
(2 Pianos)
This was commissioned for the 10th Anniversary of the Littlewick Music
Week. The 4 movements are: 1) Prelude; 2) Capriccio; 3) Pas de Deux; 4)
Finale. Each movement was dedicated to someone closely involved with
Littlewick Music Week throughout its ten years.
Approximate duration 9'30"
Price: £9.95
Stefan's Rondo (Oboe Duet)
This piece is for 2 fairly advanced players, Grade
VI+. It is marked 'Allegro assai' and is in the key of D major.
Approximate duration 1'50"
Price: £4.50
Stefan's Rondo (Oboe & Bb
Clarinet)
This is a version of the above piece but arranged for
Oboe and Clarinet. The key has been changed to C major. Approximate
duration 1'50"
Price: £4.50
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