May 27, 2020 | News and events
In a poetic palinode the writer retracts a view expressed in an earlier piece … but, sadly, like so many other events, the May 27th performance in the wonderful St Anne’s concert series of my own ‘Palinode’ quintet has had to be temporarily...
May 12, 2020 | News and events
For those working from home, here are some pieces I have written for solo instruments you could try! Solo ‘Cello ‘Stranger, Lover, Dancer’: Three pieces written for and premiered by Jessie Richardson (of the Piatti Quartet) in...
Apr 16, 2020 | News and events, Uncategorized
In these locked-down days, many are choosing to hear music streamed to save the postman! I’m glad to say that both my CDs (‘Voices from the Sea’ and ‘Simplicius’) are available streamed as well as on CD. For instance these sites can be...
Apr 2, 2020 | News and events
Back in 2019 BC (before corona), the wonderful duo of flautist Emma Halnan and pianist Daniel King Smith played my ’Sonata Serenata’ in London at a St Martin-in-the-Fields lunchtime concert. Here is a video of that excellent...
Mar 24, 2020 | News and events
Just in case you have … here are some recordings of Hawkins pieces on Youtube First string quartet (1976) played by James Toll, Guy Button (violins), John Crockatt (viola) and Jonathan Rees (‘cello) in 2019 ‘Urizen’ played by Paul Silverthorne (viola) and Aglaia...
Feb 27, 2020 | News and events
On March 7th, the wonderful Cuatro Puntos group with Alexander Kollias (clarinet) gave the first public performance of ‘Party Piece’ which was written for a birthday party back in 2004. Five minutes of Klezmer-slanted music for clarinet and two violas ends...
