On 9th October violinist Siân Philipps and William Vann (piano) performed my ‘Looking Back‘ for violin and piano at St James Piccadilly in an intriguing event which also included Matthew Beaumont reading from his recent book ‘Nightwalking’. The recital part of the event also included works by Wellesz, Finzi and Vaughan Williams. ‘Looking Back’ is included on Siân’s CD ‘From Shadows to Light’.

A wonderful performance at the Adur Arts Festival on 13 October of my Sonata Serenata for flute and piano by top players flautist Klio Blonz and pianist Jane Beament.

My ‘Simplicius‘ for clarinet and string orchestra will get its live premiere on Saturday 28 September 7.00pm at St Mary, Horsham, RH12 1HE
Soloist Steve Dummer brilliantly recorded it on Claudio Records CC6045.
“Claudio Records has come up with a winner here” [MusicWeb International] !

Warwick Music have just published my ‘Sonus‘ – (meaning ‘sound’) – a two-and-a-half minute showpiece for tuba and piano, sometimes brilliant and sometimes lyrical.

This wonderful CD by violinist Sian Philipps includes my ‘Looking Back’. It has just been enthusiastically reviewed by Jonathan Woolf in MusicWebInternational: “Looking Back is an Orphean piece inspired by the backward glance of the mythical character, its pungent lyricism irradiating the music to fine effect: an admirable, concise work.” It was also reviewed in July by the British Music Society as ‘splendidly dynamic and tuneful‘