Works
For John Baldessari and/or Gary Lineker
For 8 flutes, 3 oboes, 8 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 2 saxes, 4 horns, 6 trumpets, 6 trombones, 4 tubas, 5 percussion, piano, harp, strings, mezzo soprano, speaking voice
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Worries
For 2 performers
Performance of a text by Lucy Harvey. Created and performed by Paul Norman and myself. Watch a little video here.
Gisela doesn't care (4 hand version)
For piano, four hands
This version was created for Cobalt piano duo. Watch the video here.
Antarctica Duet
For 2 recorders
A cross-section diagram of Antarctica, set to music for two recorders: one follows the bedrock line, one the ice line in eighth tone steps. Performed by the amazing Kathryn Bennetts and Peter Bowman.
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Talker, Gopher
For 5 organs (two different tunings)
first performed at Orgelpark, Amsterdam
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43 Composers
For at least 5 keyboard instruments
performed at Orgelpark, Amsterdam
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Gisela doesn't care
For piano
first performed by Rolf Hind
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Normal Prejudice
For piano
first performed by Rolf Hind
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B14 Suite
For brass dectet
Suite in 5 movements for brass dectet, commissioned by the B14 district.
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Sing, sing!
For Mezzo soprano and viola, with electronics
Music Theatre by New Guide to Opera. The complete radio version can be listened to here.
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Requiem (to let)
For two versions: 1) bass clarinet and electronic track and 2) voice and electronic track
commissioned by BCMG, performed by Jack McNeill and Suzie Purkis
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Ava's Wedding
For 25 solo roles (mainly female) and 30-piece orchestra
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Song of the Phoenix
For harp
From 'The blind King'. Commissioned by BCMG.
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Danserye
For recorder, clarinet, guitar, violin
Music for a dance project developed by Sebastian Matthias and me. We have toured this project from Hamburg to Berlin to Belgium to Switzerland to Holland in the first half of 2013. You can listen to and maybe even buy the album here.
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Bar Songs from Sing, Sing!
For voice, piano, viola
These are four little songs about Hillary Springfield's life and connection with Cornelius Cardew. They formed part 2 (the interval act) of Sing, sing!, Music theatre by New Guide to Opera.
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The Voyage
For Mezzo soprano, 11 recorders, double bass
Opera in collaboration with Stan's Cafe, commissioned for 20x12 Cultural Olympiad
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Deutsche Volksweisen
For recorder, clarinet, saxophone, trombone, e-guitar, bass guitar, percussion, piano, violin
German Folk Tunes, for decibel.
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Ballungsraum
For db (4players), at least 4 ensemble players
Concerto for double bass and ensemble. Commissioned by CoMA.
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Pop
For Sax, percussion, viola, e-guitar and piano
Commissioned by decibel.
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The American Penis
For narrator, telephone and CDs
With New Guide to Opera. Commissioned by FFT Düsseldorf, Sophiensæle Berlin, Kampnagel Hamburg and Gessnerallee Zürich
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Rezitativ und Lied from Der Amerikanische Penis
For voice, harpsichord
Taken from the music theatre piece 'Der Amerikanische Penis' by New Guide to Opera, performed in Sophiensæle Berlin, Kampnagel Hamburg, Gessnerallee Zürich, Forum Freies Theater Düsseldorf, DieTheater Wien.
NOTE: The harpsichord player sings a little (not difficult).
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Suggestions for Improvement
For two recorders, video and tape
Commissioned by Ensemble QTR, performed at Purcell Room, London.
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The Adventure of Ponting and the Killer Whales
For soprano, piano
taken from the music theatre piece 'Kathryn und Peter durchqueren die Antarktis'. The piece can be played on a honky-tonk piano or on a regular one. The recording is with a honky-tonk.
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BRAHMS
For large orchestra
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BBC4 World News Today
For 3 sopranos, 4 recorders, harp, tenor horn, baritone horn, trombone, 2 perc, string quartet
With New Guide to Opera. Commissioned by Birmingham City University, performed by Birmingham Conservatoire students, Julian Lloyd Webber and the BBC News team with Seinab Badawi.
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Symphony No 1 'Concerto for Orchestra'
For large orchestra
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Spring Symphony: The Joy of Life
For orchestra
The shortest symphony in the world. Selected for Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
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Personalising History: Wagner's Prelude to Tristan and Isolde
For sax, perc, piano
Commissioned by Noszferatu.
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Product Placement 1
For singers
Commissioned by VOX Art Foundation, Germany. Winner of the Vox Art Promotion Prize.
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The End of the Gulf Stream (I WOZ ERE)
For soprano, piano, 3 performers
With New Guide to Opera. Commissioned by FFT Duesseldorf.
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51 Taenze ohne Partner (51 Dances without a partner)
For organ
Commissioned by Marcus and Christa Dross.
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The Blind King
For harp, perc, lots of children
For young performers. Commissioned by BCMG. The score can be downloaded here.
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The Bridegroom chamber version
For Soprano, Mezzo, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, chorus SATB, 2 pianos
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The Bridegroom original version
For Soprano, Mezzo, Alto, Tenor, Baritone and large orchestra
Opera commissioned by Academic Opera Theatre Nishni-Novgorod.
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Jetzt ist Schluss
For sax, violin, Indian harmonium, Hammond organ, e-guitar, double bass
Commission by [rout] ensemble
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Antarctica duet
For 2 recorders
From 'Kathryn und Peter durchqueren die Antarktis'.
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Kathryn und Peter durchqueren die Antarktis
For CD
Radio opera commissioned by DeutschlandRadio. You can listen to the complete work here.
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Mit offenem Mund
For CD
Radio feature commissioned by DeutschlandRadio. You can listen to the complete feature here.
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Female American Abstraction
For accordion
Commissioned by SPNM and Tate Liverpool.
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White Waltz
For piano
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Lovesongs Part 2
For perc, live electronics (MAXMSP)
Commissioned by BCMG.
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Lovesongs Part 1
For perc, tape
Commissioned by Simon Limbrick.
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into the sky (in memory of Anne Sexton)
For any number of flutes
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Nine Ways of Saying 'Hallo'
For saxophone quartet
Selected for Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
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Intrada
For toy organ (4 hands), timpani
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5 Fanfaren
For trumpet and one other player
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HandBAG-Music
For clarinet, percussion, harp, piano, viola, double bass and soprano
Selected for Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
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Remembering Rumba
For 3 flutes, perc
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Departure
For 1 perc and 1 piano plus variable ensemble
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My own step-song
For 2 recorders, voice, harpsichord
Commissioned by Ensemble QTR.
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Trauerkonzert (Funeral Concerto)
For flute, string quartet, 2 perc
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Emmaus Pages
For flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, cello (optional: two narrators)
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She stays
For two recorders
Commisioned by Bennetts/Bowman.
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Orpheus.Eurydike.Hermes
For vla, e-guitar, voice (spoken with vocoder)
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The End of Everything
For four players
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Telemann's Largo
For alto flute, horn, vibraphone, cello
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The Lady plays Rachmaninov original version
For sax, percussion, viola, voice, keyboard, piano with tape
Commissioned by decibel.
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The Lady plays Rachmaninov second version
For clr, tuba, perc, piano and tape
alternative version
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Journal
For fl, ob, clr, bssn, trp, 2 hns, perc, pn, 2 vlns, vla, vc, db
Commissioned by BCMG.
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El Nino
For ten piece brass
Commissioned by St Paul's Brass.
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All around the world (and I(y)I(y)I)
For fl, hn, trp, e. guit, 2 pns, vln, vla, 3 vcs
Created for the Banff Winter Residency Players.
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Monsterwalzer
For 11 solo strings
Commissioned by SPNM and Goldberg Ensemble.
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Concerto Grosso
For fl, 3 sax, hn, 3 trp, 3 trb, pn, db
Commissioned by Orkest de Volharding
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Neighbours for a Night
For fl, clr (sax), oboe (c.a.), bssn, hn, trp, trb, perc, pn, acc, 2 vlns, vla, vc, db
Commissioned by BCMG.
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Louise
For voice, piano (6 hands)
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Message from the emperor
For 3 part female choir
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Nantlle
For fl, clr, bssn, hn, trp, trb, harp, perc, vln, vla, vc, db
This is the first part of 'I see with my eyes closed'. Commissioned by BCMG
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I see with my eyes closed
For fl, clr, bssn, hn, trp, trb, harp, perc, vln, vla, vc, db
Music theare in collaboration with Stan's Cafe. Commissioned by BCMG.
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Unsent Letter No 1
For soprano, piano
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Vokalise from Das Ende des Golfstroms
For solo voice and piano (no player)
Taken from the music theatre piece Das Ende des Golfstroms by New Guide to Opera
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The Only Classical Concert You'll Ever Need, Vol. 1 or Classical Greatest Hits, The Inspiration Behind The Pop Songs Of Kylie Minogue, The Beatles, Puff Daddy, The Beach Boys and many more
For solo voice
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