5 Fanfaren
For trumpet and one other player
51 Taenze ohne Partner (51 Dances without a partner)
For organ
Commissioned by Marcus and Christa Dross.
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.
listenAntarctica duet
For 2 recorders
From 'Kathryn und Peter durchqueren die Antarktis'.
listenBallungsraum
For db (4players), at least 4 ensemble players
Concerto for double bass and ensemble. Commissioned by CoMA.
listenBBC4 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.
BRAHMS
For large orchestra
listenConcerto Grosso
For fl, 3 sax, hn, 3 trp, 3 trb, pn, db
Commissioned by Orkest de Volharding
listenDeparture
For 1 perc and 1 piano plus variable ensemble
listenEl Nino
For ten piece brass
Commissioned by St Paul's Brass.
listenEmmaus Pages
For flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, cello (optional: two narrators)
listenFemale American Abstraction
For accordion
Commissioned by SPNM and Tate Liverpool.
listenHandBAG-Music
For clarinet, percussion, harp, piano, viola, double bass and soprano
Selected for Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
listenI 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.
listeninto the sky (in memory of Anne Sexton)
For any number of flutes
listenIntrada
For toy organ (4 hands), timpani
Jetzt ist Schluss
For sax, violin, Indian harmonium, Hammond organ, e-guitar, double bass
Commission by [rout] ensemble
Journal
For fl, ob, clr, bssn, trp, 2 hns, perc, pn, 2 vlns, vla, vc, db
Commissioned by BCMG.
listenKathryn und Peter durchqueren die Antarktis
For CD
Radio opera commissioned by DeutschlandRadio.
listenLouise
For voice, piano (6 hands)
listenLovesongs Part 1
For perc, tape
Commissioned by Simon Limbrick.
listenLovesongs Part 2
For perc, live electronics (MAXMSP)
Commissioned by BCMG.
Message from the emperor
For 3 part female choir
listenMit offenem Mund
For CD
Radio feature commissioned by DeutschlandRadio.
listenMonsterwalzer
For 11 solo strings
Commissioned by SPNM and Goldberg Ensemble.
listenMy own step-song
For 2 recorders, voice, harpsichord
Commissioned by Ensemble QTR.
listenNantlle
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
listenNeighbours 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.
listenNine Ways of Saying 'Hallo'
For saxophone quartet
Selected for Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
listenOrpheus.Eurydike.Hermes
For vla, e-guitar, voice (spoken with vocoder)
listenPersonalising History: Wagner's Prelude to Tristan and Isolde
For sax, perc, piano
Commissioned by Noszferatu.
listenPop
For Sax, percussion, viola, e-guitar and piano
Commissioned by decibel.
listenProduct Placement 1
For singers
Commissioned by VOX Art Foundation, Germany. Winner of the Vox Art Promotion Prize.
Remembering Rumba
For 3 flutes, perc
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).
listenShe stays
For two recorders
Commisioned by Bennetts/Bowman.
listenSong of the Phoenix
For harp, perc, lots of children
From 'The blind King'. Commissioned by BCMG.
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Spring Symphony: The Joy of Life
For orchestra
The shortest symphony in the world. Selected for Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.
listenSuggestions for Improvement
For two recorders, video and tape
Commissioned by Ensemble QTR, performed at Purcell Room, London.
Symphony No 1 'Concerto for Orchestra'
For large orchestra
listenTelemann's Largo
For alto flute, horn, vibraphone, cello
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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.
listenThe American Penis
For narrator, telephone and CDs
With New Guide to Opera. Commissioned by FFT Düsseldorf, Sophiensæle Berlin, Kampnagel Hamburg and Gessnerallee Zürich
The Blind King
For harp, perc, lots of children
For young performers. Commissioned by BCMG.
listenThe Bridegroom chamber version
For Soprano, Mezzo, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, chorus SATB, 2 pianos
listenThe Bridegroom original version
For Soprano, Mezzo, Alto, Tenor, Baritone and large orchestra
Opera commissioned by Academic Opera Theatre Nishni-Novgorod.
The End of Everything
For four players
The End of the Gulf Stream (I WOZ ERE)
For soprano, piano, 3 performers
With New Guide to Opera. Commissioned by FFT Duesseldorf.
The Lady plays Rachmaninov original version
For sax, percussion, viola, voice, keyboard, piano with tape
Commissioned by decibel.
listenThe Lady plays Rachmaninov second version
For clr, tuba, perc, piano and tape
alternative version
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
Trauerkonzert (Funeral Concerto)
For flute, string quartet, 2 perc
listenUnsent Letter No 1
For soprano, piano
listenVokalise 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
listenWhite Waltz
For piano
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