Arrangements and Occasional Pieces
bass clarinet, piano and string quartet 1′
composed to mark the inauguration of the Centre for New Music at Sheffield (CeNMaS)
first performance: Sarah Watts, Jonathan Ayerst and the Ligeti Quartet, Firth Hall, Sheffield University, 26 April 2018
brass quintet 4′
first performance: St Peter’s Church, Hope, 30 June 2016
piano duet 9′
variations on Happy Birthday in the style of several composers
violin solo and string orchestra 4′
Composed for the occasion of Peter Cropper’s final performance
with the Elgar String Orchestra. The piece alludes to, or quotes directly from, a number of celebrated string pieces.
first performance: Peter Cropper (violin) and the Elgar String Orchestra, Firth Hall, Sheffield, 16 November 2010
arranged for 8 instruments 12½’
flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, piano, violin, viola, cello
first performance: Sheffield University New Music Ensemble cond. George Nicholson, University Drama Studio, Sheffield, 19 November 2009
8 instruments 11′
alto flute, oboe d’amore (or oboe), alto clarinet (or bass clarinet), horn, vibraphone, violin, viola, cello
(arrangement of the choral work by Robert Hacomplaynt)
first performance: Sheffield University New Music Ensemble cond. George Nicholson, St Mark’s, Broomhill, Sheffield, 8 June 2008
string sextet (2.2.2.0) 9½’
variations on Happy Birthday in the style of several composers
arranged for brass ensemble + drums 4′
0.4.2.1/drumkit
composed in celebration of the award of Honorary D.Mus to Humphrey Lyttelton, University of Keele
string trio 10′
variations on Happy Birthday in the style of several composers