Arrangements and Occasional Pieces

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

fanfare for brass quintet                                                  1′

requested by the SPNM for their 40^th anniversary concert

first performance: English Brass Ensemble, Barbican Foyer, London, 23 May 1983