Compositions

solo treble recorder                                                                                 12′

commissioned by John Turner

first performance: John Turner, St Thomas’s Church, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent,17 September 1991

[published by Peacock Press]

1988-1997 Mots Justes

Five inventions for piano                                                                          33′

  1. Impromptu (1988)                                                          5′
    • first performance: George Nicholson, Morley College, London, 17 June 1988
  2. All systems go (1989)                                                      5′
    • first performance: George Nicholson, Darlington Arts Centre, 25 November 1989
  3. For Miles (1992)                                                              6′
    • first performance: George Nicholson, Keele University, 27 February 1992
  4. Sung without words (1996)                                          6½’
  5. In accord (1997)                                                            10½’
    • first performance: Peter Lawson, Firth Hall, Sheffield, 20 March 2001
1985 Cascate

solo piano                                                                     8′

commissioned by Brighton Festival with funds made available by South East Arts

first performance: George Nicholson, Brighton Festival, 24 May 1985

solo piano                                                                       22′

commissioned by Renée Reznek with funds made available by the Arts Council of Great Britain

first performance: Renée Reznek, Purcell Room, London, 15 November 1983

solo trombone                                                                             10′

commissioned by the Park Lane Group with funds made available by the Arts council of Great Britain

first performance: John Kenny, Purcell Room, London, 8 January 1982

[published by Warwick Music]

solo double bass                                                                  9′

commissioned by Roger Dean with funds made available by Lincolnshire and Humberside Arts

first performance: Roger Dean, Stamford Arts Centre, Lincolnshire, 27 November 1981

solo violin                                                                                   8′

first performance: Fiona Vanderspar, Purcell Room, London, 3 February 1980

solo viola                                                                            8½’

first performance: Garth Knox, Acquiterme, Italy, 12 September 1981

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