News and Diary

NEWS

I was thrilled to find out that my Estampie for organ will be performed by David Bohn during the 2025 National Convention of the Organ Historical Society in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Many thanks to Peter Leech and Harmonia Sacra for presenting the world première of Ikon of the Innocents on the 1 December.  They gave it a wonderful start in life.

The renowned American composer and organist and Carson Cooman, who was my Guest Composer of the Month for April 2024, has made a wonderful series of recordings of my organ music for his YouTube channel.  Here is his thrilling rendition of my new Toccata in A minor:

DIARY

Please let me know if I have overlooked a performance that you would like me to include here.  It’s always exciting and an honour to have something performed: I love to compose, and it’s wonderful to know that others find usefulness and pleasure in what I write.  If I have not mentioned your performance, please forgive me!  I am trying my best to keep track of things and sometimes I forget dates or details…

This is from the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam:

And here’s a gorgeous performance of A Night Prayer from Vancouver:

And another, equally wonderful, performance from Buffalo (or Rochester), USA:

12 February

Stein Skøyeneie (organ)— Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern at Sagene Kirke, Oslo.

23-4 December 2024

Vox Humana, dir. David Stratkauskas performed both Ikon of the Innocents (North American première) and Noel: Verbum during their performance of A Child’s Christmas in Wales, based on the classic book by Dylan Thomas.  

21 December 2024

Virtual Concordia—recorded concert at Moorhead, Concordia College and Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis.

18 December 2024

Harmonia Sacra, dir. Peter Leech.  Ikon of the Innocents at Carols by Candlelight at All Saints Church, Weston-super-Mare.  

16 December 2024

The choir of St John’s College, Cambridge will perform Noel: Verbum at Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapest.

15 December 2024

Continuum will perform Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est as part of their Carols by Candlelight concert at St Mary’s, Lamberhust, Kent.  This event will be part of the Lamberhurst Festival.  Starts 7.30 PM.

Music of mine will be broadcast during Your perfect Sunday soundtrack, hosted by Sarah Walker on BBC Radio 3 (programme lasts between 9 AM and 12 Noon).

14 December 2024

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6-7 December 2024 

Voces8 will perform Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est as part of their Winter Tales programme at Duke Arts (Duke University, NC).  They will also be performing the piece at other stops on their ongoing Christmas tour, including The Newberry Opera House.

6, 8, 16, 18, 20 December 2024

Lux Cantorum will perform my new Evening Canticles in the Dorian Mode, dir., Wilbert O. Watkins.  See https://luxcantorum.org/upcoming for details.

6 December 2024

Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est at St John’s College Christmas concert, dir. Christopher Gray.

3 December 2024

Stein Skøyeneie will perform Toccata in A minor as part of a series of Advent Concerts at Grønland Church in Oslo.

1 December 2024

Harmonia Sacra, dir. Peter Leech, gave the world première of Ikon of the Innocents.  St Thomas-the-Martyr, Bristol. 

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Mark Swinton will play Fantasia on Personent Hodie at the close of the Advent Carol Service at St Mary’s, Warwick.

3 November 2024

Carson Cooman  played Toccata in A minor as the postlude at Holy Eucharist, SSJE Monastery Chapel, Cambridge, Ma.

26 October 2024

Vancouver Cantata Singers performed A Night Prayer as part of their “Rest” concert at Christ Church Cathedral.  Tickets here

12-13 October 2024

Vox Lusciniae will perform Who has seen the Wind? (World Première).

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6 September 2024

A Night Prayer was performed at Evensong at Ely Cathedral.

15 August 2024

Carson Cooman performed Toccata in A minor as the opening item of his organ recital at the Second Congregational Meeting House Society Unitarian-Universalist Church, Nantucket, Massachusetts.  

30 June 2024

A rainbow appears was sung by Alexandra Burstow at the Pride Service at URC, Salisbury.

25 June 2024

Stein Skøyeneie performed my Præludium Sancti Pauli as part of her concert of lunchtime organ music at Saganekirke in Oslo.  

6 June 2024

I gave the first performance of my organ composition Præludium Sancti Pauli at St Paul’s Church, Burton-upon-Trent at the church’s 150th Anniversary Concert.  The piece was specially composed for the occasion.

19 May 2024

Lighten our darkness was performed during Choral Evensong at St Martin of Tours, Epsom, London.  

12 May 2024

Lighten our darkness was premièred during Morning Worship at Methodist Central Hall, Westminster.  

Ave verum corpus was premièred during Sung Communion at St Martin of Tours, Epsom, London.  Starts 10 AM.

Lighten our darkness was performed during Choral Evensong at St Mary Magdalene, Richmond, London.  Starts 6.30 PM.

March 2024

Carson Cooman has performed and recorded several of my organ pieces, which you can find on this playlist.

10 February 2024

Monica Chew performed my clavichord composition Præludium in F at 7.30 UK time in a YouTube livestream:

http://www.voxnovus.com/15_Minutes_of_Fame/featuring/Monica_Chew/first_set/

4 February 2024

Antiphon Choir performed Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est in Hexham.

The Choir of Fitzwilliam College Chapel, Cambridge, performed Evening Canticles in D at Evening Prayer (livestreamed on YouTube).

27 January 2024

Vancouver Chamber Choir, dir., Kari Turunen, gave the world première of Time is.  

December 2023

From the Imperial College Carol Concert at South Kensington:

25 December 2023

Noel: Verbum was performed at St John-the-Divine, NYC, at Eucharist for Christmas Day.

24 December 2023

Noel: Verbum was featured in Nine Lessons and Carols at Gloucester Cathedral.

22, 23 December 2023

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day was performed by Ely Cathedral Choir at the Carol Concert then at the Carol Service.

22 December 2023

Vancouver Chamber Choir, dir., Kari Turunen,  performed Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est at their Carols by Candlelight concert.  Details TBA.

St Wulfram’s Choir of Grantham, dir., Dr Tim Williams, gave the world-première performance of a newly commissioned carol by me—The Lullaby and the Lamb (words by Thomas Allain).  St Wulfram’s, Grantham.  6.30 PM.

17 December 2023

Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est was performed by the choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, dir., Christopher Gray, as part of “A Cambridge Christmas” in the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

This was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 at 9 AM as part of “Christmas around Europe”, and also on stations throughout Europe.

15 December 2023

The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, dir., Christopher Gray, performed Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est as part of “A Cambridge Christmas” at Trier-Philharmonie Luxembourg.  

9 December 2023

Hesperos performed Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est in their Christmas concert at St George’s, Bloomsbury, London.  Starts 7.30 PM.

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Felicitas Choir performed Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est in their concert “My Dancing Day” at Waltham Abbey.  Starts 7.30 PM.

 

Damon Singers performed Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est in their concert “Exultate!” at White Hill Centre, Chesham.  Starts 7.30 PM.

3 December 2023

Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est was sung after the Christmas Collect by the Choir of St John’s College Chapel, Cambridge as part of their broadcast Advent Carol Service on BBC Radio 3.  Starts at 3 PM.

In addition, Granta Chorale performed Noel: Verbum at Saffron Hall.

2 December 2023

Jervaulx Singers performed Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est in their concert “In the Stillness of the Night” at St John’s, Sharow, Ripon.  Starts 7.30 PM.

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1 December 2023

Vox Populi performed Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est in their concert “In Winter’s House” at St James and St Basil Church, Fenham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.  

November 2023

25 and 26 November 2023

Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est was sung after the Christmas Collect as part of the Advent Carol Service from St John’s College Chapel, Cambridge.  This service was recorded on the 26th andbroadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 3 December.

The service booklet is available at this link: https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/sites/default/files/inline-files/Advent%20Carol%20Service%202023.pdf

25 November 2023

A quartet from the choir of St John the Divine, Victoria, BC, dir., David Stratkauskas gave the first performance of Evening Canticles in the Dorian Mode.

https://www.youtube.com/live/Hb99J_Pho1E?si=mL6bZlUmd_kuFsVy&t=685

October 2023

Laetare Choir, dir., Erika Singer, gave the world première of When Time is Over as part of a workshop with Patrick Allies and Siglo de Oro.

14 October 2023

Launch concert for Rise up and Wonder, a new CD by Salford Cathedral Choir, dir., Alex Patterson.  The new recording features my carol Tomorrow shall be my dancing day and Oratio Dominica: Pater Noster.  Holy Name RC Church, Oxford Road, Manchester, 7.30 PM.

28 September 2023

My electronic composition Underwater Musick was danced to as part of the 60×60 Slippery Rock performances at SRU Dance Department, Dance Studio Theater in Stoner West, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania.

14 October 2023

Launch concert for Rise up and Wonder, a new CD by Salford Cathedral Choir, dir., Alex Patterson.  The new recording features my carol Tomorrow shall be my dancing day and Oratio Dominica: Pater Noster.  Holy Name RC Church, Oxford Road, Manchester.

28 September 2023

My electronic composition Underwater Musick was danced to as part of the 60×60 Slippery Rock performances at SRU Dance Department, Dance Studio Theater in Stoner West, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania.

May 2023

The choir of St Paul’s Girls’ School, London, performed the SSA version of Sing Lullaby (now published by Banks) twice on their tour of Belgium.

18 March 2023

song to bring us home, with words by Lucy Crispin, was given its concert première by Vox Humana Choir, dir., David Strakauskas.  St John the Divine Church, Victoria, BC.

The programme also included works by Maurice Greene and C. H. H. Parry, as well as a broad selection of contemporary American and Canadian composers.

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5 March 2023

Oratio Dominica: Pater noster was performed by the Choir of HM Chapel Royal, dir., Carl Jackson, at Hampton Court Palace at the 11 AM Eucharist.

31 December 2022

Commotio performed Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est at a concert in Douai Abbey, Reading.

24 December 2022

Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est will be performed as one of the Carols before the Eucharist (10.30 PM) at Christchurch Cathedral, Cincinnati.  

Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est was performed at the Eucharist of the Nativity (5.30 PM and 11 PM) at All Saints Episcopal Church, Point Loma, San Diego.

23 December 2022

St Wulfram’s Church Choir, dir., Dr Tim Williams gave the première of a newly commissioned piece, Hodie Christus Natus Est, at the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols.

14 December 2022

The New Vocal Ensemble, dir., Professor Magnus Williamson, of Newcastle University performed Noel: Verbum in its Christmas Concert in the King’s Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University.  6 PM start.  Among the sopranos was a certain Tamsin Jones…

18 December 2022

Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est was performed in Lessons and Carols at Christchurch Cathedral, Cincinnati.  

17 December 2022

Noel: Verbum was performed by The Singers, dir., Donald Halliday at Christmas with the Singers, St George’s, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Sing Lullaby was performed by Penistone Ladies Choir, dir., Joseph Shaw, at the Annual Christmas Concert, St John’s, Penistone.  

14 December 2022

The New Vocal Ensemble, dir., Professor Magnus Williamson, of Newcastle University will perform Noel: Verbum in its Christmas Concert in the King’s Hall, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University.  6 PM start.  Among the sopranos will be a certain Tamsin Jones…

12, 13 December 2022

Adam Lay Ybounden will be performed by the choir of St Edmund’s College, Hertfordshire, dir., James Woodhall, at school choir services.

11 December 2022

Noel: Verbum featured in the 5.30 PM Carol Service at Leeds Cathedral.  Thank you to Ben Saunders for leading some of the first performances of this carol and for continuing to perform it—it makes me so happy to know it has been so well received in Leeds!

Premiere! Tomorrow shall be my dancing day was premièred by Salford Cathedral Choir, dir., Alex Patterson, at the 11 AM Mass.

4 December 2022

Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est was performed by Voices of Concinnity at St Peter’s Episcopal Church, Hebron, Connecticut.  

3 December 2022

Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est was performed by Voices of Concinnity at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum, Hartford, Connecticut, and at Trinity Episcopal Church, Connecticut, at 3 PM and 5 PM.

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3 December 2022

Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est was performed by Commotio, dir., Matthew Berry, at St John the Evangelist, Ifley Road, Oxford OX 4 1EH.  

27 November 2022

Mark Swinton premièred Fantasia on Personent Hodie as the Postlude for the Advent Carol Service at St Mary’s, Warwick. 

6 October 2022

A Night Prayer was sung by Ely Cathedral Choir at Evensong.

30 September 2022

Ian Hare, former organ scholar of King’s College, Cambridge, performed Fantasia on Diva Servatrix during his lunchtime recital at Kendal Parish Church.  Starts 12.30 PM.  Retiring collection.

6 August 2022

The choir of St Wulfram’s, Grantham, dir. Dr Tim Williams performed song to bring us home at Pride Evensong at Ely Cathedral.

17 July 2022

When I look at the Heavens was premiered by St Mary’s Scholars, dir. Mark Swinton, at St Mary’s, Warwick.  This composition was commissioned in memory of St Mary’s Scholar Helen Black.

24 June 2022

The choir of St John’s, Victoria, BC, gave the premiere of song to bring us home, a commissioned work made in collaboration with the poet Lucy Crispin.

 

18 June 2022

Cana: What Mary Knew (a setting of words by the superb poet Lucy Crispin) received its premiere performance by Duodecimo at St George’s, Kendal.

 

22 May 2022

Mark Swinton performed my organ voluntary Fantasia on Diva Servatrix after Eucharist at St Mary’s, Warwick.  

20 May 2022

Love Unchangèd received a second performance by the Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus, dir., Barry Singer, as part of “Music for a Spring Evening: The Shakespeare Connection”.
First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Arlington, MA.  

15 May 2022

The Choir of St John the Evangelist, Redhill, dir. Clement Hetherington, sang my Pater Noster, now published by Encore, as part of this years London Festival of Contemporary Church Music.

8 May 2022

My Evening Canticles in D were performed at Evening Prayer at Fitzwilliam Chapel, Cambridge, choir directed by Catherine Groom.  You can review the livestream here.

1 May 2022

Arlington-Belmont Chamber Chorus, dir. Barry Singer, gave the long-delayed premiere of my Shakespeare Cycle Love Unchangèd:

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26 March 2022

The Good-Morrow was performed by Eden Baroque at Cumbria Rural Choirs Festival at St Andrew’s Church, Penrith.  

The Daffodils was premiered at Cumbria Rural Choirs Festival at St Andrew’s Church, Penrith, by Cumbria Singers, dir., Ian Jones.  

The Daffodils, was co-premiered by Furness Music Society.  Details TBA.

 

23 January 2022

The choir of Fitzwilliam College Chapel, Cambridge University, dir., Catherine Groom, performed Sing Lullaby at Evensong.

11 January 2022

Beth Ratay published a YouTube recording of her performance of my flute trio Fantaisie sur le nom de Josquin des Prez.  

24 December 2021

Live Broadcast! Noel: Verbum was sung during the Midnight Mass from Salford Cathedral, which you hear on BBC Radio 4.

19 December 2021

Noel: Verbum was sung in Carols by Candlelight in Salford Cathedral, dir., Alex Patterson.  

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11 December 2021

Questors Choir, dir., Paul Ayres, performed Hard is the Road to Bethlehem in St Martin’s, West Acton.

6 December 2021

The choir of Woldingham School, dir., Peter Sparks, performed an arrangement of Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est in Westminster Cathedral.  

LIVE LINK: https://youtu.be/3xJ9bAbaXXo (starts at just after 1 hour into the video)

Leeds Cathedral Choirs, dir., Benjamin Saunders performed Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est at the lunchtime concert in Leeds Cathedral.  (I was there and applaud the choirs on their terrific singing!  What a treat to hear Britten’s Ceremony of Carols performed to such a standard and with harp.)

5 December 2021

The Choirs of Leeds Cathedral, dir., Benjamin Saunders, performed Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est at their Nine Lessons and Carols. https://youtu.be/iYvTB7AKGHU (starts about 25.40).

3 December 2021

City Chorus, dir., Paul Ayres, performed Hard is the Road to Bethlehem in St Andrews, Holborn, London.

28 November 2021

Harmonia Sacra, dir. Peter Leech, performed the Multitude of Voyces version of Noel: Verbum at their Advent Reflections Concert at St Thomas the Martyr, Bristol.  

8 November 2021

The Choir of Fitzwilliam College Chapel, Cambridge University, dir. Catherine Groom, gave the first performance of my Evening Canticles in D major at Evening Prayer.  You can hear their energetic performance here: https://youtu.be/R0hj7F3YCrU?t=1094

16 June 2021

My new motet, Peace I leave with You, was performed for the first time by the choir of Somerville College, Oxford, dir., Will Dawes, as part of their Choral Contemplation for Pride Month.

The service begins with Luca Morgante’s lovely improvisation on themes from Peace I Leave with You.  A big thumbs up from me!

6 June 2021

The choir of St John the Divine, Victoria, BC performed my Chester Service at Evensong.  Online stream here.

3 June 2021

The choir of Mansfield College, Oxford University, dir. Joseph Lord, sang my setting of In Paradisum as part of their Evening Service.  Online stream here.

29 May 2021

City Choir Dunedin, dir., David Burchell, gave the premiere perfomance of my Beethovenian tribute Von Herzen at Knox Church, Otago, New Zealand.  

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Concert review here.

11 May 2021

A recording of the BBC Singers, dir. Owain Park, performing my carol Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 as part of the 2 PM Afternoon Concert.  You can hear their wonderful rendition at this link.

23 December 2020

The Choir of St John the Divine, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, dir. David Stratkauskas, performed Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est as part of their Virtual Carol Service  (begins at about 47:25).

20-25 December 2020

Chamber Choir Ireland, dir., Alan Leech, streamed a concert of “Carols at the Gallery” including my own Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est

30 November 2020

The Multitude of Voyces version of Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est was performed by the choir of Fitzwilliam College Chapel, Cambridge University at their Service of Six Lessons and Carols for Advent.  You can watch the service here:

18 November 2020

My organ voluntary O Welt ich muss dich lassen (O World, I must leave thee), was used in the Transgender Day of Remembrance Service at Mansfield College, Oxford.  (Starts at 06:50 in the video).

8 November 2020

My motet For the Fallen formed part of the live Remembrance Service from Somerville College, Oxford.  It may be view here.

31 August 2020

My song In Summer Time was given its virtual premiere as part of the Winners’ Concert on YouTube and other platforms by Melissa Piantedosi (mezzo) and Felicity Mazur-Park (piano). 

9 May 2020

The renowned pianist Duncan Honeybourne gave the premiere of my lockdown composition Prelude and Fugue in D. 

December 2019

24-5 December 2019

Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est was sung at Midnight Mass at Leeds Cathedral.

Renaissance Voices (Portland, Maine) performed Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est as part of their Christmas programme. Review from the Press Herald here.

16 December 2019

The Sitwell Singers, dir. Malcolm Goldring, performed Sing Lullaby at St John the Evangelist Church in Derby.

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Concert review from Classical Music Daily here.

15 December 2019

Pro Nobis Singers, dir. Clive Walkley, performed Sing Lullaby in their Christmas Concert at St Mark’s Church, Natland, Kendal.

10 December 2019

Keswick Choral Society directed by Ian Hare gave the premiere of Be Merry!  at St Kentigern’s Church, Crosthwaite, Keswick.

 

9 December 2019

Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est was included in Leeds Cathedral Choir’s concert at Leeds Town Hall for the second year running! I feel extremely honoured and grateful to have had my music sung at this very prestigious event.

8 December 2019

Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est was sung by Leeds Cathedral Choir, dir. Ben Saunders, in their Christmas Carol Concert at the cathedral.

4 December 2019

Queldryk Choral Ensemble, dir., Paul Ayres, performed Hard is the Road to Bethlehem at St Lawrence Church Jewry, City of London.

2 December 2019

London College of Music Chorus, dir. Paul Ayres, performed Hard is the Road to Bethlehem at St Mary’s Church, Ealing, London.

2 November 2019

Sonatiny, the diminutive flute sonata (about 30 seconds and can be played on one breath), was performed by Kathryn Williams at the Purcell Room as part of the Deep Minimalism 2.0 event.

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27 October 2019

SOAS University of LondonEncounters, my suite for ‘cello, flute and gamelan orchestra was performed at the London Gamelan Workshop by Lucy French and Aris Daryono and others.

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12 October 2019

My Neo-Baroque Clavier Sonata in C minor was performed by Dominic Downs (a pupil at Chethams) at the Coffee Concert at Lancaster Priory alongside compositions by other members of Lakeland Composers.

18 August 2019

Eden Baroque performed The Good-Morrow at Scalesceugh Hall, near Carlisle.

10 August 2019

Lyra di Orfeo, dir. Christian Nuytten gave the world premiere of my Ave Maria at St Alban’s, Lormes, Burgundy, France.

3 July 2019

Eden Baroque gave the premiere of The Good-Morrow at Crosthwaite Church, Keswick.

15 June 2019

Collegium Ancora gave the world premiere of To the Rainbow at their concert In Harmony as part of Rhode Island Pride 2019. Watch the video here!

7 June 2019

Kathryn Williams performed Sonatiny at a concert at Churchill College, Cambridge.

8 March 2019

Ian Hare (former Organ Scholar, King’s College, Cambridge) performed my organ voluntary Marche Royale in a recital at Kendal Parish Church.

25 February 2019

Kathryn Williams performed my Sonatiny – a complete flute sonata that can be performed in a single breath! “Spread” at the Crescent Community Venue, York.

24 February 2019

The St Mary’s Scholars, dir., Mark Swinton, performed my new communion motet, The Call, at Eucharist at St Mary’s, Warwick.

23, 24 December 2018

My carol Sing Lullaby was performed in the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at Carlisle Cathedral.

23 December 2018

Antiphon performed Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est in their Nine Lessons and Carols at St Mungo’s, Simonburn, near Hexham.

23 December 2018

Fellow composer and pianist-organist Felicity Mazur-Park played my Baroque Fantasia on Joy to the World as the postlude to the Fourth Sunday Morning Service in Advent at Bethany Lutheran Church in Dallas (10101 Walnut Hill).

Various Dates: December 2018 

The three-part version of Sing Lullaby was included in Canty’s tour of historic venues in Scotland, including world-famous Rosslyn Chapel, the Chapel Royal in Stirling Castle and St Machar’s Cathedral, Aberdeen.

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See https://cappella-nova.com/news/ for the exciting schedule!

https://www.ticketor.com/dunfermlineabbey/event/a-canty-christmas-146499

20 December 2018

Hard is the Road to Bethlehem featured in Nine Lessons and Carols, St Barnabas Church, Ealing, dir. Paul Ayres.

18 December 2018

The Lazard Choir, dir. Paul Ayres, performed Hard is the Road to Bethlehem at the Grovesnor Chapel in Mayfair, London.

16 December 2018

Welcome Sir Christèmas! A concert of Seasonal Music and Readings, featuring Mathias’s Ave Rex and Schütz’s German Magnificat performed by Pro Nobis Singers, dir. Clive Walkley. This featured the premiere performance of my carol Gloria tibi Domine. St Mark’s Church, Natland, Kendal. Starts at 7.30 PM.

Here is a video of the performance of Gloria tibi Domine:

12 December 2018

Southwark Cathedral – the Financial Times Choir, dir. Paul Ayres, performed Hard is the Road to Bethlehem.

 

10 December 2018

I was featured on Your Classical, hosted by John Lipscombe on BBC Radio Cumbria at 6PM. Repeat on Sunday. Also available online here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06r4xmd (my contribution starts at about 14:50).

The choir of Leeds Cathedral, under the direction of Benjamin Saunders, performed There is no Rose, which I composed especially for them, at their concert in Leeds Town Hall. It was a magnificent performance and thrilling for me to hear!

9 December 2018

The choir of Leeds Cathedral (RC), directed by Benjamin Saunders, performed my one of my carols at the Cathedral Carol Concert.

7 December 2018

Carlisle Carliol Choir, directed by Jonathan Millican, performed my setting of Creator of the Stars of Night in the Eden Valley Hospice Carol Service. Carlisle Cathedral.

1 December 2018 

C4 Ensemble gave the world premiere of my setting of Beatitudes at St John in the Village Church, 218 West 11th Street, New York.
 

10 October 2018

Carlisle Cathedral Senior Girls’ Choir, dir. Edward Taylor, gave the first performance of Beatus Vir at Evensong (5.45 PM) in Carlisle Cathedral.

The exciting young Canadian Flute ensemble Trio Taco performed my Fugue in Sepia on the following dates in their Autumn 2018 tour of Ontario:

-July 28th (Kingston, ON)
-August 8 (Perth, ON)
-August 12 (Yarker, ON)
-August 14 (Thornhill, ON)
 
You can catch Trio Taco in action on their Youtube channel.
 

10 June 2018 

Trio Taco gave the first performance of Fugue in Sepia in Victoria, British Columbia.

5 June 2018

Jack Stone, Organ Scholar of Carlisle Cathedral, performed The Blackbirds: Fantasy in C major as part of his lunchtime recital at Carlisle Cathedral.

23 April, 29 April, 30 April, 6 May

I was interviewed on BBC Radio Cumbria Your Classical at 6 PM talking to John Lipscombe about my music. The programmes featured excerpts from Of a RosePiano Sonata in G and Clavier Suite in A.

14 April 2018 

Kendal Concert Band performed arrangements of my Ouverture pour les Pâques (Easter Overture) and Sarabande (from my Clavier Suite in A major) in their Spring concert:

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7 April 2018

I conducted a concert in Lanercost that included my Parce Domine, alongside other works connected with Lent, Passiontide and Easter, including a specially composed setting of Haec Dies by my friend and colleague Jonathan Millican.

1 April 2018 Easter Sunday

My motet O taste and see how gracious the Lord is was sung at St Modwen’s Church in Burton-upon-Trent.

30 March 2018 Good Friday

The Herdwyck Consort featured my Parce Domine as part of their service of music and readings at St Patrick’s Church, Patterdale (6 PM). Click here for details.

21 March 2018

Tony Westerman performed my chorale prelude O Welt, ich muss dich lassen in his lunchtime recital at St Modwen’s Church, Burton-upon-Trent. (Starts 12.30 PM.)

25 December 2017

My chorale prelude Vom Himmel Hoch featured in the pre-Eucharist music at Carlisle Cathedral.

Noel: Verbum Caro Factum Est was sung as the Offertory at Christmas Day Mass at Leeds Cathedral.

15 December 2017

The Gabrieli Choir gave the world premiere of my carol Noel: Verbum Caro Factus Est at the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at St Columba’s Scottish Presbyterian Church in Budapest.

A couple of hours later, Carlisle Cathedral Choir began their Gala Concert with the same carol.

10 December 2017

St Mark’s Church, Natland, Kendal at 7.30 PM. Pro Nobis performed my carol Hard is the Road to Bethlehem at their Christmas concert (“Wolcum Yule!”), alongside Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols and other seasonal works. You can hear their performance here.

9 December 2017

“Hallelujah! A Christmas Concert”. St James’s Church, Denton Holme, Carlisle. The Abbey Singers gave the premiere of my new Grand Motet Rite majorem Iacobus canamus. The programme also featured Part One of Handel’s Messiah and other exciting and joyous pieces, including Jonathan Millican’s Ave Maria.

30 July 2017

My music was featured in a special weekend of services at Carlisle Cathedral featuring music by Cumbrian-based composers.