Following the successful release of their all-Pickard orchestral disc, the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra commissioned a new work, Tenebrae. This large-scale piece received its première, conducted by Martyn Brabbins, in Norrköping on 25 March. In the following two days the orchestra recorded the work for CD, together with Sea-Change. The Piano Concerto, will be recorded in 2011 with Fredrik Ullén as soloist, and the disc… Continue reading Tenebrae premièred in Sweden
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December 8, 2010, Violin Sonata, London
December 8, 2010 1901 Arts Club, London Violin Sonata Steinberg Duo – LouisaStonehill and Nicholas Burns
Icarus flies in Cincinnati
The Flight of Icarus received two performances by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mark Wigglesworth, on 16, 17 April 2010. Read a review here
June 26, 2010, Eden, Preston
June 26, 2010 Guildhall, Preston Eden Test piece for English National Brass Band Championship
April 16-17, 2010, The Flight of Icarus, Cincinnati
April 16-17, 2010 Music Hall, Cincinnati The Flight of Icarus Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mark Wigglesworth
March 25, 2010, Tenebrae, Norrköping
March 25, 2010 Geerhallen Norrköping Sweden Tenebrae (1st performance) Norrköping Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martyn Brabbins
January 31, 2010, String Quartet No.3, Reykjavík
January 31, 2010 Reykjavík, Iceland Dark Music Days Festival String Quartet No.3
New Organ work to be premièred in Oxford
Tesserae, commissioned by John Grimshaw for the internationally renowned organist David Goode, will have its first performance on Monday 25 May at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford as part of the Royal College of Organists’ National Performance Festival for Young Organists.
November 29, 2009, Eden, Brussels
November 29, 2009 Lemmens Institute Concert Hall, Brussels Eden (test piece for 2009 Belgian National Brass Band Championships)
November 28, 2009, Channel Firing, Bristol
November 28, 2009 Victoria Rooms, Bristol Channel Firing Bristol University Symphony Orchestra conducted by The Composer