CHAMBER MUSIC

Chamber music has lain at the heart of recent work. From my rebirth as a composer I began writing a series of duos which may grow further. Predominantly in separate movements, my chamber pieces nevertheless all have a sense of larger canvas, perhaps "little symphonies for small forces". As with so much of my music, there is a frequent re-examination of shared material, some actually derived directly from other works (my song cycles, for example).

One of life's great joys is working in detail with musicians in this most intimate of genres. Through my chamber works I have formed deep friendships with many fine players across the world who have been so very kind as to adopt pieces simply because they resonated.

Chamber works for one to five players

Please explore the pieces below. When you click a window will open where you can read programme notes, listen, and view the score/parts.

A music beginning - violin, piano	Soaring - oboe, piano (also soprano sax, piano; oboe quintet)
The Garden in the Brain (arr. alto sax, piano)	Persephone - solo harp
accept these few roses - string quartet	Autumnal Dances - clarinet, piano
Pietà - viola, piano	On the blue shore of silence - 'cello, piano
Child's Play - wind quintet	Møte - solo violin
Last Dance - piano trio	A Portrait and Four Nocturnes - violin, piano
Mille Fiori - Fanfare for four trumpets/horns	String Quintet - two violins, viola, two cellos
Sonata Appassionata - violin, 'cello	Threads - solo violin
The Black Pegasus - horn, piano	Piano Trio
Encounters - two horns	Freeing the Angel - viola, piano
Julie Dances - solo horn	Going - solo horn
Fall - horn and string quartet	then - solo viola
Clarinet Quintet