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Paean - new work for silver band

17/1/2025

 
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Paean - for silver band   new work 2025
duration 10:00
in loving memory of Derek Bruce"

The Christmas Truce of 1914 new work 2025

16/1/2025

 
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The Christmas Truce of 1914 new work 2025
for full orchestra duration 6:00

​suitable for Schools students age 11+
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scored for: 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl in Bb, 2 bsns, c.bsn, 4 hns, 2 tpts in C, 2 ten trbs, bass trb, tba, harp, 2 percussion: (BD, tam, tamb, clsh cym, tgl), violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, bass

It was late on Christmas Eve 1914, when men of the British Expeditionary Force heard German troops in the trenches opposite them singing carols. The following day, British and German soldiers met in no man's land and exchanged gifts, took photographs and some played impromptu games of football.  ​

New Work for Piano Quintet - Gaudium

8/1/2025

 
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Gaudium - for piano quintet (piano & string quartet)
duration 18:00

Two new Piano Trios - No.5 & No.6

16/12/2024

 
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Orreries I - III
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Wash All the Flags
Piano Trio No.5

for violin, cello & piano ​
'Unlikely Things Happen Through the Bodies of Beasts'
(in memory of UK artist Adam White)
Orreries I - III
- duration 16:00



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​Piano Trio No.6 

for violin, cello & piano 
'Wash All the Flags'
​in four movements
- duration 23:28

Before the World Went Wrong

23/11/2024

 
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Before the World Went Wrong - new work
for full orchestra duration 7:38

scored for:
​pic, 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl in Bb, 2 bsns, c.bsn, 4 hns, 2 tpts in C, 2 ten trbs, bass trb, tba, timps,  harp, 2 percussion: (BD, tam), violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, bass








Trickier Tunes for Tamariki - Violin

3/11/2024

 
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Delighted to have a short violin piece (Village Dance) included in the new book created by the Institute of Registered Teachers NZ supported by The Stout Trust, Sunrise Music Trust and SOUNZ
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Details on SOUNZ
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Interview on local radio show- Focus on Arts

15/9/2024

 
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Podcast available from - 

Kapiti Coast Access Radio
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​Spotify

​Apple

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New String Quartet no.11

25/6/2024

 
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String Quartet No.11

in 4 movements
duration 19:47
I read the news today, oh boy!"

Violin Sonata No.2 - New Work 2024

11/6/2024

 
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Violin Sonata No.2

violin and piano

duration 22:25

​in 4 movements

String Quartet No.10 - 'Circle Dances'

27/5/2024

 
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String Quartet No.10
in 6 movements - duration 24:15

Whilst writing this composition I had a vision of young couples in traditional costume holding hands and dancing in a circle. Not only did they dance the lively, joyful tunes but they also danced the more sorrowful ones by slowing down their movements as if in slow motion.
The types of dances included are - Sarabande, Allemande, Gavotte, Irish Jig, Gigue, Sephardic Hora and a Ukrainian Dumka. The Dumka (Ukrainian Lament) was taught to me by my Ukrainian family when I visited them in 1994, shortly after the end of the Soviet era. It is also included in my Symphony No.2. The poignancy of the lament at the end of the six-movement work serves as a reminder of the Ukraine that has been lost to intolerable violence, stupidity and force.
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