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Brass Works

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Cornet

Barcarolle - Bb Cornet and Piano - duration 4:30
This work was Highly Commended in the
sounz brass composition competition 2020
In writing Barcarolle (composed for the Invitational Slow Melody Competition 2020) I was inspired by the wonderfully lyrical and expressive nature of the cornet. The lilting quality of the piano accompaniment first suggested to me the title Barcarolle (also Barcarole), a traditional folk song sung by Venetian gondoliers. And the title seemed to fit the piece well as it includes several short, original folk-like tunes for the cornet. The music encompasses the complete range of the cornet.

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Trumpet

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​Trumpet Sonatina No.1 - duration 5:30
- Trumpet in Bb and piano
​in one movement


Trumpet Sonatina No.2 - duration 10:30
- Trumpet in Bb and piano
​in four movements


​Fanfare for Two Trumpets  - duration 1:12
for two trumpets in Bb

(commissioned for the Bernard Brown Memorial Concert Birmingham, UK, 1986)

French Horn

Sonatina No.1 for French Horn and Piano​  ​
French Horn and piano - duration 11:00
​in three movements

FlugelHorn

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No Time to Dance- duration 3:21
​- for solo flugelhorn

Euphonium

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Rondo - New Work
​- for euphonium & piano
​ - duration 5:11
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This single movement work was composed for the invitation slow melody section of the brass band national championships 2025. The work begins with a simple motif played by both instruments before an accompaniment figure is established on the piano over which the euphonium plays a simple melody, which is then developed via different variations. Pedal notes abound throughout the work. At one point the music turns into a waltz displaying a greater range on the euphonium. The opening idea returns to close the work.

Tuba

​​Hokey Pokey - duration 3:00
​- 
Tuba and Piano - a short fun piece
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Barcarolle for Bb Cornet and Piano
Toby Pringle - Cornet, Colin Decio - Piano

​Silver Band

The Cheltenham Rag - for silver band
The Cheltenham Rag premiered in Cheltenham, UK in 2016
​Performed by the Cheltenham Silver Band conducted by Nigel Galliot
(apologies for video quality)
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​Paean - for silver band   
- new work 2025
duration 10:00
​ 'in memory of Derek Bruce'

Brass Quintet

Once Great Nation - duration 12:09
​for two trumpets in Bb, French Horn, Tenor Trombone and Tuba
​in three movements
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Percussion works

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