Solo Piano Works
as flower, as fire (2020) c. 12 mins
An ode to once-favoured Andantes
This work was composed in response to Beethoven’s ‘Waldstein’ Sonata, Op. 53, and the work which was once destined to be the Sonata’s middle movement, the Andante Favori, WoO 57.
Commissioned by The Firm New Music. Premiered by Michael Ierace, December 14rd 2020.
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The Red Buoy (2019) c. 6 mins
Inspired by the painting 'The Red Buoy' by Paul Signac.
Commissioned by The Firm New Music. Premiered by Michael Ierace, December 3rd 2018.
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Fragments for Piano (2016) c. 8 mins
3 short movements for piano: 'Before', 'During' & 'After'. Inspired by the poem 'Fragments' by Anna Akhmatova.
Commissioned by The Firm New Music. Premiered by Michael Ierace, June 2017.
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Time's Long Ruin (2013) c. 11 mins
This work was inspired by the characters and events in Stephen Orr's novel 'Time's Long Ruin'. It was written as a brainstorming exercise in preparation for beginning work on my opera, 'Innocence', a story about grief, love, family and ambiguous loss.
Commissioned by The Firm New Music. Premiered by Clemens Leske, October 2013.
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This work was inspired by the characters and events in Stephen Orr's novel 'Time's Long Ruin'. It was written as a brainstorming exercise in preparation for beginning work on my opera, 'Innocence', a story about grief, love, family and ambiguous loss.
Commissioned by The Firm New Music. Premiered by Clemens Leske, October 2013.
Listen here.
Purchase score here (AMC)
Studies in Odd Times (2012) c. 14 mins (complete set)
A set of 6 short studies for solo piano, loosely based upon Bartok's 'Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm'.
1. Nightshade; 2. Stomp; 3. Whimsy; 4. Bittersweet; 5. Twitch; 6. Drive.
Commissioned by The Firm New Music. Premiered by Leigh Harrold, September 2012.
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Purchase score here (AMC)
A set of 6 short studies for solo piano, loosely based upon Bartok's 'Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm'.
1. Nightshade; 2. Stomp; 3. Whimsy; 4. Bittersweet; 5. Twitch; 6. Drive.
Commissioned by The Firm New Music. Premiered by Leigh Harrold, September 2012.
Listen here.
Purchase score here (AMC)