These concerts are only listing world, or country, premieres. If you would like information on any of the other performances please get in touch with me.
2010
WORLD or COUNTRY premieres
August 2010
Briefly (because it's been busy!); more great reviews for Undiscovered Islands; further CDs in various stages of preparation that will feature my music (currently around seven discs), and leading German tango ensemble, Las Sombras, have released their new CD, Tango Cafe, on the GLM label, which includes Eurydice Sings. There have been regular performances of many of my pieces in the last few months as well as radio broadcasts, and also an airing of The Hanging-Cloud Bridgeon Brazilian TV! There are some interesting commissions/projects in the pipeline which I'll update on when they became finalised...
May 6th 2010 The Hanging-Cloud Bridge Brazilian premiere Elisabeth Remy-Johnson, harp Museu Nacional de Belas Artes Rio de Janeiro
May 1st 2010 Milonga pour Milonga USA premiere Andrew Bolotowsky, baroque flute; Rebecca Pechefsky, harpsichord Morris-Jumel Mansion, Harlem, New York
March 11th 2010 Alba First performance of saxophone and harp version Noah Getz, saxophone: Jacqueline Pollauf, harp Stella Adler School, New York, USA
March 10th 2010 The Pale Dancer First performance in the Netherlands Alejandro Rivas, soprano sax; Zsofia Meszaros, alto sax Alexandra Jaremko, tenor sax; Karem Ruiz, baritone sax Fentener Van Vlissengenzaal, Utrecht Conservatorium
January 26th 2010 Alba First performance of flute and piano version Lauren Ausubel, flute; Hadassah Guttmann, piano Community Chuch of Doulaston, New York , USA
January 20th 2010 Alba USA premiere of viola and piano version Sam Marchan, viola; Hadassah Guttmann, piano Merkin Concert Hall, New York
January 16th 2010 The Stolen Branch Brazilian premiere Gillian Poznansky, flute; Mark Tanner, piano Manaus
2009
December 12th 2009 Pajaros del Mar USA premiere of violin and guitar version Elena Rojas, violin; Sylwia Kloc, guitar Montclaire University, New Jersey November 2009
Undiscovered Islandshas now been available for a few months and has been attracting some fantastic reviews, as well as being featured on Radio 3. There are a few snippets from the many reviews on the CD page of this site.
October 23rd 2009 The Stolen Branch US premiere of flute and cello version Terra Voce Elizabeth Brightbill, flute; Andrew Gabbert, cello 'Live Arts', Charlottesville, Virginia
September 2009 My new CD Undiscovered Islandshas now been released on the Priory label, and is also available from this website. This disc contains my piano music, as well as some flute pieces. The performances are by Mark Tanner and Gillian Poznansky.There are some audio example from Undiscovered Islandson the CD page of this site, so if you have time please go and have a listen.
September 23rd 2009 Alba Portuguese premiere Elena Rojas, violin Carlucci American International School Lisbon September 15th 2009 The Hanging-Cloud Bridge First USA performance Elisabeth Remy, harp The concert will also include three tango for flute and harp Christina Smith, flute Schwartz Centre for the Performing Arts Emory University
August 16th 2009 The Pale Dancer Japanese premiere Norihiko Takiue, soprano sax; Junko Saito, alto sax; Jonathan Wintringham, tenor sax; Kuninobu Bando, baritone sax Kunitachi, Tokyo July 18th 2009 Mediterranean First performance of flute and piano version Gillian Poznansky, flute; Mark Tanner, piano Wigmore Hall, London The concert will also include the London fl/pno premieres of The Stolen Branch, Milonga Azure, Pajaros del Mar
July 7th 2009 In Arcadia World premiere Ian Peak, clarinet; Jo Barlow, piano Wesley Chapel, Harrogate Thanks also to some of Ian's pupils for some wonderful performances in the same concert; Jacqui Seddon, clarinet (Pájaros del Mar) Rosie Gilbertson, alto sax (The Stolen Branch) Beth Welch, soprano sax (Milonga Azure) Elliot Theedom, alto sax (Milonga pour Milonga) All accompanied by Jo Barlow
July 2009 This month has been quite busy, with a lot of travelling round for concerts, as well as sorting out the final details for the new CD Undiscovered Islandswhich will be released in August.
One very interesting trip was to the Leeds Conductors Competition, where Invisible Cities was being used as one of the test pieces in a round that also included Stravinsky and Rachmaninov. The orchestra for the competition was the Orchestra of Opera North. It's certainly fascinating to hear a piece of mine rehearsed and performed by six different conductors! And the standard was extremely high, as it is the UK's leading competition for conductors. The eventual winner was Geoffrey Paterson.
July 2nd 2009 Milonga Azure First performance of piano quintet version Kinesis Quintet Ben Wragg and Leanne Wren, violins; Natalie Cavey, viola; Abigail Wragg, 'cello; Kan Tomita, piano The Lyceum, London
May 9th 2009 Tangos for Quartet World premiere of saxophone quartet version Ardey Saxophone Quartet Tübingen, Germany
May 8th 2009 Milonga pour Milonga World premiere Duo Milonga Isabelle Jacobs, flute; Benoît Collet, piano Festival D'Enghien, Belgium
April 26th 2009 Eurydice Sings German premiere of quintet version Las Sombras Simone Graf, vibrandoneon; Florian Gutmann, saxophone; Florian Schmid, guitar; Bernhard Sinz, piano; Olav Hekala, bass Wallgraben Theater, Freiburg
April 2009 I've been rather tardy in updating this page recently, life has been very busy! I've been getting on with a number of projects, including pieces for Evelyn Glennie, Piotr Szewczyk, the Kinesis Quintet, and Duomilonga. And I've also had requests for arrangements of existing pieces. Here's a brief summary of other activities;
RECORDINGS - There's been a lot of activity with recordings in the last few months, especially with the first CD devoted to my music which should be released fairly soon. This was recorded at St. Georges in Bristol last autumn, by Mark Tanner and Gillian Poznansky. The CD will contain almost all my piano pieces to date, as well as some works involving the flute, both classical and tango. There have also been several other recordings released in the US in the last few months which feature my music.
PREMIERES - I'll update the list of premieres soon, which will include new arrangements as well as first performances in Europe and the US. I'm just waiting for confirmation on some dates.
PUBLISHING - Tonos music in Germany have now got most of my works available for sale. The scores have been stylishly produced and can be purchased from their website at www.tonosmusic.com
January 17th, 2009 The Stolen Branch First UK performance of flute and guitar version Anne Allen, flute; Sarah Freestone, guitar St. John's Church, Alresford
2008
December 11th 2008 The White Book I First performance of the complete book Annett Busse Notting Hill Community Church, London
December 3rd 2008 The Stolen Branch First performance of violin and clarinet version Steve Bingham, violin; Charles Hine, clarinet Colchester Institute, Colchester
November 30th 2008 Alba Pájaros del Mar Slovenian premieres Oksana Peceny, violin; Katja Skrinar, harp Rok Volk, saxophone; Daniel Marcel-Crespo, trumpet Miha Suler, trombone; Joze Bogolin, percussion Festival Hall, Ljubljana
November 29th 2008 The Stolen Branch First performance of alto flute and guitar version Carla Rees, alto flute; David Black, guitar Antenna Studios, Crystal Palace, London
September 28th 2008 The Pale Dancer USA premiere Presidio Saxophone Quartet Mike Keepe, soprano; Daniel Bell, alto Michael Kuhn, tenor; Ryan McCormick, baritone Prima Community College, Tuscon, AZ
August 24th Pájaros del Mar Croatian premiere Gillian Poznansky, flute; Mark Tanner, piano Dubrovnic
August 20th Milonga Azure Italian premiere Gillian Poznansky, flute; Mark Tanner, piano Barri
August 14th The Stolen Branch Spanish premiere Gillian Poznansky, flute; Mark Tanner, piano Malaga
August 10th 2008 Tangos for Quartet Polish Premiere Marlena String Quartet Barbara Gasior, violin; Renata Borucka, violin Anna Ostachowska, viola; Agnieszka Majchrzyk, cello Krakow
August 3rd 2008 Milonga Azure First performance of clarinet and string orchestra version Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Gunzenhauser, cond. Endless Mountain Music Festival, Tioga, USA
July 24th 2008 The White Book II for piano
Undiscovered Islands Night Journey to Cordoba Dragon Inner Moon The Sadness of the King Toques First performance Mark Tanner, piano Wigmore Hall, London
July 23rd 2008 Mediterranean First performance Snapdragon; Sarah Field, saxophone; Mike Hamnett, marimba, Leasowes Festival, UK
July 13th 2008 A la Tristeza First performance Tres Calides; Lisette Emmink, soprano Désirée Vergers, flute; Carla Bos, harp Zandvoort, Holland
June 22nd 2008
Pájaros del Mar First German performance of violin and cello version Friedemann Eichhorn, violin; Alexander Hülshoff, cello Duisburg
June 10th 2008 Pájaros del Mar Norwegian premiere Gillian Poznansky, flute; Mark Tanner, piano Flam
June 8th 2008 Milonga Azure Norwegian premiere Gillian Poznansky, flute; Mark Tanner, piano Bergen
June 8th 2008 Pájaros del Mar German premiere of flute and guitar version Katja Back, flute: Olli Back, guitar Wiesbaden
June 6th 2008 The Stolen Branch Norwegian premiere Gillian Poznansky, flute; Mark Tanner, piano Bergen
May 10th 2008Pájaros del Mar First performance of violin and cello version Steve Bingham violin; James Halsey, cello Norfolk, UK
May 9th 2008 The Stolen Branch First performance of violin and percussion version Steve Bingham, violin; Chris Brannick, marimba Kings Lynn Arts Centre, UK
April 14th 2008 The Pale Dancer French Premiere Ellipsos Saxophone Quartet: Paul-Fathi Lacombe, soprano Joonatan Rautiola, alto Christophe Grezes, tenor Nicolas Herrouët, baritone National Conservatoire, Paris
March 14th 2008 The Stolen Branch Pájaros del Mar Austrian premieres Renaissax; Dieter Kraus, soprano saxophone; Tindaro Addamo, guitar; Markus Braun, double bass Brand, Austria
March 8th 2008 Petenera (first performance) Auspicious Cranes (USA premiere) Rebecca Pechefsky, harpsichord (Petenera) John Pruett, violin; Elaine Funaro, harpsichord 7th International Aliénor Harpsichord Composition Competition prizewinner's concert Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
February 28th 2008 The Stolen Branch Caribbean premiere Gillian Poznansky, flute; Mark Tanner, piano Barbados
February 24th 2008 Pájaros del Mar Caribbean premiere Gillian Poznansky, flute; Mark Tanner, piano Antigua
February 21st 2008 Milonga Azure Caribbean premiere Gillian Poznansky, flute; Mark Tanner, piano Cayo Lavantado
February 16th 2008 The Stolen Branch First performance of version for saxophone, guitar, and bass Renaissax; Dieter Kraus, soprano saxophone; Tindaro Addamo, guitar; Markus Braun, double bass Ulm, Germany
2007
December 2nd 07 Spanish Café Polish premiere of quintet version Tangata Cracow
November 28th 07 Milonga Azure First performance of bandoneon and strings version recorded as part of the 'Discovering Music' series on BBC Radio 3 Ninon Foiret, bandoneon; BBC Concert Orchestra; Charles Hazlewood, conductor The Colosseum, Watford
November 24th 07 Alba Swedish premiere John Emanuelsson, violin: Lotta Emanuelsson, piano Immanuel church, Boras
November 23rd 07 Alba Belgium premiere Elisabeth Deletaille, violin: Benoît Collet, piano Jette, Brussels
November 5th 07 Alba USA premiere, saxophone and piano version Mike Keepe, soprano saxophone; Allen Rodriguez, piano University of Arizona
October 19th 07 Alba Slovinian premiere John Emanuelsson, violin: Dag-Ulrik Almqvist, piano Finnish Embassy, Lublijana
October 18th 07 Pájaros del Mar German premiere Dieter Kraus, soprano saxophone; Tindaro Addamo, guitar; Markus Braun, double bass Statbad, Ulm
October 10th 07 Alba Finnish premiere John Emanuelsson, violin: Lotta Emanuelsson, piano Huopalahti church, Helsinki
October 7th 07 Pájaros del Mar USA Premiere of flute and cello version Terra Voce; Elizabeth Brightbill, flute; Andrew Gabbert, cello Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, Virginia, USA
September 07 After the successful premiere of my Sonata for violin and piano I’m now getting back to work on quite a long piano piece for Mark Tanner, which will be premiered at Wigmore Hall in 2008. I’ve also recently completed A la Tristeza, a setting of Neruda which was commissioned by Tres Calides. Amongst the arrangements that I have to make at the moment is one of Milonga Azure for bandoneon and strings which has been commissioned by the BBC Concert Orchestra.
American violinist Melissa Reiner is recording a new CD in September, and this will include Alba, Spanish Café, and Geranos.
August 17th 07 Pájaros del Mar UK premiere, Flautarra Dave Cuthbert, flute; Stephen Reck, guitar National Portrait Gallery, London
August 11th 07 Spanish Café French premiere, Carl-Emmanuel Fisbach, saxophone Clarisse Bertucci, piano Léon Besnardeau Hall, Sillé-le-Guillaume
July 25th 07 Sonata for violin and piano World premiere, Siân Philipps, violin; Zrinka Bottrill, piano Leasowes Bank Festival
June 25th 07 Pájaros del Mar First performance of violin and harp version Takao Hyakutome, violin: Kasia Miernik, harp Maastricht Conservatory, the Netherlands
June 2nd 07 The Pale Dancer German premiere, Ardey Saxophone Quartet Thum, near Leipzig
May 07 The start of April saw the first performance of quite a long and intricate tango, Mediterranean Counterpoint, which was given at the CBSO Centre in Birmingham by El Utimo Tango. The next new work will be a two movement Sonata for violin and piano which will get its premiere at the Leasowes Bank Festival in July, being performed by Siân Philipps and Zrinka Bottrill. I’m looking forward to returning to Leasowes (where my recent string quartet was played last year) as it’s a relaxed and informal festival held in a beautiful location on the Welsh borders, and I also get a chance to see some distant mountains (not many in Cornwall…!).
Currently I’m working on a number of chamber pieces, including a setting of Neruda for soprano, flute and harp, as well as frequent re-arrangements of existing tangos.
I should also mention a recent recording made by Christina Smith and Elisabeth Remy (principal flute and harp of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) of a new CD which will include The Stolen Branch, Milonga Azure, and Pájaros del Mar, this should be released in the autumn.
April 21st 07 Milonga Azure Alba Scottish Premiere, CHROMA Fair Isle Community Hall, Shetland
April 1st 07 Mediterranean Counterpoint World premiere, El Ultimo Tango (tango group of the CBSO), Nicolas Bricht, flute; Mark O’Brien, saxophone; Eduardo Vassallo, cello; Fred Lezama Thomas, piano; Mark Goodchild, double bass CBSO Centre, Birmingham
March 31st 07 Admiring Yoro Waterfall London premiere, Paul Simmonds, clavichord Church of the Christian Community, Swiss Cottage
March 30th 07 The Six Strings (world premiere) AY! (USA premiere) Admiring Yoro Waterfall Tracy Richardson, harpsichord Westminster Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
March 23rd 07 The Stolen Branch USA Premiere, Christina Smith, flute; Elisabth Remy, harp St. Luke's Epispocal Church, Atlanta, Georgia
February 23rd 07 Eurydice Sings German premiere, trumpet, saxophone, and organ version Ulm Pauluskirche
February 14th 07 Alba Canadian premiere, violin and harp version, Mary Sokol Brown, violin; Rita Costanzi. harp UBC, Vancouver
February 2nd 07 Pájaros del Mar Milonga Azure USA premieres, Gia Sastre, flute; Ann Laura Tapia, harp Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago
February 1st 07 Spanish Café Alba USA premieres, Elena Rojas, violin; Hadassah Guttmann, piano Queen’s College, Kissena blvd, Flushing, NY
2006
November 22nd 06 Alba French premiere, Zhang Zhang, violin; Ezbieta Ziomeck, piano The Throne Room, Palace of Monaco
October 6th 06 Moon Cycle London premiere, Carla Rees, alto flute The Space, Docklands
August 9th 06 Pájaros del Mar World premiere, Trio Sequenza, Silvina López, flute; Julian Rufail, viola; Gabriela Russo, harp Cordoba, Argentina
July 29th 06 Tangos for String Quartet World premiere, Bingham String Quartet Leasowes Bank Festival
July 21st 06 Vanishing Pathways (piano version) Midsummer Reds World premieres, Alanna Cushing, piano Cortona Contemporary Music Festival, Italy
July 21st 06 Music of the Dawn World premiere, Kristen Kelly, flute; Michael Kirkendoll, piano Cortona Contemporary Music Festival, Italy
July 15th 06 Graphic of the Petenera Scottish premiere, Selwyn College Choir, Stephen Layton St. Cuthbert’s Church, Edinburgh
June 16th 06 Alba Premiere of violin and piano version, Siân Philipps, violin; Sophia Rahman, piano Wigmore Hall, London
June 8th 06 Milonga Azure Dutch premiere, flute and harp version, Panarpa, Désirée Vergers, flute, Carla Bos, harp
May 31st 06 The Stolen Branch Dutch premiere, Lisette Emmink, soprano; Carla Bos, harp
May 6th 06 The Thousand and One Nights Mexican premiere, Quinteto de Alientos de la Ciudad de México Foro Internacional de Musica Nueva Manuel Enríquez, Mexico City, Mexico
April 28th 06 Citron World premiere, Las Sombras tango quintet Freiburg, Germany
April 28th 06 Milonga Azure German premiere, flute/sax quintet version, Las Sombras tango quintet Freiburg
April 23rd 06 Auspicious Cranes World premiere, Helena Bondarenko, violin; Kristian Nyquist, harpsichord Bonbaden, Germany
March 17th 06 The Pale Dancer London premiere, The Kintamarni Saxophone Quartet National Portrait Gallery
March 17th 06 Graphic of the Petenera London premiere, The BBC Singers, Nicholas Cleobury St. Bride‘s Church, Fleet Street
March 16th 06 Graphic of the Petenera World premiere, The BBC Singers, Nicholas Cleobury Chichester Cathedral
March 12th 06 Vanishing Pathways Toques I World premieres, Gregory Crowell, clavichord Cambridge, USA
March 11th 06 The Pale Dancer World premiere, The Kintamarni Saxophone Quartet St Andrew’s Church, Cheltenham
February 10th 06 The Stolen Branch Premiere of saxophone and marimba version, Sarah Field saxophone; Mike Hamnett, marimba St. James‘, London
2005
November 13th 05 Moon Cycle World premiere, Carla Rees, alto flute Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham
November 5th 05 Faraway AY! World premieres, Smiljka Isakovic, harpsichord National Museum, Belgrade, Serbia
September 9th 05 Admiring Yoro Waterfall Italian premiere, Paul Simmonds, clavichord International Clavichord Symposium, Magnano, Italy
June 22nd 05 Hammamet The Delight of Arrival World premieres, Ben Dawson, piano The Theatre Museum, Covent Garden, London
June 4th 05 Eurydice Sings (World premiere) Milonga Azure (premiere of trio version) Ephyra Trio, Charlotte Bradburn, saxophone; Vanessa Lucas-Smith, cello; Adam Caird, piano Pennine Spring Festival, Heptonstall Church, Heptonstall, UK
June 3rd 05 Piazzolla, Four Season of Buenos Aires World premiere of these arrangements, Belcea String Quartet; Gilberto Pereyra, bandoneon; Corin Long, double bass Assembly Rooms, Bath International Music Festival, Bath
April 15th 05 The Stolen Branch (world premiere) Mediterranean (world premiere) Milonga Azure (Canadian premiere) Julia Bonnett, soprano; Rita Costanzi, harp; Salvador Ferreras, percussion; David Brown, bass West Point Grey United Church, Vancouver, Canada
April 10th 05 Admiring Yoro Waterfall Columbian premiere, Jory Vinikour, harpsichord Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango, Bogota
It's impossible to keep a detailed log of all performances but I have compliled a list of premieres (world, or country) with a sprinkling of other news.
USA premiere of viola and piano version
USA premiere of violin and guitar version
September 2009
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- Tonos music in Germany have now got most of my works available for sale. The scores have been stylishly produced and can be purchased from their website at 
The White Book II for piano
National Portrait Gallery, London
February 14th 07
Alba
Pájaros del Mar
Music of the Dawn
Alba
Citron
The Pale Dancer
Admiring Yoro Waterfall
Piazzolla, Four Season of Buenos Aires
Admiring Yoro Waterfall