Ash Madni

September 5, 2020

An aria for Fatimah

Many years ago, I composed a piece “An aria for Fatimah” based on the lyrics from my favourite poet Percy Shelley’s Bridal song Sung by the […]
September 3, 2020

Extracts from the Rubaiyat of Umar Khayyam

“I came like water and like the wind I go” – Umar Khayyam I am delighted to announce a collaboration with Fayha choir under the baton […]
August 31, 2020

Microtonics

In my mind, the quest for even greater colour in composition, is to blend conventional modality with microtonics. This for me was the holy grail and […]
August 31, 2020

Love’s Philosophy

What is all this sweet work with if thou kiss not me? The fountains mingle with the river    And the rivers with the ocean, The winds […]
August 5, 2020

Three brand new viola pieces

Over the last month, July 2020, I composed 3 pieces for viola for the wonderful viola virtuoso Brett Douglas Deubner. All three pieces were composed in […]
May 12, 2020

Reflections

A simple piece based on variations of a theme composed for Greg Anderson’s 2 First the actual theme for the series “2” Second a variation of […]