March 10, 2019
Since Arnold Schoenberg coined the phrase “Emancipation of dissonance”, composers have, unapologetically , deviated from conventional tonalism, which is no bad thing. However, whilst the 12 tone school […]
January 11, 2019
Recently I had the privilege of speaking to the brilliant violist Brett Douglas Deubner. We spoke at length about his wonderful playing, music and my compositional […]
December 23, 2018
Like most composers, my inspiration comes from multiple sources. Shostakovich’s 2nd movement of his 8th String quartet remains one of my favourite String Quartet pieces of […]
December 11, 2018
Inspired by the fantastic Vespasian series of books, written by the novelist Robert Fabbri, this piece commemorates the invasion of Britain in 43AD. The Second Augusta […]
November 17, 2018
About 5 years ago, I decided to compose a piece for my eldest daughter, Ayesha, for her wedding day, so that we could play the music […]
November 2, 2018
It will soon be remembrance day. So many of our soldiers have lost their lives in service of our country, leaving behind grieving families. An empty […]