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I’m so excited that soprano Héloïse Werner and pianist Natalie Burch will be performing my Song-Messages as part of a lunchtime recital at Glasgow University on Thursday 3rd February (more info here). The piece was commissioned by Héloïse and initially toured around the UK by her and Natalie in late 2019. You can get more…

The brilliant violinist José Cabrita Matias will premiere my new piece, Message-Fragments in Honour of Giles Swayne, in the Angela Burgess Recital Hall of the Royal Academy of Music in a lunchtime concert on Tuesday 1st February (more info here). The 12-minute piece was commissioned as part of the 200 Pieces project celebrating the 200th…

Happy new year! I’m fortunate to have lots of exciting things coming up in 2022, including the world premiere of Message-Fragments in Honour of Giles Swayne for solo violin and further performances of Song-Messages by its dedicatee Héloïse Werner. There will also be a public workshop of my London Symphony Orchestra commission Symphonic Message: “Wach…

I’m thrilled to say that I have been awarded a PhD in Composition from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, the result of nearly four years of work. It’s been a transformative experience, and I’m hugely grateful to my supervisors Julian Anderson and Paul Newland, as well as those who commissioned and performed my…

You can now listen to my recent piece Canzoni et Ricercari online. Performed by the amazing 12 Ensemble, this piece was commissioned by the Royal Philharmonic Society for the 2021 Cheltenham Music Festival and premiered at Gloucester Cathedral on 9th July this year. It’s great to finally be able to share this recording. The piece is…

My new piece Canzoni et Ricercari will be premiered by the 12 Ensemble in Gloucester Catehdral, 7.30pm on Friday 9th July, as part of the Cheltenham Music Festival 2021. The Royal Philharmonic Society commissioned me to write the piece as one of their 2020-21 composers. Click here to find out more about the concert, which…