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“One of Britain’s most accomplished composers of the post
Leighton-Howells-Britten generation” (Musical Opinion)
Instrumentations are defined as follows:
1+1 = 2 players - one on the standard instrument, the second on the subsidiary
instrument
(e.g. Flute + Piccolo)
1/1 = One player doubling a second instrument (e.g. Flute doubling Piccolo)
(1) = An optional instrument
Thus:
2+1.2/1.2.2: 4.2.3.(1): Tmp. 2 Pc. Pno/Cel. Hp: Str - indicates an orchestra
of:
2 flutes, 1 piccolo, 2 oboes (2nd doubling cor anglais), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons,
4 horns,
2 trumpets, 3 trombones, optional tuba, timpani, 2 percussion players, piano doubling
celesta,
harp, strings
“...an extraordinarily skilful and mature work, dramatic in style and particularly impressive for the the security and inventiveness of the choral writing.”
(Martin Cooper on “A Hymn to the Holy Innocents” in The Daily Telegraph.)
A Five-Gated Well op. 97 A Cantata for Soloists, Chorus and Chamber Orchestra
Choirs of Clare and Trinity College, Cambridge Collegium Musicum, cond. Timothy Brown
SATB soli, Chorus: 2.2/1.0.1: 0.2.0.0: Tmp. Org: Str
13.11.09: Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge
A Hymn to the Holy Innocents op. 3 Cantata for Tenor, Chorus and Orchestra
Robert Tear, Cambridge University|Musical Society, cond. David Willcocks
T solo, Chorus: 0.0.0.0: 0.0.0.0: Tmp. Pno: Str
Publisher: Anglo-American
24.11.65: Guildhall, Cambridge
A New Year's Carol op. 72a for Chorus and Orchestra (or piano)
British Federation of Young Choirs, Young Persons Concert Foundation Orchestra, cond. Brian Kay
2+1.2.2.2:4.3.3.1: Tmp 3P: Str (or Piano)
11.3.90: Wembley Conference Centre, London
A Song for Oriana op. 93 Cantata for Chidren's Voices, Chorus and Ensemble
Choir 2000, cond. Grayston Burgess
Children's Voices, Chorus: 2 Tpts: 1P. Org
21.6.02: Histon, Cambridgeshire
A-courting we will go Folk Songs for Equal Voices and Piano
Hamburger Alsterspatzen, cond. Jürgen Luhn
Publisher: Roberton Publications
A-courting we will go Folk Songs for Choir and Piano
New Cambridge Singers, Maurice Hodges, cond. Christopher Brown
SSAATTBB with soli, Piano
16.6.02: Kimbolton Castle, Cambridgeshire
Chauntecleer op. 50 Dramatic cantata for Soloists, Ladies (or Children's) Chorus and Orchestra
Janet Scott-Evans, Harold Sharples, Christopher Keyte, Enfield Schools Music Association Choir, Enfield Young Symphony Orchestra, cond. Peter Broadbent
STB soli, SA Chorus: 2(+1).2(/1).2.2(/):2.3.3.(1): Tmp. 3P. Pno: Str
8.5.80: Royal Albert Hall, London
Brian Binding (after Chaucer's "Nun's Priest's Tale), Anon
Christmas Cantata op. 78 A Meditation at the Crib for Soprano, Chorus and Chamber Orchestra
Julie Kennard, Dorking Choral Society, cond. Philip White
S solo, Chorus: 1/1.1/1.1/1.1: 1.1.0.0: Str
21.11.92: Dorking Parish Church
Stabat Mater Speciosa (Anon), William Ballet, Robert Southwell, James, John & Robert Wedderburn, Anon English, Italian & French
Crucifixus Pro Vobis op. 12 A Meditation on the Passion for Tenor, Chorus and Chamber Orchestra
Ian Partridge, Tilford Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra, cond. Denys Darlow
T solo, Chorus: 1.1d'am.0.0: Str
19.3.67: Victoria and Albert Museum, London
David op. 21 A Cantata for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra
Pamela Bowden, John Carol Case, Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Richard Lloyd
Mezzo-soprano and Baritone Soli, Chorus: 2.2/1.2.2: 2.2.(2).(1):
25.8.70: Three Choirs Festival, Hereford Cathedral
Christopher Smart, the Psalms, Song of Solomon
Easter Night Easter Anthem for Female Voices and Organ
New Bedford Singers, cond. Christopher Brown
10.2.94: St. Paul's Church, Bedford
Fair and Feast op. 66 Cantata for Baritone, Chorus and Orchestra
Peter Taylor, Saffron Walden Festival Choir and Orchestra, cond. Hugh Keelan
(Soprano solo), Baritone Solo, Chorus, (Children's Choir):
28.9.86: Saffron Walden Parish Church
Traditional selected by George Barker
Festival Te Deum op. 41b for Choir, Organ and Brass
Chichester Cathedral Choir, Gabrieli Brass, cond. John Birch
SATB: optional Brass (0.3.3.0): Org
25.10.74: Chichester Cathedral
Festival Venite op. 41a for Choir, Organ and Brass
Uppingham School Chapel Choir and Brass Ensemble
SATB: optional Brass (0.3.3.1: Tmp. 3P). Org
12.6.77: Uppingham School Chapel, Rutland
Four Motets op. 27 for Choir and Organ
Edington Festival Choir, cond. Simon Preston
22.8.70: Edington Festival
1: Veni redemptor gentium 2: O Sacrum convivium 3: Duo Seraphim 4: Ave verum corpus
Gloria op. 16a for Chorus and Orchestra
ATB soli, Chorus: 2.2.2.2: 2.2.0.0: Pno OR 0.2+1.0.1: Org: Str
Publisher: Anglo-American
Hexham Mass op. 39 Mass for Tenor, Chorus and Orchestra
Bob Chilcott, Huntingdonshire Phiharmonic, cond. Christopher Brown
T solo, Chorus: 2.2.2.2 [or 1.1.2.1]: 2.2.3.0 [or 1.1.1.0]: Tmp, 1P.
Publisher: Roberton Publications
12.3.77: Free Church Centre, St. Ives, Cambridgeshire
Communion Service (Series 3)
Invocation op. 90 Reflections at a new Millennium bfor Double Choir and Organ
New Cambridge Singers, cond. Christopher Brown
SSAATTBB with soli, Organ
8.1.00: Catholic Church of our Lady and the English Martyrs, Cambridge
Thomas Traherne, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Alice Meynell, D H Lawrence, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Edith Sitwell, The Buddha, Sri
Landscapes op. 67 A Cantata for Soprano, Chorus and Orchestra
Melanie Armitstead, Huntingdonshire Philharmonic, cond. Christopher Brown
S solo, Chorus:2+1.2.2.2: 4.2.3.1: Tmp. 2P: Str
4.4.87: Free Church Centre, St. Ives, Cambridgeshire
Lauds op. 30 for Choir and Brass
Purcell Consort of Voices, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, cond. Christopher Brown
Choir: Brass Quintet (1.2.1.1)
25.8.71: Three Choirs Festival, Tewkesbury Abbey
Mary, Countess of Pembroke (after Psalm 150)
Magnificat (version 1) op. 52 for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra
Margaret Field, Timothy Penrose, Michael Goldthorpe, Stephen Roberts, St. Albans Chamber Choir, London Bach Orchestra, cond. Richard Stangroom
SATB Soli, Chorus: 2.2/d'am.0.1: 0.3.0.0: Tmp/P. Org: Str
7.3.81: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Latin Magnificat, Walt Whitman, Anon, Christina Rossetti, Richard Chevenix Trench
Magnificat (version 2) op. 52a for Soprano, Chorus and Orchestra
Janice Carpenter, Lancaster Singers, Lakeland Sinfonia, cond. Ian Hare
S solo, Chorus: 2.2/d'am.0.1: 0.3.0.0: Tmp/P. Org: Str
Missa Brevis op. 16 for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra
Helen Watts, Ian Partridge, Christopher Keyte, London Bach Society, English Chamber Orchestra, cond. Paul Steinitz
ATB soli, Chorus: 0.2+1.0.1: Org: Str
Publisher: Anglo-American
23.3.68: Camden Festival, St. Pancras Parish Church, London
Latin Mass (without Credo)
O clap your hands op. 94 for Choir and Organ
Clare College Choir, cond. Timothy Brown
May 2004: Clare College Chapel, Cambridge
Ode to St. Cecilia op. 18 Cantata for Soprano, Ladies Chorus and Chamber Ensemble
Caroline Churchill, Girton College Musical Society, cond. Christopher Brown
3.3.69: Girton College, Cambridge
Oundle Jubilate op. 38 for Choir, Organ and Brass
Oundle School Chapel Choir and Brass Ensemble, cond. Timothy Brown
SATB: optional Brass (2.2.2.1): (Tmp). (2P). Org
25.11.73: Oundle School Chapel, Northamptonshire
School Creed for equal voices and piano
Great Gidding Church of School Choir, cond. Daphne Durrant
1990: Great Gidding Church of School, Cambridgeshire
Seascape op. 53 ". . . consider a wave. . ." for Soloists, Chorus and Brass
Wendy Eathorne, John Barrow, Bob Devereux, Penzance Orpeheus Ladies Choir, Marazion Apollo Singers, Brio Brass, cond. Christopher Brown
SB soli, Reciter, Chorus and Brass Quintet (1.2.1.1)
17.9.81: The Guildhall, St. Ives, Cornwall
Six Songs for an Elizabethan Lady op. 57 for Baritone, Equal Voices and Ensemble
Equal Voices, High & Low Melody Instruments, 6P, Piano Duet,
1: London (William Dunbar) 2: A New Year's Carol (Anon) 3: My mistress is as fair as fine (Anon) 4: Ring ye the bells (Edmund
The Circling Year op. 72 A sesonal cycle for Chorus and Orchestra
British Federation of Young Choirs, Young Persons Concert Foundation Orchestra, cond. Brian Kay
Chorus: 2+1.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Tmp. 3P: Str
11.3.90: Wembley Conference Centre, London
Anon, Traditional Navajo, Allan Curnow, William Blake, Alfred, Lord Tennyson,
The Vision of Saul op. 59 Cantata for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra
Elizabeth Lane, Paul Esswood, Kenneth Bowen, Peter Savidge, London Bach Society, Steinitz Bach Players, cond. Paul Steinitz
SATB soli, Chorus: 0.2/2.0.2: 0.1.0.0: Tmp/P. Org: Str
11.2.84: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
The Bible, Richard Crashaw, William Blake, John Donne
Three Medieval Lyrics op. 37 Cantata for Soloists, Chorus and Chamber Orchestra
Sandra Wilkes, Neil Jenkins, London Bach Society, Steinitz Bach Players, cond. Paul Steinitz
ST soli, Chorus: 1.2+1.0.1: 2.3.0.0: Tmp. 1P: Str
13.10.73: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
To the Hills op. 91 Millennium Fanfares and Anthem for Chorus and Orchestra
Huntingdonshire Philharmonic, cond. Mark Robinson
Chorus: 3/1.2.2.2(+1): 4.3.3.1: Tmp. 2/3P.(Org): Str
Psalms 36 and 121, the Book of Isaiah
Tres Cantus Sacri op. 60 for Chorus and Wind Orchestra
Bristol Bach Choir, Fine Arts Brass, cond. Glyn Jenkins
2.2.2.2: 4.2.3.1: Tmp. 1P: (no strings)
16.6.84: Clifton Cathedral, Bristol
Psalms 47, 23 and 150 (in Latin)