NEWS &
EVENTS
ORCHESTRAL COMPETITION WIN: Opera North
Thank you to Opera North who have chosen my orchestral piece Disordered Quarters as a winner for their MinuteMasterpieces Competition. I'm very excited to hear the premiere in March 2022 in Huddersfield, performed by the Orchestra of Opera North!
lMUSICAL DIRECTING NEWS
2022 sees my debut as both a musical theatre MD, and a church Director of Music I'm thrilled to be musically directing Centre Stage's production of Cats, alongside starting work as the Director of music for St Augustine of Canterbury Church in Whitton.
ORCHESTRAL PREMIERE: Montuno Meltdown
Musical Director: The Marriage of Figaro
On 24th June 2021 I was fortunate to have my Latin American orchestral work Montuno Meltdown premiered by BBCCO's Barry Wordsworth, conducting the Trinity Laban Symphony Orchestra in their first concert in 15 months! Thank you to everyone involved for such a fabulous first outing of the work!
I have had an incredible start to 2021 by being the musical director and conductor for Puzzle Piece Opera's The Marriage of Figaro, running online and (safe) in-person music rehearsals and conducting our cast and instrumental recordings. It really is a production like no other - make sure you get your tickets here for our April streaming premieres!
Winner: The Schellhorn Prize for Sacred Music Composition 2020
I am delighted to have been chosen as the winner of the Schellhorn Prize for Sacred Music Composition, awarded by Matthew Schellhorn and the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales
My setting of Dormi, Jesu for a cappella will be performed in the 5.30pm service at St Margaret's Convent Chapel, Canning Town on 24th December 2020, sung by professional ensemble Cantus Magnus
Winner: Old Royal Naval College Trinity Laban Chapel Choir Composition Competition 2020
I am thrilled to say that I have been selected as the winner of the Old Royal Naval College Trinity Laban Chapel Choir Composition Competition for the second year running, this year receiving the prize-fund in memory of George Greaves.
I look forward to hearing my setting of Never Weather-beaten Sail in June 2021.
Distinction result in Master's degree in Composition
BBC Radio 3 Breakfast Christmas Carol Competition
Concert Diary & Recent Events
Operatic Premiere:
The Hollow After (Greenwich Museum's Hermann Tortoise)
performed with Puzzle Piece Opera
Monday 13th December 2021, 7.30pm
The Polish Hearth Club, London
Also featuring opera solos, accompanied by myself
Orchestral Premiere:
Montuno Meltdown
performed by Barry Wordsworth with the Trinity Laban Symphony Orchestra
Thursday 24th June 2021, 7.30pm
Blackheath Halls, London
Recorded in high quality, video available here!
Opera Production:
The Marriage of Figaro (Musical Director) - Puzzle Piece Opera
Friday 9th April 2021, 7.30pm
Saturday 10th April 2021, 2.30pm
Saturday 10th April 2021, 7.30pm
Streamed online: get tickets here
Recorded in Trinity Laban Conservatoire
Choral Premiere:
Never Weather-beaten Sail, performed by Ralph Allwood and the Old Royal Naval College Trinity Laban Chapel Choir
Monday 14th June 2021, 5.30pm
Chapel, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich
Following a somewhat unusual ending to my studies, I'm ecstatic to share that I have received a distinction in my Master's degree in Composition from Trinity Laban Conservatoire. Thank you to Errollyn Wallen and John Ashton Thomas in particular for their inspiring tutelage, and to my wonderful and talented friends for recording my finals project remotely!
In 2019 my entry to BBC Radio 3's Breakfast Carol Competition was shortlisted out of almost 400 submissions into the final 6. My carol Go To The Child was recorded by the BBC Singers (conducted by Bob Chilcott), and played ten times on Radio 3 (including a few live performances).
I was also interviewed live twice, and am grateful to all my friends, family, and colleagues for their support!
Trinity Laban Wind Ensemble Commission Premiere
I'm delighted to have received a premiere of my my last student commission, Dingy Drabbers, for Trinity Laban's 16-piece Wind Ensemble. This piece conjures images of dirty, damp urban streets - think Havana, London, or New York City. The premiere was conducted by Michael Whight, and performed on Friday 6 March 2020 in the Old Royal Naval College Chapel in Greenwich.
Thank you to the performers for working so hard on the piece!
Transcription for Hal Leonard's
Bright Star
I'm delighted to have contributed to Hal Leonard's Bright Star 2019 publication (by Gareth Malone and Catherine de Sybel) after transcribing Don't Know What I'm Looking For (by Gary Barlow, Malone, and de Syebl) for children's choir and piano.
This fantastic book of accessible secular songs for school groups is avaialable to buy on Amazon and Musicroom.com
Project Pitch:
Trinity Laban CoLab A Cappella Project
Each year Trinity Laban runs a 2-week cross-departmental festival, and I am delighted to have co-led, and arranged 8 songs for a 19-strong a cappella group of classical and musical theatre students. Many thanks to Trinity Laban, and our fantastic audiences, for supporting our project.
Here is a shot of us in our coloured shirts, enthused after our continuous 22 minute performance!