Trios (2026)
A growing set of trios for strings or other instruments.
Bill
Lacock Choral Course
5-10 July, Ludlow UK Directing this course for consort singers, featuring treasures of the Spanish Renaissance: Cristóbal de Morales, Tomás Luis de Victoria, Philippe Rogier,… Read More »Lacock Choral Course
St Albans Symphony Orchestra
Saturday 27 June, 7.30pm, St Paul’s Church, Blandford Road AL1 4JP Soprano, Erin Rossington; Tenor, Robert Forrest Verdi, Les Vêpres Siciliennes – OvertureVerdi, La Traviata:… Read More »St Albans Symphony Orchestra
Voces del Camino
Concert, 30 May, 6-7pm, St Saviour’s Church, Sandpit Lane, St Albans AL1 4DF, UK I will be directing this reunion concert of the 2025 Norfolk… Read More »Voces del Camino
Judge: Independent Schools Association Composition Competition, May 2026
I am delighted to be the judge again for this UK-wide competition. The standard of the entries in 2025 was very high. Good luck to… Read More »Judge: Independent Schools Association Composition Competition, May 2026
St Albans Symphony Orchestra
Saturday 14 March, 7.30pm, St Albans High School for Girls, Townsend Avenue AL1 3SJ De Falla, Three-Cornered Hat (Suite No.2)Damase, Flute Concerto with soloist, Hattie… Read More »St Albans Symphony Orchestra
Schütz Psalmen Davids
Saturday 7 March, The Coton Centre, Tamworth B79 9AA, UK Directing the Midlands Early Music Forum in an exploration of four of Schütz’s great psalm… Read More »Schütz Psalmen Davids
New Year’s Day Concert
Thursday 1 January, 7.30pm, St Albans Cathedral. Tickets. Celebrate the passing of the old to the new in the mighty nave of St Albans Cathedral.… Read More »New Year’s Day Concert
St Cecilia Festival 2025
Saturday 15 November, 7.30pm, St Albans Cathedral. Tickets. Biannual celebration in the St Albans musical community. Aeolian Singers, Radlett Choir, St Albans Chamber Choir, The… Read More »St Cecilia Festival 2025
Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual Exhibition
17-27 Sept, Mall Galleries, London. Details and admission here. Guild of Ships is glad once again to be invited to the Private View at the… Read More »Royal Society of Marine Artists Annual Exhibition
String Quartet No. 1 (2026)
Four voices striving and at play.
Lacock Choral Course
6-11 July 2025, Skipton, UK Repertoire from The Baldwin Partbooks. Composers include Sheppard, White, Mundy, Tallis, Byrd and Parsons.
St Albans Symphony Orchestra
Saturday 5 July 2025, 7.30pm, St Saviour’s Church, St Albans AL1 4DF. Tickets. Walton – Portsmouth Point OvertureGrieg – Piano Concerto with soloist Gabrielė BekerytėShostakovich… Read More »St Albans Symphony Orchestra
Farnborough Symphony Orchestra
Saturday 7 June 2025, 7.45pm, Princes Hall, Aldershot, GU11 1NX. Featuring Fleet Choral Society. Tickets. Fauré, Cantique de Jean RacineChilcott, The Snow is FledBeethoven, Meeresstille und glückliche fahrtProkofiev, Violin… Read More »Farnborough Symphony Orchestra
Independent Schools Association Composition Competition 2025
Judge. How to apply.
Voces del Camino
Norfolk Pilgrimage 4-11 May 2025 Performances in St Peter Mancroft, Wymondham Abbey, Walsingham Shrine Church and Binham Priory. Repertoire including del Encina, Guerrero, Victoria, Lobo, Padilla, Morales,… Read More »Voces del Camino
Circus
This is a poem I started ten years ago which has finally come full circle. It was sparked by ravens flying above Mount Kilimanjaro.
The quiet months
January-March 2025 I’m working on a string quartet, Op. 9, and finalising plans for the summer expedition (Faroes, Iceland, Lofoten) for The Sea of Trees… Read More »The quiet months
‘Grumpy Trio’ for Mishmash Productions
Commissioned by Mishmash Productions for their touring show, Strange Creatures. ‘Grumpy Trio’ is performed using just vocal sounds and body percussion.
Orison
‘The length of your breath is the land’. Click below to read ‘Orison’ and thoughts on singing outside.
St Albans Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday 1 January 2025, 7.00pm, St Albans Abbey, Sumpter Yard, AL1 1BY. ‘Music from Stage and Screen’ Williams: ET, Superman, Star WarsE. Bernstein: The Magnificent… Read More »St Albans Symphony Orchestra
‘Unstartled Bird’
New choral work written during Storm Darragh 3 mins. SATB with some div. PDF perusal score €10
Unstartled Bird (2026)
Unaccompanied SATB. Started during Storm Darragh in 2024. Completed 2026.
Guild of Ships Ltd
Guild of Ships is now a Ltd Company, registered in Ireland We’re delighted that Guild of Ships is now incorporated as a Limited Company, registered… Read More »Guild of Ships Ltd
Farnborough Symphony Orchestra
Saturday 16 November 2024, Princes Hall, Aldershot, GU11 1NX Soloist: Mimi Doulton (Soprano) Tchaikovsky – Fantasy Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet‘Lutosławski – Silesian TriptychLutosławski – LacrimosaShostakovich… Read More »Farnborough Symphony Orchestra
St Albans Symphony Orchestra
Saturday 9 November 2024, 2pm and 3.30pm, St Paul’s Church AL1 4JP. Family Concert: ‘Adventures Outdoors’ Extracts from: Ravel – Ma mère l’oye (‘Mother Goose’)… Read More »St Albans Symphony Orchestra
Carrownagappul (2024)
Commissioned by the Harry Woolhouse Charitable Trust to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Imperial College Sinfonietta. Inspired by one of Europe’s major raised bogs, Carrownagappul, Co. Galway.
St Albans Symphony Orchestra
Saturday 12 October 2024, 7.30pm, St Paul’s Church AL1 4JP Moberg – ‘Sunrise’ from Sunrise Orchestral SuiteArutiunian – Trumpet Concerto, with soloist, Shannon Harper Sibelius… Read More »St Albans Symphony Orchestra
RSMA Annual Exhibition
Mall Galleries, 19-28 September 2024 The Royal Society of Marine Artists returns to Mall Galleries for its annual exhibition of sea-related work. Thrilled that RSMA… Read More »RSMA Annual Exhibition
St Albans Symphony Orchestra
Appointment as Artistic Director, following Tom Hammond I’m honoured to have been appointed Artistic Director of St Alban’s Symphony Orchestra (SASO). SASO is a wonderfully… Read More »St Albans Symphony Orchestra