Choral and instrumental works exploring repetition, text and resonance through a contemporary compositional approach.
As performed by Ex Cathedra and Ian Pace and broadcast on Radio 3 and Sky Arts.
Featured Works
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M and A and R and I for SATB with Ostinato choir
A choral work which sets a 15th Century Marian hymn as a contemporary concert work, built from a repeating ostinato derived from the letters of “Mary” forming a resonant structural bed for the text.
Love Came Down
A concise setting shaped by direct text delivery and restrained harmonic language, prioritising vocal line and ensemble clarity. Featured on Radio 3 “In Tune”
Etude: Resonance
A piano etude exploring sympathetic resonance across the strings of a piano and the interaction between percussive attack and sustained resonances. Commissioned by Late Music and performed by Ian Pace.
Wolcum Yol
A rhythmically driven setting of a well known Middle English text, conceived as a show piece for a professional choir.