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Musical Collaging with Jakob Fichert
March 2023: up in York with pianist Jakob Fichert to explore a collaging project incorporating Dance Maze. Jakob played on the eponymous CD recorded in 2017 that involved two versions of the piece with piano - Dance Maze Variations (the original version dating from the early 90s) and Dance Maze Duos (a 2017 re-working for piano and trumpet). Jakob and I are now working on a 'composed programme' that aims to 'suture in' a number of other pieces to Dance Maze's discreet sections. […]
Bouncing Back in Wymondham
Early in 2023 I received a text from Margery Baker, conductor of the Wymondham Youth and Pulham Village Orchestras, to the effect that Bounce (a piece dating all the way back to 2004) is to be played again in August as part of the orchestras' 40th anniversary celebrations. News like this is always really uplifting to hear as repeat performances, particularly of orchestral pieces, are rarely easy to come by. […]
Bartókiana in Budapest
February 2023: Katalin Koltai premiered two pieces from my ongoing Bartókiana project at the Budapest Music Centre. The concert included talks by Katalin, myself and David Gorton with the latter two simultaneously translated into Hungarian. The pieces Katalin premiered were my transcription of Bartók's Romanian Christmas Carols and Flute of the Slovak Shepherd from For Children. […]
DSQ at Canterbury
February 2023: the Delta Saxophone Quartet gave Damascene Redux another outing as part of the University of Kent's lunchtime concert series at Fergusson Hall. This was followed by a workshop with music students. […]
DSQ revisit Damascene Redux
September 2022: I am delighted that the Delta Saxophone Quartet are performing Damascene Redux again in their concert The Steve Martland Story as part of the York Late Music series on the 24th of this month. […]
Workshopping with Trifarious
July 2022: later in the month I met up with two thirds of Trifarious (Tim Redpath and Rachel Calaminus) to work on a duo project. We made some recordings, shot a promotional video and worked on a Louis Couperin transcription. […]
Recording with Trifarious
July 2022: I had a great three days recording with Tim Redpath, Rachel Calaminus and Nicola Meecham aka Trifarious laying down Consort Music and Two Tributes and a Dance. […]
Article on ‘Dance Maze’ published
June 2022: the Journal of the Royal Musical Association (vol. 147, no. 1) contains my article 'One into Three: Context, Method and Motivation in Revising and Reworking Dance Maze for Solo Piano'. […]
100 Second Songs at York Late Music
March 2022: after being postponed at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, York Late Music finally presented the complete 100 Second Songs project performed by Anna Snow (soprano) and Kate Ledger (piano). […]
First Airing for New Guitar Piece
January 2022: I took part in a festival of research with the guitarist Katalin Koltai mounted by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Surrey. […]

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Jennifer Jackson
Kenneth Tharp
Susie Crow
Wayne MacGregor

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Christopher Williams
Colin Matthews
David Blake
David Gorton
David Power
Dominic Muldowney
Ed Hughes
Emily Koh
Evelyn Ficarra
Gavin Wayte
George Nicholson
Giovanni Albini
Jeevan Rai
John Casken
Litha Efthymiou
Magnus Lindberg
Nigel Osborne
Oliver Knussen
Roger Marsh
Sam Cave
Simone Spagnolo
Steve Crowther
Tom Johnson
Vinko Globokar

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Hugh Hodgson School of Music
Images Ballet Company
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Music Composition as Interdisciplinary Practice
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Royal Academy of Music
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Tyneside Irish Festival
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York Spring Festival of New Music

Performers

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Alex Neal
Andrew Ball
Anna Snow
Anthony Howe
BBC Philharmonic
Belvedere Concert Band
Bridget Cunningham
Catherine May
Christian Foreshaw
City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra
Clare Simmonds
Clive Williamson
Counterpoise
Darragh Morgan
David Davies
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Dimitri Scarlato
Dr K Sextet
Elizabeth Drew
Emilie Capulet
Endymion
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Gerry Cornelius
Hannah Marshall
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Harry Curtis
Henrietta Hill
Hertfordshire County Youth Orcehstra
Huw Watkins
Ian Ryan
Icebreaker
Jacques Cohen
Jakob Fichert
James Geer
James Woodrow
Jane Chapman
Jennifer Stinton
Julian West
Katalin Koltai
Kate Ledger
Kirsty Bennett
Ligeti Quartet
Lindy Tennent-Brown
Lionel Handy
Madeleine Shapiro
Maggie Snyder
Marici Saxes
Martin Feinstein
Martin Pyne
Martyn Brabbins
Mary Dullea
Mary Nelson
Matthew Schellhorn
Michael Solomon Williams
Mike Hamnett
Neil Thomson
Nic Pendlebury
Nicholas Kok
Nicola Meecham
Notes Inegales
Nottingham Symphony Orchestra
Patrick Bailey
Paul Carey Jones
Paul Macalindin
Philip Headlam
Psappha
Pulham Village Orchestra
Quentin Poole
Rarescale
Richard Baker
Richard Casey
Richard Hand
Rob Keeley
Rosie Bowker
Rossella Rubini
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Sam Cave
Samantha Muir
Sarah Field
Sergio Sorrentino
Simon Desbruslais
Sinfonia Viva
Stefan Asbury
Stephen Gutman
Stuart French
The Composers Ensemble
The Elysian Singers
The New Music Players
Trifarious
Trio Aporia
Vicky Wright
Virtual Ukulele Ensemble

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Venues

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Blackheath Concert Halls
Budapest Music Centre
Electric Theatre
Kings Place
National Centre for Early Music
National Portrait Gallery
Pheonix Arts Centre
Pheonix Arts Centre
Purcell Room
Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre
Royal Opera House
Sadlers Wells
Schott Music London
Southbank Centre
Southbank Centre (Royal Festival Hall)
The Hat Factory
The Lowry
The Warehouse
Turner Sims Concert Hall
Wigmore Hall

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Writers

Bridget Minamore
Chris Wiley
Diana Wynne Jones
Michael Armstrong
Stephanie McKnight
Zara Waldeback

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