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St Ita's Lullaby

 Several beautiful performances of my carol St Ita's Lullaby, this Christmas: notably in York Minster (the Chapter House Choir) and in Waterford Cathedral (Ad Hoc choir.) 

Find it on YouTube! 

Octandre concert November 26th: Night Songs with Frogs

On Wednesday November 26th, 7.30pm in the Lyons Concert Hall, York, Octandre ensemble are playing a new version of 'Night Songs with Frogs'. The concert includes 'Blue upon Blue' (David Lumsdaine) and Shadowy Fish (Christian Mason.) 

Hermes Experiment CD - 5 star review

 The new CD, 'Tree' from the Hermes Experiment, had a five star review in The Guardian. The album, on Delphian, includes my Rossetti setting 'The Bourne', in an arrangement by Anne Denholm for soprano with clarinet, harp and double bass.

Duo premiere, September 28th

 On September 28th, Peter Sheppard Skaervard and Morgan Goff will give the premiere of my duo for violin and viola. The concert is a 3pm in Iffley Church, just outside Oxford. My duo is called 'A Meditation on St Mary's Church, Iffley'.

On August 29th, the pianist Aleks Szram gave a seminar on my piano music (at the Women's Work conference held at Trinity Laban) and played it in concert the following night.

'Be still, my soul' for SSAATB, a cappella

 Be still, my soul received its premiere on June 17th, in a beautiful performance by ORA Singers, conducted by Suzi Digby. The concert celebrated the quatercentenary of Orlando Gibbons, and there was a large and appreciative audience in St Martin in the Fields.  

ORA Singers concert in London, June 17th

 My new choral piece, 'Be Still my Soul' has its première in an ORA Singers concert celebrating the quatercentenary of Orlando Gibbons. The concert is at 7. 30 on Tuesday June 17th, at St Martin-in-the-Fields.

After Lindisfarne for solo horn

Ben Goldscheider gave a beautiful performance of my solo horn piece 'After Lindisfarne' on May 10th, in a concert of the same name at Wooler Arts, Northumberland.

new CD with 'Songs for Jane'

 A new CD includes 'Songs for Jane' in a special arrangement for mezzo and cello (the original, 2006, is  soprano and viola).  Jenny Duck-Chong (mezzo-soprano) and Geoffrey Gartner (cello) are the performers; their CD is called 'How Far We've Come Together'.

Jenny Duck-Chong is the director of the Australian ensemble Halcyon, and the CD is available from their website:  https://halcyonartmusic.com.au/recordings/howfar

Anthem in Westminster Abbey Evensong

 My anthem 'O Lord, from whom all good things do come' was sung at Evensong last night, Friday 21st March 2025, by the choir of Westminster Abbey. The anthem is a setting of the Collect for the 5th Sunday after Easter, and will be published by RSCM later this year, in the Cranmer Anthem Book. 

Sextet performed in London February 2nd 2025

 My sextet will be performed by the ensemble Standard Issue on Sunday February 2nd at St Giles Church, Camberwell, at 5.30 pm.