Eight Studies for solo piano is performed by its dedicatee, Matthew Schellhorn, on Saturday 14th December. The recital is at 4.30 at Goldsmiths College; room 167, Richard Hoggart building. This is the premiere of the complete set.

'But Stars Remaining' is performed by Gina Fergione on Sunday November 3rd at the Stoke Newington Festival of Contemporary Music.

String Quartet no3 is performed by the Artesian String Quartet on Wednesday November 27th, 1.10pm at St James's Piccadilly.

The Green Children (libretto – Kevin Crossley-Holland) has been chosen for performance by Ireland's Youth Opera Theatre. There are performances in Ennis on August 2nd, Limerick on August 7th and Galway on August 9th. They celebrate the twentieth anniversary of 'Summer Music on the Shannon/ Summer Music in Galway'.

'A Phoenix for Carla' for flute d'amour and alto flute will be premiered on June 10th by Carla Rees in a Rarescale concert at Hoxton Hall, 8.30pm. This virtuoso solo flute piece was commissioned by Stephen Massil to celebrate his gift to Carla of a flute d'amour.

'Rosa Sine Spina' will be performed by the London Oriana Choir on March 8th (St Andrew's Church, Holborn) as part of their 2013 International Women's Day concert.

The 'Late Music Series' in York (first Saturday of each month, Unitarian Chapel) includes 'Sea Sketches' for clarinet and piano (March 2nd), 'Finding' for baritone and piano (April 6th) and 'A Postcard and a Letter' for solo piano (May 4th).

November 2nd: String quartet no3 : Yokohama, Japan (Toki quartet)

November 3rd: 'And so the Night became..' for prepared piano: Los Angeles, USA (Richard Valitutto)

November 14th: 'I am Bread' for soprano and piano: (New York Festival of Song, USA)

November 23rd: 'Sea Sketches' for clarinet and piano: York, UK (Angus Meryon, Richard Saxel)

'Sir Harlequin' for solo bassoon is published by Edition Peters: No.72292. It is a suite of nine movements, lasting in all about 14 minutes, but performers can select pieces to make a shorter suite. It is dedicated to Matthew Dodd, who has provided fingering suggestions (Heckel system) for the extended techniques.

'Harlequin Memories' for bassoon and string quartet received a superb première at Spitalfields Festival on June 21st 2012, played by Bram van Sambeek and the Heath String Quartet. It was commissioned by Stephen Massil, to commemorate his father Bill Massil's centenary.

Other June performances included the European premiere of 'Wind-blown Seeds' for String orchestra, played by Arcos Orchestra, director John Edward Kelly, in the Konzerthaus, Berlin, and also in Munich (Academy of Fine Arts); and performances of Quartet no3 (Toki string quartet).

'Wind-blown Seeds' for string orchestra received a fine premiere in New York on May 16th; Arcos orchestra conducted by John Edward Kelly. They give the German premiere at the Konzerthaus, Berlin, on June 6th, and another performance in Munich, on June 12th.

String Quartet no2 is having a number of performances by the Ligeti string quartet. On Saturday May 5th they play it in York, in the Late Music series: www.latemusic.org

The concert is at 7.30 in the Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate.

Also on May 5th, Carola Darwin (soprano) sings the scena 'But Stars Remaining' in a recital at the Crouch End Festival.