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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. 

Piano solo 'A Birthday Card' toured by Francois Dumont

 Francois Dumont is touring my piano piece 'A Birthday Card for Jane O' Leary', in a programme of Irish, French and English music. He played it at the Royal Irish Academy of Music on November 18th 2024, and at the Razumovsky Trust in London on November 21st. Other dates follow.

Premiere of 'O Lord from whom all good things do come'

 The Ulster Consort, director Matthew Owens, gave the premiere of my anthem on Friday 11th October 2024 at St Molua's Church, Stormont, Belfast. My contribution to the Cranmer Anthem Book is a setting, for SATB a cappella,  of the Collect for the 5th Sunday after Easter. The anthems will be published by RSCM in 2025.

In London the previous week, on October 2nd, Luna de Mol gave a beautiful performance of my Prelude after Grinling Gibbons for solo violin, in a private concert celebrating the bicentennial of the Athenaeum Club.

The Moth Ghost at Festival de la Gente in France

 Clara Barbier Serrano performed The Moth Ghost, with pianist Joanna Kacperek, on Sunday August 25th in Correze, France -  Festival de la Gente.