List of selected works
Chamber
BARDO (2021) Contralto & Piano Quartet. An 18-minute piece inspired by the Tibetan Book of the Dead and incorporating meditation.
Look How Brightly the Universe Shines (2021) Piano trio inspired by Richard Dehmels’ poem Verklärte Nacht, commissioned by Behind the Mirror. 5 mins.
Hurrian Meditations (2020) Soprano and strings. A 30-minute meditation on the oldest known melody in the world.
Solo for Violin & Piano (2020) meditative unison piece for violin and piano, 10 mins.
Nearly Nothing (2020) Sparse solo for mixed metal percussion. c.19mins.
Leonardo’s Studio (2019) Viol consort. Music to accompany the National Gallery’s Leonardo da Vinci exhibition in December 2019.
Crossing Over (2019) Piano duo. Commissioned by Cheltenham Music Festival and premiered at the festival in June 2019.
Cascade (2018) String Trio to accompany a new kinetic sculpture by Harrison Pearce, exhibited at Compton Verney.
Saṃsāra (2018) Soprano, harp, clarinet and double bass: written for and premiered by Hermes Experiment at Cafe OTO.
For the Time Being (2017) Harp and cello, premiered by Olivia Jageurs and Tom Wraith in London in 2017.
Suspensions & Solutions (2017) Bass viol and electronics, premiered by Liam Byrne at the Barbican in 2017.
Four Rain-begging Songs (2017) Duo: Flute/piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet.
Sextet (2016) Sextet: Flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, percussion (marimba/kick drum), piano, viola, cello.
One is Fun (2016) Violin duo, or solo violin + tape.
Three Bocets for the Living (2015) String duo: violin/viola + violin/cello arrangement.
Stage
LEONARDO (2019) Chamber opera for countertenor, tenor, baritone and viol quartet. Premiered at the V&A in November 2019.
The Body Keeps the Score - a dance piece (2019) Viola, percussion & tape. Premiered at The Place in December 2019.
A Father is Looking for his Daughter (2019) Chamber opera for soprano, mezzo soprano, cello and percussion. Premiered at Rough for Opera, May 2019.
Dear Marie Stopes (2018) Chamber opera for soprano, contralto, countertenor, viola da gamba, cello and electronics. Premiered at the Wellcome Collection (August 2018) and revived at Kings Place (September 2019).
A Midsummer Night's Dream (2018) Mixed choir and electronics (Incidental music for a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream).
Orchestral
Tuning Ritual for Orchestra (2021) A 5-minute concert opener that extends the traditional tuning ritual into a tuning of the musicians’ consciousness.
Landsker (2020) Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 for the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Premiere due in May 2022.
Chords and Canons for Kew (2019) Large ensemble of assorted winds, strings, brass & percussion. Written for Kew Gardens’ Chihuly exhibition in 2019.
In Memoriam (2015) Strings, brass and electronics.
Voice
Cave meditation: Cathedral Quarry (2021) Solo Contralto & handheld percussion. A 30-minute site-specific piece for Cathedral Quarry, Cumbria.
Fura Remembers (2020) Soprano and piano. An 8-minute aria written as part of National Opera Studio’s 12:42 project.
Flame Robin (2020) a 6-min piece for mixed vocal ensemble, originally written for EXAUDI.
A Song Sleeps in All Things (2019): 5-min song for contralto, piano, flute and mixed choir.
Repermission (2018) vocal trio for Juice Vocal Ensemble inspired by GDPR emails. Premiered at Cheltenham Music Festival 2018.