Compositions
String TheoryAt the End of Me Shadow
A Tune of Non-being (filling the void)
From a 14th-century Japanese haiku by Daido Ichi'i:
A tune of non-being/filling the void:/spring sun/ winter snow/bright clouds/clear wind. AtmospheresUnder the Rainclouds - Uejima Onitsura (1661 – 1738):
Under the rainclouds The plum blossoms seem like stars Despite the daylight Spring: Flute, Viola, Bassoon and Celesta
The Charcoal Kiln - Hayano Hajin (1676 - 1742):
The charcoal kiln – A deer watches The evening smoke Summer: Flute, violin, piano & percussion
Leaves of Ivy - Yamamoto Kakei (1648 - 1716),
for Jasper: Leaves of ivy Every one astir - The autumn wind Autumn: Oboe, French horn, cello & percussion
Snow's Falling! - Masaoka Shiki (1867 – 1902):
Snow's falling! I see it through a hole in the shutter... Winter: Octet
Telstar RevisitedA tribute to Joe Meek
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The Treasure of May Hill
The narrative is a tale about the myth of May Hill's buried treasure and is a collaboration with actor, Phil Hemming. Its orchestral overture is based on an old pipe-and-tabor Morris dance tune whistled by Mr William Henry Watts in Tewkesbury, April, 1908, and recorded there by Cecil Sharp. There is treasure buried on May Hill. This is the story of one man's quest to find it.
Birnbeck Pier
A suite for orchestra, telling the story in music of the old pier at Weston-super-Mare, its heyday, decline, disaster and rebirth. The pier is a couple of hours drive from my home and I have visited several times, and always am captivated by the atmosphere that emanates from this crumbling but once vibrant site:
Rebecca Northway Photography
Francesca's Lament
A Truly Momentous Quartet of
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