Fenix Blue performance with Maidstone Wind Symphony and Tim Watson
Maidstone Wind Symphony, conducted by Jonathan Crowhurst, will be joined by saxophonist Tim Watson for a performance of Fenix Blue this weekend. The concerto was commissioned by Tim, the title makes reference to the large blues influence in the piece, but the Fenix referred to in the title is a dedication to the Phoenix 2 capsule […]
2014 part one…
Okay, well, it seems as though I am not very good at updating this very often, so when I say “2014 part one” the suggestion that there may be a part two, or even three or four may turn out, in the end, to have been misleading! However, the start to 2014 has been an […]
Interview in the British Bandsman
At the start of the year I was interviewed by the British Bandsman magazine (more info at: www.britishbandsman.com). The interview is now on this site, and you can read it by clicking the image below. With thanks to the British Bandsman
Sword Pulling (Legend of King Arthur)
One of the questions I am asked the most is about the sword pulling noise in The Legend of King Arthur. When I wrote this, instead of putting specific directions as to how to create the sound, I thought it better to allow the percussionists to be creative and come up with their own method, […]
A lucky life
A couple of weeks ago, February 14th (I know – am such a romantic!) the Band of the Coldstream Guards, conducted by their Director of Music Darren Wolfendale, gave the world première of a work they commissioned to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Coldstream Guards Association. It was the first work I had written […]