‘Schism’ for bass clarinet, violin and piano will be performed for the third time at the London New Wind Festival at St Cyprian’s Church on 28th September at 7.30.  It promises to be a great concert with an interesting and diverse programme.

Young Jazz Hackney will be performing both mine and Chris Ash’s second commissions from the HMDT as part of the PRS Foundation Young Composers’ Scheme at 6.15 on 29th June at the Mermaid Theatre.  The Young Jazz Hackney performance is the warm-up for ‘Shadowball’, a new jazz opera by Julian Joseph.

I’m off to the International Composers Meeting in Apeldoorn in a few weeks which is pretty exciting!  I’ve written a new piece, Broken Society, especially for the meeting for ‘orkest de ereprijs’.  If anyone wants to come and lives in Holland then the concert featuring all fifteen works by young composers from around the world is on 19th February in Apeldoorn.  You can read more and get details on the ‘orkest de ereprijs’ website.

I’m conducting a new piece, Rebuilding the Rubble, by Oliver Sellwood at Kingston University on 12th September at 7pm.

Anna Durance is also performing my work Interplay I for cor anglais and electronics at the concert.

Maybe see you there!

I have been in Ostrava, Czech Republic, for the last couple of weeks taking part in the Ostrava Days Institute as a resident-student composer.  It’s been a great few weeks and the Ostrava Banda will perform the world premiere of ‘Suppressing Repression’ for bass clarinet, trumpet, violin, ‘cello, piano and two percussion on Wednesday in the Philharmonic Hall in Ostrava.  If by any chance your around hopefully see you there!!

A heads up on another gig with EMFEB on 30th April at the Poetry Cafe in London.  I’m working with the wonderful poet Luke Wright and am writing a musical response to his poem ‘Colonel Crampon Goes Off’ for an EMFEB chamber ensemble.  The poetry cafe is pretty small so make sure you book early!

I will be accompanying Anna Durance and Robin Ashwell at this concert as well as providing some improvised underscores for some fantastic stories and poetry.  All in aid of ‘Strike a Chord’.

I’m writing a new piece for the EMFEB Chamber Orchestra for two gigs at the Rosmary Branch Music Festival in April.  The ‘London Calling’ gigs will celebrate the music of Handel and Mendelssohn and include several premieres by composers including Owen Bourne, Benjamin Ellin and Oliver Leith.  Details can be found at www.emfeb.com/events

I’m performing a new piece for prepared piano and electronics at the University of Sussex as part of the Beckett and Music Symposium. The piece, which I’m currently composing, is based on Beckett’s Stirrings Still and I will perform it evening of 26th February in the recital room at the University of Sussex campus in Falmer.

I will be performing a new piece for improvising keys, electric guitar and electronics with Arthur Carabott and an improvisation with Sam Hayden (laptop) in a gig featuring Sussex University music postgraduate work.  Should be fun and some interesting sounds..