A Dark Place (mezzo or contralto and piano) 5’ This is a wonderfully gloomy piece, with plenty of despair with a vocal range that would suit a voice with rich, dark colouring. “A dark place, where no one goes but Thee. A dark place, where shadows lurk and turmoil hides: where I venture not; that depth of…
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A Dark Place (mezzo or contralto and strings) 7’ This is a wonderfully gloomy piece, with plenty of despair and would suit a voice with rich, dark colouring. “A dark place, where no one goes but Thee. A dark place, where shadows lurk and turmoil hides: where I venture not; that depth of the deep, where…
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This is a short, gentle prayer for two treble voices and piano accompaniment. It is suitable for both church service and concert setting, and also may be sung in the home. The sound file is an electronic file. Permission to print as many copies for each singer and pianist. Price : £2.50 Look inside Listen here:…
After Poppy Day 4’ 38’’ The title comes from a poem, which was written after seeing a poppy, lying squashed and muddy in our church forecourt, the day after Remembrance Sunday in 2011. The poppy, to me, immediately suggested the image of a young life, wasted. The insignificance of this poppy drew a parallel in my mind, with that…
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After Poppy Day – narrated 4 This piece was conceived after seeing a poppy that had been worn by someone, now lying, squashed, on the forecourt of our church the day after Remembrance Sunday. It struck me, that this was like the image of a fallen soldier. I came home and wrote a poem on the subject, which inspired…
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An Irish Blessing (mezzo or soprano, flute and harp) 8’ This is a setting of the well known "Irish Blessing", originally written for the birth of my friend's daughter, for mezzo and piano. It would be ideal for wedding or baptism... or in concert. Vocal range: middle C sharp to the E sharp an octave above.…
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An Irish Blessing (mezzo or soprano and piano) 7’ 30’’ A setting, written for the birth of my friend's daughter, of the traditional Irish Blessing. The music has a slightly Celtic flavour and would be very suited to a wedding or baptism, as well as general performance... or to enjoy at home! There is also a version for…
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Ask and It Shall Be Given Unto You (duet) duration :5’ This duet is both calm and uplifting. It uses the texts (from Luke, Chapter 7, vs vii/viii) "Ask and it shall be given unto you, seek and ye shall find… ask, and ye shall receiveth..." " knock, and it shall be opened unto you,” “ For it is…
Ask and It Shall be Given Unto You (solo) 5’ This is an arrangement of the duet of the same title, so that solo singers can enjoy it too! It uses the texts (from Luke, Chapter 7, vs vii/viii) "Ask and it shall be given unto you, seek and ye shall find… ask, and ye shall…
Christmas Joy (1’ 50”) This is a short, simple duet, with piano accompaniment, expressing the joy of the Christmas message. It can also be sung by SA choir, and would be suitable for a children's choir. It is very melodic! Vocal range: upper part: E just above middle C to E an octave higher lower part: B just…
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Father in Heaven (2’ 45”) A short setting of The Lord's Prayer. There is one addition to the traditional words of the Lord's Prayer; there is a reference to "still small voice of calm" towards the end. I am pointing this out, because while it is very suitable for a church service, there may be some who would not…
This is a simple and melodic setting of Christmas words to one of my piano pieces, “Waltz, Inspiration”. The melody suddenly seemed to lend itself to these words, which were written as I played and sang along to the piano piece... Joy to the world this Christmas-tide, for God’s gift was given; joy to the world: a saviour is…
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Gift Of Peace This is a simple and melodic setting of Christmas words to one of my piano pieces, “Waltz, Inspiration”. The melody suddenly seemed to lend itself to these words, which were written as I played and sang along to the piano piece... Joy to the world this Christmas-tide, for God’s gift was given; joy to the world:…
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Holly – there are three versions of this piece: Counter tenor and organ Counter tenor and bassoon Counter tenor, bassoon and organ This solo for counter tenor comes in three versions. It was written at the start of Advent, and is very suitable for either concert performance. or church service during this time. The text looks at holly: and…
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Joy in Winter (duet) (mezzo, mezzo, flute and piano) duration: 9’ This piece came from inspiration gained from a “Lent Group” at our church. Our group was meeting to explore “creative ways" to reflect on Lent. The organiser left plenty of books for us to gain inspiration from. Naturally, I decided to choose music. After reading several of…
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Joy in Winter (solo) (mezzo, flute and piano) 9’ This piece came from inspiration gained from a “Lent Group” at our church. Our group was meeting to explore “creative ways" to reflect on Lent. The organiser left plenty of books for us to gain inspiration from. Naturally, I decided to choose music. After reading several of the books, I…
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Joy in Winter (solo) – shorter version (mezzo and piano) This piece came from inspiration gained from a “Lent Group” at our church. Our group was meeting to explore “creative ways" to reflect on Lent. The organiser left plenty of books for us to gain inspiration from. Naturally, I decided to choose music. After reading several of the books,…
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Mid-Winter Harvest is a short piece for solo mezzo, and depicts the beauty of snowdrop flowers, blooming in the depths of winter. The music is atmospheric, contouring up icy, star-filled frozen night skies, chill winter winds, and amongst all that winter has to offer; a “harvest” to behold: the beauty and delicacy of the snowdrop flower. The accompaniment is for…
Moonlight 5’ This is a setting of an extract from Matthew Arnold’s poem, “The Forsaken Merman”. Vocal range: A below middle C (ossia C sharp) to A above the stave. Suitable for either mezzo or soprano as there are ossia bars where is reaches down to A below middle C). (The recording is from a old analogue…
The angel in this piece, is Music; our soul mate and our help, at all times. The story behind this piece... It came about, after I was told a story by a pupil, whose daughter, living at the other side of the world, had not been in the best of health. I was told that whilst on holiday with…
On Heath, in Wood.... Duet duration: 2’’ 30” The following poem was written after a walk one June morning. This poem, combined with the beauty held in the mind of a fresh, June morning on the heath there and in the woodland, inspired a piece for children’s choir, which I subsequently thought would also be lovely as a duet. …
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Pacem mezzo and piano (2’ 12’’) Pacem was written as a piano piece, for a pupil who was not experiencing a very good time, but was still playing the piano – and found great solace in this. I wrote the piece as something simple, that could be played without too much difficulty by the player. As I wrote it,…
Pie Jesu Domine Duet (6’) This piece is a very simple, and melodic setting of traditional Latin words “Pie Jesu Domine”, “Domine Jesu”, “Agnus Dei Domine”, and English text: “Lamb of God”. There is also a solo version. Vocal range: middle upper: part C to F in the octave above lower part: middle C to the D…
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Pie Jesu Domine Solo (6’) This piece is a very simple and melodic setting of traditional Latin words “Pie jesu Domine”, “Domine Jesu”, “Agnus Dei Domine”, and English text: “Lamb of God”. Vocal range: middle C to F in the octave above. There is also a version with a small duet part. Permission to produce two…
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