Category: Sacred
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Another Premiere…
May 31st also saw the premiere of my setting of George Herbert’s wonderful poem – The Church Floore. This was commissioned by Vox Coelestis, conducted by Nigel Short, to mark its 20th Anniversary; and to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the completion of the Tower of St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church in the beautiful…
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Competition Win & Barcelona Premier
I attended the official premier on 3rd March of my setting of Ave Maris Stella at the glorious Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, beautifully sung by Coral Cantiga conducted by Monserrat Meneses. This piece won the award for best composition for mixed choir in the prestigious Orfeó Català Composition Competition in Spain. 362 scores were assessed from 219 composers…