Such a joy to work with the extraordinary Clarion Trio, a group of disabled musicians who first met through the National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO). Check out their fantastic live performance of my ‘The Preservation of Fire’ commissioned by @coma_newmusic .
The release of this video has coincided with the fabulous news that Alessandro Vazzana will be performing @toomanydots brilliant @theclarionuk Concerto ‘Soaring Through Sparks’ with the @nationalopenyouthorchestra at this year’s @bbcradio3 Proms – great to see this accessible instrument and its star performer getting the recognition they deserve.
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Still on a high after last night’s brilliant, life‑affirming @coma_newmusic 'The Finishing Line' concert. The Clarion Trio gave such a fantastic first performance of my The Preservation of Fire, and it was wonderful to hear exciting new music by @mouthless_palfrey@amy.crankshaw@mathis.saunier_ , Eleanor Alberga, Diego Monsalve, @gregoryrose4824 , Sheena Phillips, @janetoatesmusic , and @alice_chance_ , performed by @coma_london , @conductorluciasvecova , @comasussex and the CoMA Singers - all brought together by the fabulous CoMA team, @tamarakohler and Fran Le Lohe.
The evening was such a reassuring snapshot of the state of new music today. Massive thank you to The Clarion Trio and to CoMA!
EXCITING CONCERT ALERT! I wanted to let you know about a very special concert taking place on Sunday 29th March 2026 at 5.30pm at the Brady Arts and Community Centre, 192–196 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5HU (/venues/the-brady-arts-centre).
For the past six months, I’ve been working with the Clarion Trio (/) on a brand new piece. The Trio are an extraordinary group of disabled musicians who first met through the National Open Youth Orchestra @nationalopenyouthorchestra . They now tour the UK, introducing audiences to the Clarion (/), a groundbreaking accessible musical instrument, and performing their ever growing repertoire.
@coma_newmusic have commissioned new works from both me and my colleague Louis Palfrey and our pieces for the Clarion Trio will open their The Finishing Line concert (a.org/.../ense.../singers/the-finishing-line/) - the final event in CoMA’s month long festival of new music. The programme features a dazzling variety of ensembles and commissions, and it promises to be a memorable evening.
If you’re free on 29/03 and within reach of East London, it would be lovely to see you there.
Opera broadcast tonight!
8.30pm (Sunday) on https://youtu.be/1rTrnResSR0
In September, I was lucky enough to work on a collaborative opera project with Alan Grau Jori, Liberty Richardson, Lucian Amette Crosby and Sharvi Rana as part of Manchester Contemporary Youth Opera - the extraordinary brainchild of Artistic Directors Nina Whiteman and Richard Strivens, guest-mentored by the fabulous Gareth Mattey and Elayce Ismail.
The brief was to create, rehearse, record and perform a brand-new 15-minute opera in just eight days. The result, 'The Way Is Empty', is being broadcast tonight at 8.30pm on https://youtu.be/1rTrnResSR0, followed by the stunning 'In the Engine of Its Throat' by Katherine Lee, Luz Blanco Santos, Seth Connor-Fullwood and Tristan Hail: https://youtu.be/9Mao00DniIo.
If you’re around tonight, do tune in — or catch it any time afterwards on YouTube.
To add to the many snow pics flooding your timelines, Bury St Edmunds in the snow. #burystedmunds #frenchielove #frenchie #snow #snowdog #Suffolk #suffolklife #frenchbulldog
Excited to have arrived at Great St Mary’s (The University Church, Canbridge) for their two services of Carols by Candelight during which they will be performing my ‘Thou Little Tiny Child’. You can watch the service here at 4.00pm and 6.30pm here: /live/59YZPOP_09o?si=86c5wxWC2hnUfnPz
So grateful to the amazing @loopswarwick brilliant harpist Liz Elliott and the fabulous Senior Madrigal choir of St Mary’s Ascot for a stunning performance of my ‘Born of Light’ for upper voices and harp.
Very excited to have arrived in Camden for the world premiere of “Voices of Camden” performed by the brilliant @camdenmusic1 Youth Choirs - can’t wait! #NewMusic #ChoralMusic #CamdenYouthChoirs #LondonChoirs #ContemporaryChoral #MusicPremiere #ComposerLife #VoicesOfCamden #SupportTheArts
