A reconstruction of Dowland’s Galliard to Lachrimae.

Instrumentation: Concert of viols (treble viol.2ten viol.2bass viol)

Undertows are deceptive… There are moments when the surface turns suddenly smooth and glistening others when the nature and speed of the main current switches.

Instrumentation: fl.cl.vln.vlc.pno

This piece was born of a fascination for the amazing creatures, preserved as fossils, in the Burgess Shale Formation – located in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia.

Instrumentation: Cor Anglais, 1 Percussion: pair of congas, 5 wooden salad bowls of different sizes, floating in a large (preferably glass) bowl of water, 5 or more guiros of different sizes & materials (these can be junk items), 7 temple blocks with a dark, hollow sound, metal dustbin, heavily dampened. Drum kit: hi-hat (small), snare drum (small / funky), pedal bass drum (small & heavily dampened).

Short brittle sounds, and long soft sounds are woven into a tapestry of broken patterns, cycles and grooves, all moving at slightly different speeds.

Instrumentation: bcl.bsn - hn - pno - vln.vla.vlc

grind show (unplugged) is an imaginary journey into the heart of a painting by Goya – the Pilgrimage of St Isadore. The action takes place in a house on a hill, somewhere in Goya’s dark and bleak landscape. I see lights on and revellers in the house, and a different activity in every room. The title alludes to sideshows and carnivals, where things can be fun or frightening or weird.

Instrumentation:

grind show (electric) is an imaginary journey into the heart of a painting by Goya – the Pilgrimage of St Isadore. The action takes place in a house on a hill, somewhere in Goya’s dark and bleak landscape. I see lights on and revellers in the house, and a different activity in every room. The title alludes to sideshows and carnivals, where things can be fun or frightening or weird.

Instrumentation: fl.cl - pno (prepared) - vln.vlc - sampler/electronics

salt box was the name given to a wooden box used on battleships, to hold ammunition cartridges, and to keep them dry.

Instrumentation: bcl.ssax - perc(1): mar/trash metal/BD/3 piece drum kit/congas/metal dustbin/2 thunder sheets - elec keyboard (hammond organ B3) - vln.vlc.db

Neon lights, urban life, and physical energy are what this music is about. It’s a dialogue between the human body and the machine. The human is detectable in the surfaces of the music – often fragile sounding, imperfect, dirty or ‘distressed’ in some way.

Instrumentation: bcl(with amplification).ssax - perc (1): mar/trash metal/BD/pedal BD/hi-hat/jingles/SD/large log drum/bongos/wdbl/tenor drum - Elec Keybd (Software Sampler: Clavinet sound) - vln.vlc.db (all with amplification)