Works for Orchestra

A Life Time Rhapsody, Jazz Rhapsody (1983) for Piano and Orchestra 2222-2200-timps-strings, duration 10 minutes. First performance 5 October 1983, Lady Margaret's School, Parsons Green, Fulham. Lady Margaret's School Orchestra, Piano Tanya Schilling, Conductor Graham Thorpe.

Symphony No.1, A Romantic Life (1984) for Large Orchestra 3333-6431-timps-percussion-harp-strings, duration 45 minutes. First performance 11 November 1984, Addison School, Kensington. Fulham Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Joseph Vandernoot.

Symphony No.2, A Symphony for Spring, Rejuvenation (1984-85) for Soprano, SATB Choir and Large Orchestra 3222-2220-timps-percussion-celeste-harp-strings, duration 50 minutes. First performance 26 May 1986, West London Institute of Higher Education, Twickenham, Middlesex. College Orchestra, Conductor Sydney Fixman (1st movement only)

Devils Land (1986 revised 1989), Symphonic poem for Orchestra 2222-4331-timps-percussion-strings duration 7 minutes. First performance 27 February 1987, West London Institute of Higher Education, Twickenham, Middlesex. College Orchestra, Conductor Sydney Fixman.

Death's Immortality (1987) for Large Orchestra 3333-4331-timps (2 players)-percussion-celeste-harp-strings duration 10 minutes.

Graduation Overture (1987) for Small Orchestra 2222-2200-timps-strings duration 16 minutes. First performance 6 July 1996, Ravensbourne School, Hayes Lane, Bromley, Kent. Bromley Oecumenical Singers and Orchestra, Conductor Adrian Connell.

Flight, Concerto for Orchestra (1988) 3333-4321-timps-percussion-strings, duration 12 minutes (Work withdrawn).

Songs of Despair and Hope (1988) for Baritone Solo and Orchestra 2222-2210-timps-percussion-celeste-harp-strings, duration 10 minutes.

Symphony No.3 CASB, The Final Chapter for Large Orchestra 3333-4331-timps-percussion-2 harp-strings, duration 16 minutes.

Lament, A Song of Sorrow (1989) for optional Baritone Soloist and Orchestra 2222-3000-percussion-harp-strings, duration 6 minutes.

Suite on a Jazz Theme (1989) for Harp and Strings duration 15 minutes. First performance 20 November 1993, St Edmund's Church, Village Way, Beckenham, Kent. Bromley Oecumenical Singers and Orchestra, Conductor Tomas Creagh-Fuller.

The Glorious Few (1989) for Orchestra 2222-4331-timps-percussion-harp-strings, duration 10 minutes. Commissioned by the Bromley Oecumenical Singers for the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. First performance 10 November 1990, The Church of the Good Shepherd, Downham, Kent. Bromley Oecumenical Singers and Orchestra, Conductor Tomas Creagh-Fuller.

Lullaby, A Song of Love (1990) for Soprano Soloist (or Cello) and Orchestra 2222-3000-percussion-celeste-harp-strings, duration 7 minutes.

Ballade (1990-91) for Solo Violin and Small Orchestra 0200-2000-timp-strings, duration 11 minutes. First performance 22 June 1991, St Edmund's Church, Village Way, Beckenham, Kent. Bromley Oecumenical Singers and Orchestra, Solo Violin Carol Watson, Conductor Tomas Creagh-Fuller.

In Paradisum (1991) for String Orchestra duration 12 minutes. Commissioned by Christ the Prince of Peace Community. First performance 7 September 1991, Christ the Prince of Peace Community, Foxgrove Road, Beckenham, Kent. Kent Community String Players, Conductor Tomas Creagh-Fuller.

Strata (1991) for Small Orchestra 2222-2200-timps-glock-strings, duration 14 minutes.

Violin Concerto (1991) for Violin and Small Orchestra 0200-2000-timps-strings, duration 30 minutes. Commissioned by the Bromely Oecumenical Singers for Carol Watson. First performance 9 November 1996, Church of the Good Shepherd, Moorside Road, Downham, Kent. Solo Violin James Maddocks, Bromley Oecumenical Singers and Orchestra, Conductor Adrian Connell.

Roundabout Blues, Jazz Rondo from Violin Concerto (1991 rearranged 1997) for Solo Violin and Orchestra 2222-2200-timp-strings, duration 12 minutes.

Spring Song (1992) for String Orchestra duration 12 minutes

Aria (1993) for Solo Violin and String Orchestra duration 7 minutes

Prelude Romantica (1993-94), First movement of Symphony No.5 for Large Orchestra 3333-4331-timp-perc-harp-strings, duration 14 minutes.

Symphony No.5 (1993-95) Symphonia Romantica for Large Orchestra 3333-4331-timps-perc-piano-organ-9 off stage trumpets- harp-strings, duration 55 minutes.

Celebration Overture, Original Version (1995) for Brass, Harp and Strings 0000-4230-timp-harp-strings, duration 5 minutes. Commissioned by the Bromley Oecumenical Singers for the 50th Anniversary of the end of World War Two. First performance 11 November 1995, Christ Church, Charter House Road, Orpington, Kent. Bromley Oecumenical Singers and Orchestra, Conductor Tomas Creagh-Fuller.

Celebration Overture, Version for Orchestra (1995) 2222-4230-timps-percussion-strings, duration 5 minutes.

The Flower Will Bloom, Second Movement from Symphony No.5 (1995) for Large Orchestra 3333-4331-timps-percussion-harp-strings, duration 15 minutes. First performance 18 May 2002, The Great Hall, Ravensbourne School, Hayes Lane, Bromley, Kent. Bromley Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Gerry Cornlius.

A Showtime Flourish (1996) for Small Orchestra 2222-2200-timps-strings, duration 5 minutes. First performance 14 December 1997, Nursling and Rownhams Village Hall, Southampton. Southampton Concert Orchestra, Conductor Judith Bailey.

Dies Dances, Variations on the Plainsong Chant Dies Irae (1996) for Small Orchestra 2222-2200-timps-percussion-piano-strings, duration 15 minutes.

Variations for String (1996) for String Orchestra duration 12 minutes. First performance 29 September 2001, St Edmund’s Church, Village Way, Beckenham, Kent. Chamber Ensemble 13, Conductor Tomas Creagh-Fuller.

Carnival Capers (1997) for Orchestra duration 10 minutes. Commissioned by Harrow Symphony Orchestra. First performance 17 October 1998, United Reformed Church, Northwood Hills, Middlesex. Harrow Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Brian Pickering.

Latin Festival (1999) for Orchestra 2222-4231-timps-percussion-strings, duration 7 minutes. First performance 29 October 2000, West Totton Community Hall, Southampton. Southampton Concert Orchestra, Conductor Judith Bailey.

 Shades of Summer (2000) for Orchestra duration 8 minutes. First performance 19 May 2001, United Reformed Church, Northwood Hills, Middlesex. Harrow Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Brian Pickering.

 Rest in Peace (2001) for Organ, Solo Cello and Strings duration 12 minutes. Commissioned by the Bromley Oecumenical Singers in memory of their founding accompanist Harry Gregoy OBE. First performance 17 November 2001, St Mary’s Church, West Moreland Road, Bromley. Organ Tim Horton, Solo Cello Riet Carmichael, Bromley Oecumenical Singers and Orchestra, Conductor Richard Apsley.

Caribbean Christmas Cracker (2004) for Small Orchestra 2222-2200-timps-percussion-strings, duration 12 minutes. First performance 4 December 2004, St Francis of Assisi Church, Ravenswood Avenue, West Wickham, Kent. Ruskin Sinfonia, Conductor Adrian Connell.

A Taste of Christmas (2008) for String Orchestra duration 7 minutes. First performance 6 December 2008, St John’s Church, Shirley Church Road, Shirley. Ruskin Sinfonia, Conductor Adrian Connell.

 Chopin Variations (2010) for Orchestra 2222-4230-timp-harp-strings, duration 10 minutes. First performance 19 December 2015, Mick Jagger Centre, Dartford. Dartford Symphony Orchestra, Conductor David Grubb.

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