Peter Lawson

The Sword-leaved (or Narrow-leaved) Helleborine, 'Cephalanthera longifolia,' is a fairly substantial orchid, growing up to 60 cms in height. It can easily be distinguished from its nearest relative, t...

The Lady Orchid, 'Orchis purpurea,' grows up to a metre high with broad oblong-to-lanceolate, bright-green, fleshy, shiny leaves up to 15 cms long with up to fifty inflorescences on the flower spike....

The 'Song of the Broad-Leaved Marsh Orchid' is the thirty-seventh to be written in a cycle of musical portraits of the forty-eight wild orchids of Great Britain and Ireland - for various instrumental...

IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER [5 minutes], PERSONENT HODIE [3 minutes], LULLAY MY LIKING [3 minutes], MASTERS IN THIS HALL [3 1/2 minutes]. These four carols, written or originally arranged by Gustav Holst,...

Chorales at Christmas' is, in essence, three Chorale Preludes based on well-known carols arranged for choir and orchestra. There is a Mixed Voice Choir (SATB) Vocal Score with Piano (or organ) accompa...

Have you ever wondered what happened to all those gifts or what the recipient thought about them? Well, now you can hear the full story of how they were all put to use by the Mistress of the Manor who...

A merry original song for the Christmas season for choir and orchestra or orchestra alone or choir and piano, with words by Anthony Pritchard set to music by Peter Lawson. This song is available in fo...

The Entertainer was one of the most original of many piano rags written by the American composer-pianist Scott Joplin (1868-1917). It was published in 1902, and is subtitled "A Rag Time Two Step", whi...

This is another addendum to the musical portraits of the 48 wild orchids of Britain and Ireland. This fiftieth portrait is for a newcomer, probably due to climate change. The Greater Tongue Orchid Ser...

Written in 2002-4, The Grand Design Quartet is dedicated to Paul and Charlotte Houlton by way of thanks for a holiday in France. The title takes its name from their Graphic Design company in Croydon....

Orchestration: Solo Treble Recorder, Harp, Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass). The Lesser Twayblade is a type of orchid, a miniature plant, found in Britain almost exculsively in Scotlan...

The Song of the Dune Helleborine, for treble recorder and piano, was written for John Turner in 2005 and first performed by him in the Bridgewater Hall in 2006. It is the twenty-seventh in a projected...

The Song of the Red Helleborine was written in 1981 for James Shenton and Elizabeth Dunn, who gave it its first performance. It was the first in an extended cycle of portraits of the forty-eight wild...

The Song of the Green-Winged Orchid was written in 1986 for Simon Desorgher who gave the first performance in Putney Parish Church later that year. It was the eleventh to be written in a projected ser...

Song of the Pyramid Orchid was written in 1990 for Bryn Lewis, who was then the principal harpist of the Philharmonia Orchestra, now the principal harpist of the London Symphony Orchestra and a Profes...

Written for Kei Itoh and Reiko Isobe for a concert in Japan in 2005, the Song of the Northern Marsh Orchid (a Sonatina for clarinet and piano) is the 26th in a series of musical portraits of the 48 wi...

The Song of the Musk Orchid written in 1982 for David Presly and Reiko Isobe, is the third in a projected series of portraits by Peter Lawson, for solo, chamber and orchestral combinations of the fort...

Written in 2007 for Mari Hikichi, Kei Ito and Reiko Isobe for a concert in Tokyo, the Song of the Dense-flowered Orchid - for flute, bass clarinet and piano - is the 28th in a series of musical portra...

Orchestration 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons 4 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion (Cymbals) Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass) Organ (...