Colonel Bogey is a march written in 1914 by Lieutenant F. J. Ricketts (1881-1945), a British Army bandmaster who later became the director of music for the Royal Marines at Plymouth. He wrote under th...
It was at Mrs.Yarrington's Music Club in the village hall at Whatlington, East Sussex, that I first heard Stranger Strings: Charlie Draper on theremin and Holly Lowe on harp. I have always adored the...
I have always loved the harp. My first TV score, written in 1963 when I was twenty, contained an extensive harp part, and I have recorded with many wonderful harpists, including Marie Goossens, Jean B...
A gentle piece to induce reminiscence and memories of childhood, commissioned by harpist Margaret Watson for her mother Carol's eightieth birthday celebrations in November 2019. Using the English exte...
Lullaby and Music Box Waltz were commissioned by Graham and Jenny Pay as a gift for their daughter, harpist Camilla Pay, upon the birth of her first child, Rosanna Chloe Knight, on September 23rd, 201...
Orchestration: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, Alto Saxophone, 2 Bassoons 2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion (Cymbals, Glockenspiel) Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Vi...
Orchestration: 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in Bb, Alto sax, 2 Bassoons 2 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in Bb, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion [2] (Cymbals (susp and clash), Glockenspiel) Strings (V...
Here is Beethoven's most famous piano piece, the first movement of his Moonlight Sonata, in an arrangement for choir with a soloist. The piece can be accompanied by piano or by an orchestra. For full...
A new setting by Paul Carr of the Ave Maria for mixed voice choir (SATB) and orchestra or piano. It was commissioned by Matthew Hopkins and the Nottingham Trent University Choir and first performed by...
