Huw Watkins

Arietta, a quiet moment of introspection, where the violin's melody unfolds slowly, suspended above the piano's gentle harmonic web. Huw Watkins, 2020

Taking Thomas Hardy's short story as its starting point, we are transported to the present for a contemporary take on the novella which explores the power the mind can have over that person's actions....

Immerse yourself in a world of tender beauty and poetic depth with "A Cradle Song", published by Schott Musik. This expressive work sets the timeless, moving verses of William Blake to music, weaving...

Immerse yourself in the timeless poetry of William Shakespeare: With "The Phoenix And The Turtle", Schott Music presents a captivating choral work for ambitious chamber choirs. Shakespeare's famous al...

Charm me Asleep is a gentle, lilting piece with a beautiful melody and homophonic texture. This is one of a pair of works, along with Slow, Slow, Fresh Fount, written by Watkins for the Cardiff Polyph...

Immerse yourself in a world of tender melancholy and evocative vocal colors: With "Slow, Slow, Fresh Fount", Schott Musik presents an expressive choral work for mixed choir (SATB). Inspired by profoun...

A setting of a text by William Blake from his collection of poems Songs of Innocence and Experience for SATB choir, harp and strings. The poem is a lullaby in which a mother hopes her sleeping baby's...

Questo lavoro tecnicamente impegnativo, della durata di meno di sette minuti, fa un uso molto efficace della natura potente ed espressiva del sassofono soprano, riuscendo a trovare un equilibrio tra m...

Watkins' 'Four Inventions' evolved from the composer's conversations with writer Rhett Griffiths who commissioned the work about his poem 'The Sibling Solution'. The poem is included with the publicat...

Setting Dylan Thomas's evocative yet humble poem 'In my craft or sullen art', Watkins conjures up a beautifully introspective introduction with the use of a simple quintuplet motif which is later tran...

A trio combining gentle, hypnotic music with more troubled outbursts, this atmospheric work evokes moods associated with night and sleep. The highly complementary combination of clarinet, violin and p...

The idea to write a horn trio came to the composer (also an acclaimed pianist) after giving a concert with a horn player from the Nash Ensemble, which included the Ligeti and the Brahms horn trios. Wh...

Commissioned for the renowned Florestan Trio in 2009 and performed them in the UK, France and Germany, Huw Watkins' Piano Trio is a formidable addition to the chamber music repertoire. As an establish...

Postlude' was one of 10 birthday candles written for Mobius' 10th anniversary and is scored for flute, clarinet, harp and string quartet. At just 3 minutes in length and with a lento tempo marking, 'P...

'Opening with an impatient gesture in the piano immediately answered by an energetic viola line, the piano then joins and interrupts'. This sets the scene for Watkins' 'Fantasy', a contemporary work w...

Commissioned by the King's College Choir to write the carol for their celebrated Christmas Eve service A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, Watkins, who studied at King's as an undergraduate, has se...

This pair of English psalm settings for mixed choir is the newest addition to Watkins' growing collection of vocal music. Each under 5 minutes, they are fitting both for liturgical use and concert per...

This pair of English psalm settings for mixed choir is the newest addition to Watkins' growing collection of vocal music. Each under 5 minutes, they are fitting both for liturgical use and concert per...

I wrote my Sarabande for the pianist Piotr Anderszewski in 2014. It's a five minute long piece which explores the characteristic triple time rhythm of this baroque dance form.Huw Watkins