Huw Watkins

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...

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...

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...

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...

Written for the magnificent organ of Saint Sulpice in Paris, this virtuosic work is both explorative and passionate. Watkins utilises the full tessitural and dynamic range of the instrument to create...

Fanfare, composed by Huw Watkins for organ solo. Taken from the Unbeaten Tracks series edited by John Scott, 8 intermediate contemporary pieces for organ solo.

Huw Watkins’ Sonata for Cello and Eight Instruments was composed for his brother, Paul, to perform with the Nash Ensemble. Its first movement is a vigorous Allegro in sonata form. The cello plays almo...

Written for the mighty organ of Notre Dame, Paris, this short work uses the full dynamic range of the organ. Loud, sonorous chords designed to fill a cathedral are juxtapositioned with extremely quiet...

As one of Wales' leading young composers, Huw Watkins was the ideal choice to write a new work to mark the 60th birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales. The choice of work was an easy one for Watkins who...

As one of Wales' leading young composers, Huw Watkins was the ideal choice to write a new work to mark the 60th birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales. The choice of work was an easy one for Watkins who...

Watkins' Little Symphony for string orchestra is a single movement in four closely linked sections alternating fast and energetic material with music that is slower and more lyrical. An important work...

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....

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....

Text by William Blake.

Text by William Blake.

Text by William Blake.

Text by William Blake.

Text by William Blake.

Text by William Blake.

Text by William Blake.