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This poignant and reflective carol is set to a poetic text by Richard Wilbur inspired by verses from St Luke's Gospel. The poem foretells not only of Christ's birth, but also his death; the contrastin...

This four-movement work represents the composer's desire 'to write a piece of real chamber music, intimate and conversational in tone, drawing the listener into its worlds'. The result, he writes, 'is...

Commissioned by Cardiff University School of Music and dedicated to their resident string quartet, this work is in one unbroken span that is formed from four linked movements. The work features sharpl...

Written for the Smith Quartet, the title refers to some of the many different meanings of the word 'catch' - fishing, tricks, rounds. The result is a twelve-minute piece played continuously and full o...

Tendrils has been described as a 'masterly display of Skempton's utterly natural art.' It is built out of continuous undulating lines that sustain their effect throughout, the impulse being lyrical an...

Moving On is a single movement work for string quartet. Skempton masterfully combines classical string quartet textures with luxuriant harmonies and a fluid approach to tonality, resulting in an appea...

Moving On is a single movement work for string quartet. Skempton masterfully combines classical string quartet textures with luxuriant harmonies and a fluid approach to tonality, resulting in an appea...

Vaughan Williams's romance for solo violin and orchestra is given new life in this beautiful arrangement. Perfect as a rehearsal tool in preparation for a larger-scale orchestral concert, the arrangem...

This is a version for string quartet of Erkoreka's saxophone quartet, Duduk II. It is the last of the four Duduk pieces which are based on the traditional modes/scales of Armenia.

The work is in one unbroken span that is formed from four linked movements.

Written for the Smith Quartet, the title refers to some of the many different meanings of the word 'catch' - fishing, tricks, rounds. The result is a twelve-minute piece played continuously and full o...

Tendrils has been described as a 'masterly display of Skempton's utterly natural art.' It is built out of continuous undulating lines that sustain their effect throughout, the impulse being lyrical an...

Winchester Te Deum is a glorious work with a great sense of ceremony. This important setting is bright and joyful and equally suitable for church and concert performance. It pairs wonderfully in a con...

This arrangement for choir and orchestra of a traditional American spiritual conjures a deep fervency, belying its simple appearance. The opening instruction is 'With hushed awe', and that encapsulate...

The music is shared at first between the upper-voice and mixed choirs before they come together, the one a delicious counter-melody to the other. The music is quite simply beautiful, in keeping with t...

This arrangement meets the demand for timeless popular songs, designed to appeal to teachers and students alike. For three-part choir, it contains that memorable tune, Joel's clever lyrics, riffs asso...

Cecilia McDowall has used six Shakespeare texts, and her response encompasses a fleet-footed impression of Scottish fiddle music, a gorgeously plangent slow movement, and a helter-skelter finale that...

The pairing of a slowish and a lively movement has long been attractive to composers, certainly since the days of pavanes and galliards. Skempton uses the contrast to great effect here, where if 'Rest...

Three short movements for flute and clarinet.

Subject to the Weather uses the Welsh folk song The Blackbird as its inspiration, but also references Wesley's hymn tune Aurelia: The Church's one Foundation. The music evokes country life and birdson...

Setting a beautiful text by Rabindranath Tagore, Wake, Love, Wake! explores evocative imagery and metaphors through sonorous harmonies and freedom in tempo. The resulting piece is romantic, stirring,...

Setting the well-known text by Joseph Addison, The spacious firmament is a mysterious and powerful concert work. Bullard uses a variety of textures throughout the piece, resulting in a unique and memo...

In the First, Spinning Place was inspired by Dylan Thomas's exuberant poem Fern Hill. The first section of the concerto is a light, dancing movement, the second section contains echoes of Welsh hymnod...