Part of the flight plan series, this work was commissioned by Duo van Vliet and premiered in Glasgow as part of The Night With... series at The Hug and Pint. 

https://www.duovanvliet.com/

http://thenightwith.com/

Documentation recording created by Timothy Cooper

Black Box (Flightplan)for Viola and Accordion

I wish to express my thanks to the Astrid String Quartet for pursuing funding to commission and perform this work. I would like to thank the quartet and Davur Juul Magnussen for their commitment, hard work, humour and professionalism throughout rehearsals. I enjoyed them immensely. Thanks to The Hope Scott Trust also, for their generous support.

This piece, for me, is about the mechanics between menace, anger, fear and helplessness. The inability to take action, the difficulty in accepting a sad truth and how extremely difficult it can be to give up hope.

The premiere formed part of their Five By Five concert series which is a #madeinscotland2013 event. 
Commissioned and premiered on 14/08/2013 at Greyfriars Kirk during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe by The Astrid String Quartet.

Dedicated to Michael McEneny

Run Away (I was safe in anger and lost in fear)

'They knew that seemingly impossible things were possible and others among them, those who saw what the previous generation had enabled, witnessed the Apollo missions to the moon even if they were not participant, and this is the greatest adventure there ever was.'
- Dr. Neil de Grasse Tyson, 07/03/2012
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Orbiter is dedicated to Dr. Martin Schweiger as thanks for creating, and releasing for free, his wonderful and realistic space flight simulator of the same name. His efforts have enriched my understanding and enjoyment of space and the mechanics of space flight.

Premiered by The Glasgow New Music Expedition at their Launch, 21st March 2015

Orbiter

It was the end of an era, but not everybody wanted to move on. The customary last dance didn't want to end while the younger lot didn't understand what all the fuss was about – how could they, they had nothing to loose. 

After all, as that French guy said, 'all changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy' (Anatole France).

Premiered by The Glasgow New Music Expedition as part of Glasgow Royal Concert Hall's 'The Piano' Festival, November 2015. Performed by Sinae Lee and James Willshire. 

The Last Waltz

The online URBAN DICTIONARY cites IDST as:

'Added to the end of written insults (most likely graffiti) to say that even if it is removed, then the fact remains that the insult is true. Usually based around truth.'

It can also be used in graffiti about other situations, such as relationships ie. Richard loves Laura IDST.

What I took from this was the idea that when something ends or changes it does not negate what it was. 

Premiered at PLUG Festival 2010 by Sean Shibe, Sarah Hayes and Barbara Misiewicz.

IDST (If Destroyed Still True)

Discovered in 2009 by Australian astronomer Dr. Will Saunders and his team, Ridge A is the coldest, driest and calmest place on the Earth. It is situated on Antarctica some 1,000 kilometres from the South Pole and it is from there that all weather activity on the continent originates. Interest in the site is primarily as a location for an Earth-based observatory as due to its unique weather Ridge A provides an unprecedented view of the heavens. 

For Gordon McPherson, without whose support I could not have written this piece. 

Premiered by the RCS Symphony Orchestra at City Halls, Glasgow, 17/06/2011. Conducted by Christian Kluxen. 

Image 'Lumen Est' by Paul Richardson - https://www.facebook.com/VeryTallUmbrellas

Ridge A

A set of five childrens songs which came about after talking to my little cousin about something he loves: trains!

I wanted to look at things I had liked as a child, and still do. I tried to look at each subject through my memories of them when I was young. The songs are called:

1. Sky

2. Butterfly

3. Lullaby

4. Moon

5. Train

The songs were premiered in June 2009 by Claire Thompson and Julliette Phillogene.

Early

A summer album of thoughts, memories, reflections and experiences.

My goodbye to Dennistoun.

Dedicated to Timothy Cooper for his continued friendship and support. Written for Zoltan Komives, Abraham Gonzalez Chavez and Oles Klok at Zoltan's request.

Premièred by Trio Tritone, at PLUG Festival 2012

Five Excerpts From Summer

A care-free and grotesque piece for wind quintet.

Dedicated to Stuart Harris-Logan.

Premièred by Anthenaeum Winds at the RCS. 28/01/13.

Richard Greer